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Although running Apps as an Admin can be accomplished using a simple right click, it’s also possible to set an app to ALWAYS run as Administrator thus saving a few clicks here and there! Here, let me show you how! How To Automatically Run Any Application An Administrator In Windows 7 Right-Click the Program Shortcut you would like to run as an administrator. Click Properties from the context menu. Note: In the case of Shortcuts pinned to the Taskbar you will need to Right-Click the Taskbar icon and then Right-Click the program name from the jump list....

Today I accidentally deleted a really important Text message on my Android Mobile! This was no ordinary text either. It was a job offer that included the $$$ and a few other details about the job. I had to call my new boss and explain what happened, looking like an idiot in the process… In the future, is there an easy way to avoid this? Sorry to hear about this groovyReader....

For obvious reasons, this can be less than desirable if other people are using your computer. If your children are using Chrome, for example, you might not want them to be able to browse without a log of the sites that they visit being saved in your browser history. If this is the case, you’ll need to disable incognito mode in Google Chrome. While there’s no setting within Chrome that you can turn off, it is still possible to disable incognito mode....

Although you’re always free to use whichever Web Browser you like, the default browser is launched by Windows when clicking on links in email or Office documents. Here’s a quick guide for changing your default web browser in Windows using the Control Panel or from inside Firefox or Chrome. Change your Windows Default Browser from the Control Panel Click the Start button and click Control panel. Click on Programs....

If you run a server with people from different time zones, however, then things can get a little confusing. That’s especially true if your Discord time zone becomes out of sync with the real world—rare, but it can happen. If this happens, you’re going to need to put it right. If you want to change your Discord time zone, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Change Discord Time Zone on Windows If you’re using the Discord app, it will take the time zone from the operating system that it’s running on....

We’ll show you how to change the size of the slides in your PowerPoint presentation to fit your particular needs. How to Quickly Change the Slide Size in PowerPoint You can select a quick option for changing the size of the slides in PowerPoint. This gives you a fast way to switch between standard and widescreen. How to Choose a Different Slide Size in PowerPoint In addition to Standard and Widescreen, PowerPoint offers more than 10 additional slide sizes....

If you don’t like your Twitch name, you can change it. If you decide to change your Twitch name, you’ll need to be aware of some limitations first, but it’s an otherwise simple process. Here’s what you’ll need to know. Can You Change Your Twitch Name? If you want to change your Twitch name, don’t worry—you absolutely can. However, there are some limitations you should be aware of first, which are designed to stop you from abusing the feature....

Six Ways to Convert Your Screen to GIF for Free During my search for a screen-to-GIF tool, I initially focused on finding something that would perform its magic online rather than through an app. After discovering a few web-based tools, I turned my attention to Windows and Mac apps. Here’s what I found. 1. GIPHY Capture One of the most popular ways to create GIFs on your Mac is by using the GIPHY Capture tool that’s available in the Mac App Store....

Create a PIN Sign-in Chromebook To set up a PIN to sign in, head to Settings > Device > Screen lock. Then you will need to type in your password again and select PIN or password under the “Screen lock and sign-in options” section and then the “Set up PIN” button. Then you enter in the PIN number you want to use – which must be at least six digits, not just four like you’d expect....

Log Into Windows 10 with a PIN Step 1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options. Then on the right side, under “Sign-in Options,” click on Windows Hello PIN. Step 2. Verify your account password (I recommend using a simple passphrase), whether you sign in with your Microsoft account or have created a local account. Step 3. Type in your PIN twice and click OK. That’s it. Now you need to type in your PIN to sign in to your Windows 10 device....

Create a Picture Password in Windows 8 On a PC use the Keyboard Shortcut Windows Key + I then click Change PC Settings. Or on a touch screen, you can get there by swiping from the right side of the screen to bring up the Charms bar and then Settings. Now select User and under Sign-in Options select Create a Picture Password. Next, verify your account password and click OK....

Last week we learned how to create a discreet total-computer-history erase button using CCleaner. The only problem was when Windows launched the shortcut it caused the UAC (User Account Control) security window to pop-up. Fortunately, Microsoft inadvertently included a way to bypass the UAC prompts if the shortcut is run as an administrator Task. Let’s learn how to set one up! Below we’ll walk through the process of setting up a Task in Windows that will act just like a regular shortcut, except it won’t require a UAC prompt confirmation....

You can also use Word to create labels for other uses, including name tags and product labels. If you’re unsure how to create and print labels in Word, use the steps below to get started. How to Create and Print a Label in Word There are two ways to create a label in Word. The easiest method is to create a single or multiple copies of an identical label. If you want to create a single address postage label, you could decide to do this....

You can store blocks of text in AutoText entries and insert them into any Word document in several easy ways. Today, we’ll show you how to create, edit, and delete AutoText entries and several ways to insert them into any Word document easily. Show Paragraph Marks in Your Document If you want the formatting for all paragraphs, including the last one, stored with the text in the AutoText entry, select the last paragraph mark....

Edit, Modify and Arrange Widgets in iOS 10 To access your iOS 10 widgets, swipe to the left. Swiping left will display a list of the default out of box configuration for widgets. To start modifying the layout, swipe down to the bottom of the screen, then tap the Edit button. This will open the Add Widgets setting. Here you will see all your activated widgets, along with more widgets for different apps you can add....

The ability to create multiple notebooks is particularly useful for organizing multiple projects and ideas, but as you create more notebooks, you may reach the point where you’re looking for a clear-out. If you want to delete a notebook in OneNote, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Close a OneNote Notebook Closing a notebook isn’t quite the same as deleting one, but it may be a better option if you don’t want to lose your content forever....

Delete Blank Cells within an Excel Workbook The screenshot below displays a workbook with data in multiple columns. Between each column, there are blank cells; those are the cells I want to delete. To do so, highlight just the range of data containing the blank cells. Under the Home tab > Editing group, click Find & Select and then click Go To Special. Choose the Blanks radio box and click OK....

That is, of course, if you want birthday notifications on Facebook to appear at all. If you have a Facebook account with a lot of friends, birthday notifications can start to pop up daily, clogging your feed in the process. If you want to disable birthday notifications on Facebook, here’s what you’ll need to do. Disabling Facebook Birthday Notifications Online To disable birthday notifications on Facebook from your PC or Mac, you’ll need to open the Facebook website in your chosen web browser and sign in....

How to Disable Startup Apps on Windows 10 Click the Start button and choose Settings, or you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + I to open Settings. Once Settings has opened, click on Apps. On the next screen, click on Startup in the left panel. And on the right, all of the installed apps set to startup during boot will be listed. You can scroll through the list and turn off the ones you don’t want to run....

What is Windows SuperFetch? SuperFetch is a built-in Windows service originally designed to improve loading times for Windows and all installed applications. It does so by analyzing which programs are frequently running and automatically “pre-loading” them in advance by reallocating system resources (mostly just extra RAM) in the background. Note that this often involves writing data to the drive that Windows is installed on. But SuperFetch was made with slow HDD’s (hard disk drives) in mind....