How to Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode

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For many troubleshooting problems in Windows 10 you may need to Boot in Safe Mode. However the old F8 keypress method to enter in Safe Mode does not work on newer computers with UEFI BIOS in Windows 10. Here is the fastest and most easy way to Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode: In Windows 10 Search Type System Config and ...

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How to Print Gridlines in Excel

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If you want to print the gridlines in Microsoft Excel 2013 or newer you must do the following steps: Go to File->Print Click the Page Setup link below the Print options. Click on the Sheet tab. Click on the Gridlines checkbox in the Print options. Now when you print your Excel sheet it will also print the gridlines around the text. ...

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IPS LCD vs AMOLED Displays

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IPS LCD (In Plane Switching) Liquid Crystal Display. The IPS technology offers better display quality as compared to the TFT–LCD display, but has many disadvantages compared to OMOLED displays. Because of higher production costs AMOLED displays can be found only in highe-end smartphones and tablets, soon to be seen in high-end TVs and computer monitors. So which one is better? Here are ...

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What are the BIOS Settings for Windows 7

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If you have purchased a PC or laptop without operating system or with FreeDOS and you want to install Windows 7 from a CD or USB stick you should neet to change some settings in your computer BIOS. First you need to know that there are two types of BIOS, old computers have the standard BIOS and new PCs come ...

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How to delete the annoying Plays.tv application

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Raptr / AMD has done it again with the Plays.tv annoying application which asks you for Administrator rights at every Windows startup. It seems that Raptr makes aggressive apps with virus like behaviours which surprisingly comes with the AMD Display Drivers. Here is how to delete the Plays.tv application in Windows 10 Type Settings in Windows search box Type Apps ...

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How to Fix Adobe Premiere CC Choppy Playback

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If you have recently changed your audio driver or the Adobe Premiere Pro CC version and the video playback in Premiere is choppy or it is lagging then here are some tips which may help you to fix the problem: In Premiere go to Edit->Preferences->Audio Hardware and change the Default Input: to None. If this did not help, then go ...

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Canon LP-E17 vs LP-E17N Battery Differences

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Canon have released a newer version of LP-E17 which basically is the same format with minor internal changes which has to do with the new air travel regulations and some other international battery safety regulations. LP-E17N also have a slightly higher capacity than the older LP-E17 battery otherwise they are interchangable (except the charger!, read bellow). The LP-E17N also have included a chip ...

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H.264 vs H.265 Video Codec

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The H.265 video codec also known as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) has been released in 2013 and approved in early 2015 as a video encoding standard. There are more downsides with the H.265 codec than upsides. First the biggest problem is that the licensing can be as high as up to 20 times more expensive for hardware manufacturers to ...

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