What to do if you get a CD or DVD stuck in your computer’s optical drive and it won’t eject? You can take several steps to troubleshoot stuck DVDs or CDs. Computers are what they are, complex. Meaning, a stuck DVD could be one of several possible things. Sometimes it may be easy to fix. Sometimes, not so easy. The best thing to do is troubleshoot the problem. Here is what you should not do: Stick a screwdriver, pocket knife, credit card, or any other object into the DVD drive and try to pry it open or pull the disc tray out....

Up through Windows 8, the Recycle Bin just is what it is—a container for your deleted files. In Windows 10, we can make changes to the Recycle Bin force it to behave in several new and useful ways. For many, we only know to periodically clean the Recycle Bin so that it isn’t taking up precious disk space. However, you have the option to change the maximum size of the Recycle Bin, set the Recycle Bin to automatically clean itself after a number of days, or bypass the Recycle Bin entirely to just permanently delete any discarded files....

The default folders I’m talking about are Downloads, Documents, Videos, Music, etc. By default, all of these folders are located on the same partition as your system partition, which is usually C. The path is normally C:\Users\username\foldername. If you need extra space on your main partition for applications or something else, then it’s not very difficult to move those default folders to a new location. What’s nice is that you can move just one or all of them as needed....

Although Chromebooks support ethernet connectivity, Wi-Fi is a lot more popular and convenient. It also comes with more problems. In this guide, we’ll cover 8 things to try if your Chromebook won’t connect to Wi-Fi. 1. Move Closer to the Wi-Fi Router Your Chromebook might encounter difficulties detecting or joining a Wi-Fi network if it’s too far away from the router. You may also encounter dropping connections if your device and the router are out-of-range....

Here’s the size of my WinSxS folder on Windows 7: And here’s the size of the WinSxS folder on Windows 8/10: That’s a lot of space, especially for fresh installs of both operating systems! Once you install more Windows updates or any service pack, it’ll shoot up a few more GBs. Unfortunately, this is a super core set of files for Windows, so you never want to try to delete anything yourself....

Instagram is a great platform where you can see and share amazing contents through stories and posts. With so many impressive photos and videos, you might be eager to take screenshots or record videos and save them on your device. Does Instagram notify when you screenshot a story and post? In general, Instagram users won’t get notification when you take screenshots of their posts, stories, and messages. However, this social app has its own scenario regarding when it will send notification on screenshots....

Find Ubuntu Host Name Your host name can be found in several places. The first place we will look is the Terminal window. To open the Terminal window, select Accessories | Terminal from the Applications menu. In newer versions of Ubuntu, like Ubuntu 17.x, you need to click on Activities and then type in terminal. Your host name displays after your username and the “@” symbol in the title bar of the Terminal window....

I realized after doing some research that this is a pretty tricky problem to fix and it can be caused by all kinds of issues from latency to drivers to other hardware, etc., etc. In this article, I’m going to try and go through all the possible solutions to fix the audio static on your Windows 7 machine. If you find a different solution that works for you, please post a comment and let us know....

Nowadays, programs need the latest updates, new content, or configurations, and BITS intelligently handles network interruptions even after a reboot by pausing and resuming transfers. The ‘intelligent’ in BITS also increases or decreases the file transfer rate based on the idle network bandwidth available. Its app-specified transfer policies ensure that if a network app is consuming more bandwidth, its transfer rate is reduced to prevent the files from transferring on expensive networks....

So, what is AR and how does augmented reality work? We’ll answer both of these questions for you right now. AR, VR and MR Compared Augmented reality is one technology in a family of technologies. It’s joined by virtual reality and mixed reality as what’s now known as “XR” or extended reality. Extended reality refers to the entire spectrum of reality-altering technologies, from fully-virtual worlds, to full integration between the real and the virtual....

OneDrive comes with Windows by default. It lets you sync files and folders on your computer with Microsoft cloud allowing you to access them anywhere on your mobile devices and other computers using the service. Files and folders you delete or change on your computer will be deleted or altered and stored on Microsoft cloud and vice versa. When you enable OneDrive in Windows, your files and folders can be accessed in Windows File Explorer even when you are offline....

More often than not, the problem is with your network, WiFi connection, or in some cases, your microphone. Issues with your microphone can affect the sound and quality of your video or voice calls besides making recording audio on Windows 10 a problem. The issue is particularly pronounced when using your microphone with conferencing apps like Skype where sometimes the quality of voice sinks, or when gaming within the high octane context of a multiplayer game....

You can use the tool to build a database, create forms for data entries, filter your data using custom queries, and generate reports out of your data. There are step-by-step wizards to help you create these items so it’s not too difficult to use. How To Build a Blank Database With MS Access The first thing you need to do is build a database. To do this, start a new database in Access....

You can use your microphone (internal or external) to chat with friends and family, make voice recordings, or use other multimedia applications. When you have multiple input devices connected to Ubuntu Linux, you may often have to switch between these different connected devices to choose the most suitable one for a particular case. With Ubuntu Linux, you can set the default input device and forget it. When it’s set, it will always be used by all apps on the system....

For those who also want to know how to install a specific version of PHP on Ubuntu Linux, the steps below will also show them how to do that. The steps will also include options to find out what modules are installed with PHP on Ubuntu Linux as well. For those who don’t know what PHP is, here’s an overview: PHP is one of the most used server-side programming languages....

Both offer guidance on how to clearly document and format references to other works like books, articles, and websites. Moreover, both have clearly defined rules for how to cite YouTube videos in particular. The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) and is most commonly used for academic writing in the humanities. The current version of the handbook is the eighth edition which was issued back in 2016....

Read on to learn how to create a Windows 11 recovery USB drive and what you must do if you have to use it. The instructions below also apply to older versions of the operating system, such as Windows 10. What Is a Windows 11 Recovery USB Drive? Like its predecessors, Windows 11 is susceptible to startup errors that can stop it from loading. A recovery USB lets you resolve them by providing you access to the system recovery options in WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment)....

If you have thousands of rows, manually deleting blank lines is a major pain and virtually impossible. The most common way to delete blank lines in Excel, at least as mentioned online, is to use some sort of Excel macro. However, if you’re not familiar with macros, this method can be difficult to implement. Also, if it doesn’t work properly, you may have no idea how to change the macro for your particular Excel file....

The Dock or launcher shows you your favorite running applications. You can add, remove and rearrange applications on the Dock in Ubuntu Linux. By default, the Dock will only show on the primary monitor or display if you have multiple monitors connected to Ubuntu Linux. You can choose to show the dock on the primary or secondary monitor or all displays. If you have multiple displays and you want to show the Dock on all, follow the steps below....

Application Guard opens untrusted files in an isolated Hyper-V-enabled container. The isolated Hyper-V container is separate from the host operating system. This helps to contain attacks in isolated environments. Microsoft Defender Application Guard also works with Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office app, and browser to help isolate untrusted sites and prevents untrusted Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files from accessing trusted resources. These protections are built into Windows and it works with Microsoft Defender Endpoint on your device and in the cloud....