While your laptop may have a physical key to adjust brightness, it’d be futile to mash it if the software isn’t responsive. Don’t worry. Here are 7 handy troubleshooting tips that should help fix the brightness not working issue on Windows. 1. Change Brightness from Action Center or Settings App If you can’t seem to adjust the screen brightness with the function keys on your keyboard, then you can turn to alternative means to achieve the same....

1. Check Power Source 2. Check Fire TV Stick With Another Hardware We used to same Fire TV Stick with another television and then to a monitor using the HDMI slot and it worked without any issue. You can also try the same. 3. Check the Power Cable If you notice any wear or tear on either side of the data cable, replace it with another good quality third-party cable....

Thankfully, there are many things you can do to fix WhatsApp notifications on Windows. In this post, we’ll walk you through all of them. So, let’s get going. 1. Verify In-App Notification Settings First, check WhatsApp’s in-app settings to ensure that notifications are not disabled. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your PC. Step 2: Click the gear-shaped icon on your left. Step 3: Navigate to the Notifications tab....

Removing unwanted extensions from Chrome helps the browser run more smoothly, and you can negate potential privacy implications from sketchy add-ons running in the background. For the most part, it’s quite easy to remove Chrome extensions permanently. However, you are also bound to often run into problematic add-ons that aren’t removable using normal means. 1. Remove Extension Directly The easiest way to remove a Chrome extension is to right-click the icon related to the extension....

The issue could happen if the notification banners are turned off for a particular app or a problem in the Action Center. We have covered everything that might be affecting notification banners. Let’s get started. 1. Restart PC Begin the troubleshooting process by restarting your computer. Often, this fix will solve the issue, and you don’t need to use others. 2. Enable Notification Banner For notification banners to show up, you have to enable them on your PC....

I still remember staying awake all night, playing Road Rash and Mario Kart back in my childhood. Now, you will mostly find me wasting away my time playing Asphalt 8 and Riptide GP2. Both great games but there are many more that racing game buffs will love … let’s start with the list. 1. Asphalt 8: Airborne Asphalt series has been a runaway success from Gameloft, one of the most successful car racing games for Android....

Sometimes, when you play a YouTube video on your Android phone, the playback is not smooth. There are lots of stutters and lags that ruin the experience of consuming the content. If you are facing this issue while watching videos, here are some ways to fix YouTube video lag on Android. 1. Force Stop and Reopen the YouTube App Some background processes of the YouTube app might cause videos to lag or stutter when playing them....

Slack is a productivity tool, and one may think it wouldn’t have much to do with emojis. However, that’s where many underestimate its prowess. Slack has so many features for emojis that you might be surprised by the end of the post. I feel that it has better emoji features than WhatsApp. Without keeping you waiting any longer, let’s dive deep into the Slack emoji tips and tricks. Let the fun begin....

iPhone lagging out of nowhere leads to an unpleasant experience. Whether you take pictures, scroll your social media home, or type an email, iPhone lag completely ruins workflow. Before you head to social media to blame Apple or order a new iPhone from the company website, use the tricks below to troubleshoot iPhone lag. 1. Ensure Ample Storage on iPhone When you deal with low storage on iPhone, you will experience lag in usual activities like saving a video or photo....

In fact, we have already shown you before how the Preview application that comes included with every Mac not only can perform some advanced image editing tasks, but also how you can even edit and manage PDF files with it. This time, we’ll discuss a few tips that will show you how Preview can perform more than acceptably as a basic image editor, allowing you to carry out some neat tweaks when working with your image files....

Ever faced this situation? All these issues can be pretty frustrating at times if you have no clue about networking. Fortunately, Windows 7 comes with a built-in Network Diagnostics tool that can be used to repair a troubling network connection. To start the diagnostic click on Start button and type in fix network in the search box. You’ll see a bunch of options showing up. Click on the one that says Find and fix networking and connection problems....

Typically, you would block the person. But what happens when you block someone on Facebook Messenger? Can they see your online status? Can they call you? We shall answer all such queries in this post as we dive deep to tell you what happens after blocking someone on Facebook Messenger. Let’s get started right away. If You Block Someone on Messenger, Can They Message You Nope. When you block someone, the said person cannot message you....

Often, deleting browsing data—such as cached images and files—help fix persistent issues in websites. Removing data types such as cookies can also improve privacy. Let’s take a deep dive, figure out what your Chrome browsing data consists of, and then check out what happens once you’ve cleared them. What Counts as Browsing Data in Chrome Chrome’s browsing data breakdown is as follows: Browsing history—a record of websites that you’ve previously visited in the past....

Surely, it’s amusing to see the bunny nose on top of your nose or chasing a Pikachu down the local alley, but have you wondered how this technology works? So, today we will be diving deep into the world of technology and see what is Augmented Reality (AR) and how it works. What is Augmеntеd Rеality? The much popular Augmented Reality (or AR) is the process of superimposing digitally rendered images onto our real-world surroundings, giving a sense of an illusion or virtual reality....

In simple words, this feature is Facebook’s attempt to ease the phase. It starts with Facebook not announcing your relationship status when you change it to single, divorced, or set it blank. Only when you add in a relationship, married, or engaged, it is published on your feed with your permission. That’s not all that the take a break feature is all about. Let’s get to know it in detail and how to activate and undo it....

But some kind of music is always a great kicker. Something to get your blood pumping, get you out of the lazy trance and focused on the work at hand. Of course, this music can’t be just any music. It can’t be the latest Top 40 charts. It has to meet some criteria. Not having lyrics helps. Electronic music is amazingly appropriate here. Even Classical/Jazz will do. If you’re still doubting if you should be listening to music while you work/study, read through this excellent Lifehacker article....

Wizmouse is a nifty little application that lets you scroll on any application window without focusing on it. It will come in handy when you are on a window having multiple scroll bars. Download and install the 570 KB tool on your computer. It will ask you to configure the settings first. Check the boxes you want to activate. This program stays hidden in the system tray. You can enable or disable the program by right clicking on it and selecting “Enabled” option....

We’ve previously mentioned how Xmarks could efficiently sync your bookmarks across different browsers. It’s an amazing tool that I use every day, because I use both Firefox and Chrome as my primary browsers. Unfortunately, Xmarks will cease operations on January 10, 2011. The company announced the news today in a blog post saying that they had to make that decision due to financial difficulties. It’s sad because I don’t think there’s any other tool that is as good as Xmarks in what it does....

Open a new Notepad (btw, if you hate the default Windows Notepad, here some useful Notepad alternatives) file and copy-paste the following code (for Windows PCs only): Save the file as “desktop.ini” in your flash drive. Also, save “your_picture.jpg” (i.e. the background picture) in your USB Drive then hide it by going into the file properties dialog box. IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll IconIndex=127 ConfirmFileOp=0 [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}] Attributes=1 IconArea_Image=”your_picture.jpg” IconArea_Text=”0xFFFFFF” VeBRA sources – don’t delete the tag above, it’s there for XXXXX purposes – [ExtShellFolderViews] {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=Folder....

Whenever you find a link on a webpage and you want to open it in a new tab, just click on it using mouse wheel. The link will open in a tab in the background without switching to that tab. And if you want to close a tab, just take the mouse pointer somewhere in the middle of the tab and press the wheel…you see what happened?..the tab’s gone!...