In some cases, icons on the user’s desktop are completely hidden. There are many reasons this can happen, including installing new drivers, adding a new program, or mistakenly hiding desktop icons. It is very easy to bring back the desktop icons. If your desktop shows no icons at all, simply right-click (or press and hold) a blank area on the desktop and select View ==> Show desktop icons. To get started with showing desktop icons and finding the recycle bin, follow the steps below: Again as referenced above, if your desktop shows no icon and you can’t find the recycle bin, simply right-click or press and hold if you’re using Windows in tablet mode, and select View ==> Show desktop icons....

One of the more common missing DLL errors is caused by the absence of api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file. But what exactly is this DLL? And more importantly, how can you fix this issue? So here is the complete guide to fix the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll error on your PC. What Is the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll and Why Is It Important? C++ is probably the most popular coding language for Windows applications. Be it Adobe, Autodesk, or CorelDRAW, many leading apps are made using Microsoft’s Visual Studio C++....

If you’re experiencing this issue where Instagram notifications are not working on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll show you several ways to fix the underlying problems on your phone so your notifications start working as usual. Reboot Your iPhone or Android Phone A quick way to fix most app-related issues on your iPhone or Android phone is to reboot your phone. Doing so clears your phone’s temporary files, which helps fix problems with those files and bring your notifications back....

Often, a minor app glitch causes Spotify to display the above error. Other reasons include an incompatible VPN, cache file problems, and network configuration issues. Restart Spotify on Your PC When you get the above error, the first thing to do is close and reopen the Spotify app on your PC. Doing so fixes minor issues with the music streaming service app, allowing you to resume your music playback. You can close Spotify by selecting X in the app window’s top-right corner....

These biometric markers allow you to sign into online devices, apps or networks, plus you can pair a Bluetooth device like your smartphone to your computer and use the Dynamic Lock feature in Windows Hello to lock your computer automatically. As great as this service sounds, you may sometimes find that the Windows Hello fingerprint is not working because of hardware issues, system corruption, software conflicts, incorrect settings, or faulty, obsolete and incompatible drivers....

YouTube is a video-sharing site that is already used by many people around the world. Many people access this site because it is not only for entertaining but also can increase knowledge. However, sometimes they get into trouble when accessing this site, one of the problems is that YouTube keeps freezing. The problem is of course very disturbing because it can come suddenly. Then, you have to play the video from the beginning again....

If you don’t see a search box on your taskbar, it’s hidden and you can make it visible again. Windows Search is a built-in feature that allows you to search for documents and app settings from a particular folder or the entire PC. Windows Search service indexes content for faster results when searching for files and other content from defined locations. Window Search is important if you want to quickly find missing files, folders documents, and settings....

AMPPS stack is lightweight and comes with just one PHP, Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, Softaculous, and phpMyAdmin without any bloat. Additional web apps can be installed with a single click using Softaculous Auto Installer. One can install over 400 apps. When you want to run WordPress, AMPPS will let you do that with a feature-rich WordPress Manager which allows you to manage themes and plugins, upgrade, clone sites, and more. There are other methods one can use to install a full web stack in Windows 11....

There are significant advantages to running your computer in a raid configuration. The most common raid configurations for home use are Raid 0 and Raid 1. Raid 0 gives you better performance, as it focuses on distributing data evenly on multiple drives (instead of using one drive as a backup), significantly increasing read/write speeds of your machine. Raid 1 gives you better data insurance, as it creates an exact copy of data from one hard drive to another, constructing full redundancy through backups....

This is the third post in this series which can be used as a beginner’s guide to learn how to create a website domain, set up a Google Cloud server with Ubuntu Linux, and install software and packages to build and run a website online. In this series: How to create a website domain How to set up a Google Cloud server with Ubuntu Linux How to install Nginx on a Google Cloud server (alternative to Apache)...

You can use Camaleon CMS to create your personal or business websites in minutes by creating markup pages and content. Camaleon CMS offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. For one, you don’t have to worry about comments management and frequent updates. All you do is write your content and it’s instantly published. Other features like permalinks, categories, pages, posts, and custom layouts are all top content and SEO friendly… For more about Camaleon CMS, check its homepage....

Some of its features include, course management, user and authentication, and enrollment allowing students to easily post to the site, use hashtags, view and edit posts from any device, and many more. It also supports WYSIWYG with strong privacy settings to create space for individuals to share personal thoughts with groups or other users. For more about Chamilo LMS, please check its Homepage This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Chamilo LMP on Ubuntu 16....

Foswiki is a free, open-source, wiki platform that provides enterprise-grade collaboration features that your team can use to share and collaborate directly in their web browser. It helps you create personal or business websites in minutes and comes with a world-class text editor built-in, dynamic to-do lists, inventory systems, a status board, and more. Foswiki software offers features that may not be available to other CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal....

If your Ubuntu computer has an NVIDIA GPU, you can choose between the open-source driver Nouveau and NVIDIA’s proprietary drivers. By default, Ubuntu will use the Nouveau drivers. However, if you want serious performance with your Nvidia GPU card, then you may want to get fresh drivers from upstream, currently shipping with Nvidia cards. You can use the Nvidia official PPA repository to always get the latest drivers for your Nvidia graphics cards....

We’re now ready to install phpMyAdmin to help us connect and manage our MySQL or MariaDB databases from our browsers. phpMyAdmin is a free and open-source administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB. Written in PHP, it comes with all the features you need to create, manage and perform all database functions, and can be paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. This is the seventh post in this series which can be used as a beginner’s guide to learn how to create a website domain, set up a Google Cloud server with Ubuntu Linux, and install software and packages to build and run a website online....

If you want a project management platform that has enterprise-class features, is scalable and performs at a high level, then Redmine is a good place to start. Redmine is built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your projects. Redmine platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile....

RustDesk is a free, open-source, and secure remote desktop software that works out of the box, with no configuration required. RustDesk client provides end-to-end encryption, tracks logs, and manages permissions from its UI, and can be installed on Windows with no administrative privileges. This open-source remote desktop support tool allows you to easily access and control Desktop PC and Android devices from anywhere at any time. How to install RustDesk remote desktop support tool on Ubuntu Linux As described above, RustDesk is a free, open-source, and secure remote desktop software that works out of the box, with no configuration required....

WildFly (formally JBoss) is a lightweight, fast, and highly optimized Java-based application runtime that allows you to develop great applications from a single IDE. WildFly is cross-platform with a robust dashboard which makes changing a setting in the application server, and configuration very simple and quick. No need to browse unnecessary pages to customize your environment to fit your needs. For more about WildFly and other related documentation, please visit its homepage....

Why Use Bluetooth? There are many reasons why you’d want to consider adding Bluetooth to your computer. For starters, the performance of wireless headsets has improved significantly over the years. Bluetooth headphones add range and mobility for both desktop and laptop users. But more than audio connectivity, Bluetooth has other features that only improve your PC experience. Wireless File Transfers With Bluetooth, you can transfer data between two paired devices. If you pair your phone and PC, for example, you can move images from one device to another without the need for cables or an internet connection....

The Command Prompt is a useful command-line interface app that executes commands in Windows. It is not an app that new users use regularly. Is a very handy tool mostly used by advanced users and those that know how it works. Windows 11 also has a command-line interface app called Windows Terminal. Now Windows Terminal is the default console to open installed shells like the Command Prompt and PowerShell. Below are some steps that one can use to open and use the Command Prompt in Windows 11....