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There are many reasons why your touchpad gestures are not working on Windows 11/10. The main cause of this problem is the corrupted and outdated touchpad driver. Also, check your touchpad settings. It is possible that some of your gestures are disabled in the touchpad settings. If you have an ELAN touchpad, check if the ETD Control Center is running or not. Touchpad gestures are not working on Windows 11/10 If the Touchpad gestures are not working on your Windows 11/10 laptop, use the following solutions to resolve the issue: Below, we have explained all these fixes in detail....

Turn Off The Lights Browser extension Install Turn Off The Lights browser extension on your Windows computer and enjoy screen-dimming focus for watching a video, editing a document, and much more. I installed the extension in my Chrome browser. A small light bulb will appear in the address bar. The extension however shows up only when you visit a compatible web page having HTML5 video or Google Docs. Just click the light bulb in your address bar and it will dim your browser background helping you to focus on the video....

Unable to upload files to Google Drive The recommended troubleshooting for this issue is listed as follows: Let’s take a detailed look at these troubleshooting steps. Before you begin, try signing out of your Google account and signing in back again. If that doesn’t help, you can now proceed with the solutions outlined below in no particular order. 1] Disconnect and Reconnect Google Account Here, you’ll need to disconnect and reconnect your Google account to the Backup and Sync app....

What is Social Engineering Human weakness, curiosity, emotions, and other characteristics have often been used in extracting data illegally – be it any industry. The IT Industry has, however, given it the name of social engineering. I define social engineering as: Here is another line from the same news story [1] that I want to quote – “Security agencies are having a hard time with the idea that the guy in the next cubicle may not be reliable“....

Uniform Server for Windows systems Here is a short tutorial, which will explain to you, how can you start your own server using Uniform Server: Step 1: Download and extract the package contents to your hard drive. (Download Link mentioned at the end of the article.) Step 2: Open the extracted folder and run the Start as a Service application. Step 3: From the Uniform Server window, install Apache and MySQL (you need to install them only once)....

Uninstall apps with greyed out Uninstall button If Uninstall button for an app is greyed out in Settings, these are the ways by which you can uninstall such apps. Let us talk about them in detail. 1] By Command Prompt If you are a fan of commands then you can use Command Prompt to uninstall an app with a greyed-out Uninstall button in Settings. To do that, launch Command Prompt as an administrator, type the following commands and hit Enter simultaneously....

So, in the first place check the type of error message you are getting. Second, run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter or the Windows USB Troubleshooter and check if it helps. The automated tools check the hardware/USB connected to the computer for any known issues and fix them automatically. Next, you want to check for any pending updates under Windows Update. Some of the updates might be related to the drivers and therefore needs to be installed on the computer....

USB Flash Drives Control for Windows PC USB Flash Drives control sits neatly in the system tray right next to the clock and offers an easily accessible interface for the users. Furthermore, it also displays the connected devices and lets you explore the content of the same. The software is further aggregated into two parts, one the GUI that can be used for accessing configuration options and other for the Windows Service that ensures the changes are applied to all the computers registered on the local computer....

In this guide, I will be creating a list of useful commands that you can use for file or folder management on your Windows 10 PC. To perform a specific task on files or folders, there is a dedicated command that you need to enter in CMD. Let’s check out these commands! Commands to Manage Files and Folders through CMD Here are the commands that you should know to manage files and folders using Command Prompt in Windows 11/10:...

The User Profile Service failed the logon or sign in, User profile cannot be loaded This issue may occur if the user profile was manually deleted by using the command prompt or by using Windows File Explorer and if the “Do not logon users with temporary profiles” Group Policy setting is configured. You may also see this error if your user profile folder is corrupted. You will have to boot your computer in normal mode....

VideoPad Video Editor for YouTube Once you have installed this free video editing software, launch the editing tool and right away you’ll see the user interface. At first, it might look intimidating, but don’t fear, it’s not difficult to learn once you have a strong reason to get it all in your head. Now, to edit your video, simply click on the icon that says Open and select your video, or drag and drop the video to the open area on the left....

There are many online malware scanners that use multiple antivirus engines to scan suspicious files, like virustotal.com, jotti.org, novirusthanks.org, virus.org, virscan.org, viruschief, filterbit, meta scan, etc. VirusTotal is one of the popular websites that lets you scan a file for malware using more than 40 antivirus engines and definitions. How to submit and scan, files and URLs using Multiple AntiVirus engines at VirusTotal Earlier it only scanned suspicious files, by uploading them to their server and checking them with definitions of several antivirus software....

Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials Dev Essentials, a program started by Microsoft to encourage developers to use the best tools available for software development. Dev Essentials gives you access to a lot of free tools and services. The major offering is the Visual Studio Community edition. Visual Studio Community and other tools Visual Studio Community is the free variant of Visual Studio offered under this program. It is a full-fledged IDE that can be used to write Windows Desktop Applications, Store Applications, and WPF Applications....

Vivaldi browser keeps crashing on Windows 11/10 If Vivaldi browser keeps crashing on Windows 11/10, follow these steps to resolve the issue: To know more about these steps in detail, continue reading. 1] Update browser It is the very first thing you need to do when the Vivaldi browser keeps crashing or freezing on your Windows 11/10 computers. If you haven’t updated your browser for a long time, it is highly recommended to do that as soon as possible....

WannaCry Ransomware protection tools There are tools that can help you immunize or vaccinate yourself against WannaCry Ransomware as well as scan your system for vulnerabilities that may be exploited by WannaCry Ransomware. Trustlook WannaCry Toolkit This toolkit includes the following tools: 1] WannaCry Ransomware Scanner Tool This tool will scan your Windows system for vulnerabilities that may be exploited by WannaCry Ransomware, and can be pretty useful to System Administrators....

NITS in Screen Brightness A NIT often referred to as candelas per square meter, is a unit of brightness measurement; it is the standard unit of luminance used to characterize different light sources. The human eye’s capacity to detect brightness is frequently expressed in terms of candelas, although the actual quantity of light sent out is indicated in lumens. Broadly speaking, a NIT is the amount of brightness that a viewer’s eye perceives from a screen....

Talk about an HTTP cookie which is again a small piece of code that is left in your web browser by a website that you visited. This cookie places info on your device so that the website could identify you as a returning user later when you visit it again. So, now when you have understood Cookies, let’s deep dive a bit further and know how Cookies work and the phenomenon called as Supercookies....

Now, the question arises of how you can view files in FIT format. And then, how you can convert it to some other format if needed? Check out this article if you are looking for a solution to how to view and convert FIT files in Windows 11/10. How to view and convert FIT files in Windows 11/10? To view or convert a FIT file on Windows, you can use a free web service or dedicated software....

What is a Network Adapter? A network adapter is a hardware component located within a computer. Its primary purpose is to allow your computer to communicate over a network with another computer device. It can also make it possible for computers to speak with each other through a server, a Local Area Network (LAN), or even a networking device. Additionally, some network adapters are external. Therefore, you’ll need to download and install a driver manually if the operating system requires it....

What is AdobeGCClient.exe process? Firstly, it is not recommended to disable Adobe GC Invoker Utility or stop the AdobeGCClient.exe process from running in Windows 10. This is because AdobeGCClient.exe is a process that runs as part of the Adobe Software Integrity Service validation testing. It checks for any tampering with Adobe Software program files or improper or invalid license. If you use Adobe software regularly, do not disable Adobe GC Invoker Utility and let it run in the background....