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How to change the Default Playback Device in Windows 10
This article will show how to change the default playback device in Windows 10. This may resolve issues with sound not playing on the system if the wrong device is selected as default. 1. Right click on the sound icon found at the bottom right corner of the screen, then click on Open Sound settings. 2. In Sound Settings,…
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How to Change Paste Settings in Microsoft Office
This article covers how to change whether text copied and pasted from somewhere else changes formatting to match the document you are writing or keeps the formatting from where it was copied. By default, Office will keep the formatting from the source. This article uses screenshots from Microsoft Word, but the process is…
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How to reinstall Mac OS (10.7 and later)
This article will show you the steps to reinstall Mac OS X. This works for macOS 10.7 (Lion) and later versions. 1. Turn the Mac on and immediately press down the Command + R keys. The keys must be pressed before the grey screen appears. Hold them down until the Apple logo displays on the screen. 2. MacOS Utilities will…
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How to change the default recording device in Windows 10
This article describes how to change the default recording device (microphone) for your Windows 10 PC. 1. In the Windows search box, type Control Panel, then select it from the results. 2. Select Hardware and Sound and select Sound. 3. Under the Recording tab, right-click on the Microphone device you wish to use and select…
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How to troubleshoot your Mac not booting to MacOS
This article includes steps on how to troubleshoot your Mac powering on but not booting into the OS. 1. Check for startup issues a. If you recently installed memory or a new drive (HDD or SSD), make sure that it’s compatible and installed correctly. If possible, remove it and test with original memory or drive. b. If your…
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How to troubleshoot your Mac not powering on
This article describes steps to take when troubleshooting Mac power issues. 1. Check for power related issues: Press the power button, then look for signs of power such as: 1. Hard drive sounds 2. Fan noises 3. Backlit keyboard, Caps Lock LED, or sleep indicator light 2. If your Mac has no signs of power: 1. Make sure that…
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Exporting a Document from Apple Pages to Microsoft Word
This article will show you how to transfer files between Apple Pages and Microsoft Word. Exporting a Pages document to Word 1. Open the Pages document that you need to move to Word. 2. With the document open, click on File on the top bar. Then on menu that opens under File, go to Export To. From here a menu should open to…
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How to extend a volume using diskpart in Windows 10
This article describes how to extend a volume on a drive using diskpart. This is useful if you have a drive that has been split into more than one partition and the other partitions have not been formatted. This process will combine an allocated partition into any unallocated partition that is right next to it. 1. Open the…
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How to enable System Restore in Windows 10
This guide will show you how to ensure System Restore is enabled in Windows 10. System Restore allows you to revert the computer's state to an earlier time. Here is how to enable or check that it is enabled: 1. Right click on the Start button, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen, then click on Search. 2.…
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How to restore macOS from a Time Machine backup
This guide explains how to restore the operating system on a Mac from a Time Machine backup. This can be used if the Mac is having problems starting and will restore files as to a previous time. Here is how to restore: 1. With the Mac turned off, connect the Time Machine drive (e.g. external USB storage device) to the Mac.…
