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If you face difficulties while installing, uninstalling, or re-installing Silverlight, or even after installing it, Microsoft Silverlight does not work as expected, then this post is sure to help you. Before you start you may want to find out a few things! Do I have Silverlight installed? You can type Silverlight in Start Screen search. If it is installed you will see it as a search result. You can also fire up your browser and check in the add ons or plugins section....

Microsoft Word is one of the best word processors available for use in the market today. The software is getting updated with the changing times to match the ever-growing needs. You can even do complicated works in Word easily with its developer tools that can be activated in the settings. Using the features of formatting, you can design your documents greatly and do whatever it takes to make your content stand out....

Like various programming languages, it is possible to include the if-else statement in an Excel spreadsheet as well. Let’s assume that you are creating a spreadsheet for people who should select different options according to various criteria. At such a moment, it is wise to use a drop-down list so that you can provide more than one choice to the people. How to create a drop-down list in Excel To create a drop-down list in Excel, follow these steps- To get started, you need to select a cell in your spreadsheet where you want to show the drop-down list....

Want to know when your favorite holiday is landing on the calendar this year? Check your Outlook Calendar. The most recent version of Outlook makes it possible to add Holidays and other important affairs dates into your calendar. All version of Outlook, old or new includes holidays for many countries and religions that you can add. Here is a tutorial to add or delete a holiday calendar in Microsoft Outlook....

While Group Policy settings are available to disable Cortana, it doesn’t work. I tried it followed by a restart, but Cortana can still be activated using the keyboard shortcut. It seems like one of its previous version, Microsoft has made sure that Cortana isn’t disabled. So the only choice is not to use it. Disable Cortana & Search Box in Windows 10 Even though Cortana is not as deeply tied to the Windows as it eas earlier, There is no way to uninstall Cortana....

Now, if you want to extract metadata from a PDF file and then save the metadata in a separate file, how to do that? In case you are wondering the same, you have landed on the correct page. Here, we will be showing you multiple methods to extract and save PDF metadata on your Windows 11/10 PC. You can use a free software or an online service to view and export the metadata of a PDF file....

Microsoft OneDrive has transformed the data storage method of a common man’s life. The information once saved in OneDrive can be accessed across the globe with the help of an internet connection. OneDrive provides high protection to the saved files so that the documents cannot be accessed by anyone until you share them with your peers or colleague. With this error code, you may see the following error message:...

How to create a Strong Password The strongest passwords look like a random string of characters to attackers. But random strings of characters are hard to remember. You can, therefore, make a random string of characters based on a sentence that is memorable to you, but it is difficult for others to guess. Mix uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers. – Introduce intentional misspellings.Substitute some special charactersUse symbols that look like letters, combine words or replace letters with numbers to make the password complex....

Twitter has recently opened up a portal to submit your request for verifying your own account provided that it is “maintained by users in music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business, and other key interest areas.” Although keeping the verification process flow still unknown, the steps to get your account queued up for verification is much evident now. Get your Twitter Account Verified You can submit a request to verify your Twitter Account....

It is possible to enable or disable News and Interests on Taskbar using Group Policy or Registry Editor in Windows 11/10. It is a panel where you can find the latest news, weather reports, sports result, and many more. Many people like to filter news by websites or have a list of websites that you want to read instead of reading anything. If you are one of them, you may get disappointed since News and Interests shows news fetched from msn....

Minimum requirement to mirror Boot Hard Drive on Windows 11/10 Make sure to choose to a second drive which is the same size as the drive you want to mirror.Identify if you are using a LEGACY or UEFI. Methods for both of them differ.Disable hibernation on the computer using powercfg.exe /h off Mirror Boot Hard Drive for UEFI partition Assuming you are clear with the type of drive, let’s understand how to identify if you own a Legacy or UEFI based system....

How to outline Text or add a Border to Text in GIMP The process to add a border to text in GIMP consists of the following simple steps: Let’s have a look at the above steps in detail! Firstly, you will have to download and install GIMP if you don’t have it already on your Windows 10 PC. You can then go ahead with the below steps to outline text in GIMP....

When you cut or copy the text or image on your computer, it saves temporarily so that you can use it once or sometimes multiple times. At times, you may need to copy multiple sets of texts or pictures so that you can use them further. This is where Clipboard history plays a vital role. If you are using the latest version of Windows 11/10, you should be familiar with using the Clipboard history to copy multiple texts or images to the clipboard and use them whenever needed....

If a person is appreciated when he/she does a good job, it boosts their confidence and motivates them to give their best to work and be productive. You can personally call them to praise them but it stays between the member and you only. If you praise them among all the members of the team, it also motivates the other persons to strive for better. Microsoft understood the psychology behind this and included a feature in the messaging area of Teams to send praise....

IPv6, the successor to the protocol currently used on the Internet, was designed in the late 1990s but has not seen deployment on a global scale. With IPv4 address space running out, the industry cannot afford to wait much longer. Now on or after World IPv6 Launch, i.e., beginning June 6, 2012, many websites will permanently enable IPv6 connectivity to their websites. Most Windows users may not even notice the shift....

Game Capture HD – Record Video Game content When it comes down to capturing video game content for upload to YouTube, the Elgato Game Capture hardware is required. With it, the option is there to capture content from your Xbox One and Windows 10 computer with relative ease, and that’s great. Game Capture Recording video game content is relatively easy with this tool. Just be sure to have your Elgato hardware on-hand, connect it to your PC and prepare to get going....

Why use horizontal lines in Microsoft Word? OK, so you might be wondering why you may want to use a horizontal line in the Microsoft Word tool. Well, if you’re going to create a break in your page, then it makes sense to use a horizontal line. Furthermore, it is also great for starting a new topic, adding a new section, and more. How to remove Automatic Horizontal line from Word The task is effortless and will not take up much of your time when it comes down to removing the horizontal line in Microsoft Word....

Remove text before or after a specific character in Excel This post will show you how to remove the first or last few characters or certain position characters from the text in Microsoft Excel. We will cover the following topics: Remove the first few characters from a column of texts The syntax to remove the first few characters from a column of texts is: Where is cell location of the first cell in the column with the full texts....

Now if you have signed in with your Microsoft Account, then you will be able to close and reopen your Sticky Notes easily in Windows 10 but sometimes, you may experience problems. Here’s what you can do if the Sticky Notes fail to reopen when closed accidentally. It helps if you are signed in to your PC using the Microsoft Account. Reopen a closed Sticky Note in Windows 10 If you closed an open Sticky Note and would like to reopen it, follow this procedure: Your list of Sticky Notes might have disappeared because the app was closed while a single note remained open....

Reset Microsoft Store apps using PowerShell PowerShell offers extensive commands for managing apps on Windows, such as Get-AppxPackage, which can get a list of app packages that are installed in a user profile or for all users. However, you will need to run it with admin permission. The biggest benefit that you will be able to run the reset commands for certain system components, such as the camera app, that are you cannot reset until now....