![File management interface with folders and files displayed.](https://assets.content.technologyadvice.com/634752849641461015_be07d396c1.webp)
This video tutorial from butterscotch presents how to change file associations on your computer.File association is a link between a certain type of file (.doc, .gif, .txt) with a particular program.F ...
![Activation settings window for Windows software.](https://assets.content.technologyadvice.com/634753360179632024_ec0ead9cc1.webp)
This video describes how to activate your new copy of windows. When you get a new computer or install a new copy of windows you have to activate it within 30 days. When you activate windows the activa ...
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Even if you haven't noticed it yet, Windows likes to clog your startup with tons of unnecessary applications. These startup apps slow down your computer's performance, but there's a way to optimize th ...
![Instructions for creating a system restore point.](https://assets.content.technologyadvice.com/634753953662989967_43ac4942a6.webp)
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to create a System Restore point on a Windows XP computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and go to All Programs. Open the Accessories menu and select Sy ...
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This video is about removing sticky keys. The video begins with clicking on start in Windows XP, clicking on settings, control panel, accessibility options. In accessibility options you will see three ...
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Steps taken to get the Copy to and Move to folder function in Windows 7 are:1. Go into the description and click the download link, to download the files2. After downloading the registry file you will ...
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When you are sending any files over a network it is advised to encrypt it so that no can read it even if they get hold of it. You can encrypt files in Mac OS for this purpose. So first take any file o ...
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This video demonstrates how to setup a printer on a Macbook Pro.Open the document you wish to open. Go the File menu on the top bar menu and select Print. On the Print dialogue box, you will notice t ...
![Computer screen displaying a time zone configuration interface.](https://assets.content.technologyadvice.com/634752882238393171_64a0fe9898.webp)
Ubuntu and Windows may have trouble syncing time because when they are dual booted, they both assume that your hardware clock is set to a different time setting. Ubuntu assumes that your clock is set ...
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Access your computer's BIOS settings From this video you will learn how to get to BIOS. Why would you need it? BIOS, or Basic Input-Output System, tests computer hardware ensuring it is properly funct ...