Now, in Windows 7, there is a way to enable auto lock of the desktop when the system is idle for a specific time interval. But the way isn’t straightforward. You’d need to enable the Screen Saver and check the option that says display the logon screen while resuming windows (see the image below). This isn’t very convenient. Better to have a tool that can provide more customization options. Auto Lock is one such tool, and offers more than just auto locking of Windows desktop....

Now that most of you might have upgraded, you’re probably also starting to install a bunch of new software on it too, right? But don’t you hate it that almost every kind of software bundles in something or the other along with it? It really annoys the hell out of me, plus most of the bundled software is rubbish or unnecessary. For ANYONE. Enter: Unchecky To get around this problem I recently ran into Unchecky, a handy software/service that ensures that bundled software doesn’t make its way through to your Windows machine....

We recommend editing registry files in many of our troubleshooting guides for Windows 10. The Registry contains instructions and references to system files essential for running software and hardware harmoniously. Many of the advanced features and settings can be enabled/disabled by tweaking the registry entries. But what happens when you edit the wrong file or enter the wrong value? What if there is an unforeseen conflict? That can break your computer and render all the data on it inaccessible....

so many ways to backup your data these days. If you still store all your eggs in one basket, you can’t blame the basket. However, the backup process is easy (usually) only when it comes to files and documents. How about account settings and preferences on the devices that you own? A few of those are connected by the accounts linked to those devices. For example, an Apple id for Apple devices, a Google id for Android devices and a Microsoft/Outlook id for Windows devices....

If you think that signing out of the Facebook Messenger will help you by hiding your online presence, think again. Facebook’s mobile app has a nasty little hidden setting that can let others know about your presence, even without the Messenger. However, as always there’s a fix for that and we will talk about it here. There are ways in which you can protect your online presence or hide on Facebook when you want....

For some users, it would save them from the hassle of setting up a different tone for every app. Meanwhile, many others (like me) want a different tone for reminders. That’s because the default tone is usually a mild one and we don’t pay attention to it thinking it’s just some random notification. Hence, I prefer to have an emphatic tone for important things. If you also want to change the default notification sound of reminders in Google Keep Notes, you are in the right place....

However, the default location where Safari’s download manager copies your files over to can be a concern. All downloads are saved to iCloud Drive, which means that any files you download are also re-uploaded to iCloud. But thankfully, you don’t have to stick with the same location indefinitely. Whether you are simply looking to change folders in iCloud Drive or want to download your files directly to local storage instead, you can do that quite easily....

Often, Google Drive and Docs (including Sheets and Slides) can fail to work properly. It can either be issues related to making your files and documents work offline or a simple case of the web apps failing to load altogether. And for the majority of issues, clearing the cache is often the best solution. But getting rid of the entire cache in Chrome (which is the recommended browser for both Drive and Docs) isn’t the best path to take since that would mean deleting data for every site that you’ve ever visited....

But all that just feels like hard work, right? Like you’d need to learn how to program and create all that stuff on your own? Well, not really. All you really need is your iPad, a couple of dollars and some time. If you have a TV, even better! Just mirror the iPad display using an HDMI cable or an Apple TV and you’ve got a real dashboard going....

Let me show you today, how to create a recovery media for Windows 10 to get out of such situations without breaking into a sweat. Why Create a Recovery Partition? A recovery partition might take a couple of GBs on your hard drive or you might have to dedicate a 16 GB USB drive to it. But it can save you from a lot of trouble when your computer fails to boot one random day....

I’ve already seen a few users facing an error message while deleting unwanted files on their systems. Files that insist that they are ‘In Use’ when clearly nothing is open on the users system. How can you get rid of such undeletable files? No need to google, we are here to make your life easier. Cool Tip for Windows 10 Users: The Digital Citizen blog has an interesting post that compares browsers to see which one saves battery on Windows 10...

Personal Renamer is an awesome tool which can be used to batch rename files easily. It is different from other renaming tools because you can also set it to monitor a specific folder for a specific time interval. If you move any file to that folder, it automatically renames it according to the values you’ve set. Here is a step by step guide to use this tool. Download and install Personal Renamer on your computer....

Encrypt and Password Protect Files from Your Web Browser Now, having considered the above scenario, your new system must have a web browser. So, we are going to encrypt and password protect the file using a web application called Zipit. This web application will encrypt your file and let you add a password to it. After doing so, an HTML file will be generated. You have to download the encrypted file from the page....

It’s been said many times that people prefer stock Android over other skins, primarily because of its simplicity and richness. One such area where the MIUI falls flat is the notification panel. If you have used a stock Android device or even a Samsung or OnePlus phone, you’d be familiar with what I’m saying. For the unaware, MIUI doesn’t support single swipe on the notifications to expand them. You have to use two fingers to swipe-to-expand notifications....

Sharing One Contact at a Time iOS, unlike Android, does not have a built-in export/import feature for contacts. You can, however, share contacts one at a time. This is a painful affair but if you only have a handful of contacts and for some reason can’t download the app we’re going to talk about below, try this out. Go to the Contacts app, tap on the contact name and scroll down till you find Share contact....

But, the last thing you want is for the App Store to malfunction, and that’s what happens at the worst of times. Really, there’s nothing like a stupid ‘Cannot Connect to App Store’ error to ruin your day. Fortunately, that doesn’t have to be permanent. The ‘Cannot Connect to the App Store’ error can happen for the most trivial of reasons, and working your way through a number of troubleshooting tips should let you access the App Store in no time....

explorer windows stopped opening in maximized mode. Rather, they showed up in odd sizes. My general experience is that most people face this problem at some time or the other. And, to be frank I do not know the cause or reason behind this trouble. I am sure you can relate to what I mean and you probably also understand the pain associated in maximizing a window (manually) each time you launch a program....

In this post, we will tell you some useful forward tricks that you can use on WhatsApp. Forwarding is the easiest way to share received messages or media with other people. In case of media such as photos, documents or videos, you don’t have to upload them again. By using the forward feature, you can share media with others faster and with less data. Let’s get started on the useful WhatsApp forward tricks....

That said, Google Photos app has its quirks. Apart from not providing a satisfactory user interface for device folders (other albums in the gallery), it’s difficult to delete photos. Sure, you can just press the delete button, but that removes the photo from everywhere — the phone as well as the cloud storage. What if one wants to remove a photo only from Google Photos without deleting it from their phone?...

Running on Android Nougat 7.0 with the stock Android feel, there are a lot of cool features that can prove to be useful for a user’s day-to-day use. And what’s best is that we have handpicked the coolest ten features for you in this article 1. Schedule the Do Not Disturb Mode Ever disturbed by the message pings in the middle of the night? Well, with the Moto G5 Plus you can set the downtimes as per your schedule....