AdChoices is a program that usually sneaks on to unknowing computers during the installation of other, legitimate software. AdChoices is distributed without the knowledge of the people installing it and sometimes without even the knowledge of the developers of the application that the adware is being installed alongside. In addition, AdChoices disguises itself as a somewhat helpful application, resulting in even somewhat skeptical victims allowing the adware to be installed....

There are two ways to hide posts from a person or a page that you have liked or followed. You can either access their shared post from your newsfeed or go to their profile. Either way, the steps will be the same. Following are a few steps that can be taken by you to hide the post from your newsfeed. You can save the link if you like it and want to share it, you can hide this post and tell Facebook to show you fewer posts like these, you can put posts from this page on snooze, which means that posts from this page will continue to show on your newsfeed once the time for snooze is over....

Hide / Show Specific Control Panel Items There are two ways to customize the items of the Control Panel. One is by providing the list of the items that you want to hide in the control panel. Another way is by only providing the list of the items that you want to show to the users. Both of the methods work similarly. However, the hiding method will override the show only method....

Through Advanced User Account Window This method applies to all computers that are not part of a domain network, such as Home Computers running Windows 7. For Computers Connected to a Domain If you are on a domain network, then the method above will not apply to you. This is because usernames and passwords are assigned by the Active Directory therefore to login without entering a password in a domain environment you will need to modify the registry....

Here I will show you how to make your android look like Galaxy S8. Install Nova Launcher The first step you should do to create a Galaxy S8 look is to install a custom launcher. I recommend you installing Nova Launcher because it offers the highest level of customization, and that’s what we need here. Go to your device settings enable the “Unknown Sources” in the Security section, and then download and install the Nova Launcher....

Any of these formats can be easily opened in Ubuntu, and generally, any UDF volume will mount automatically. A user simply needs to insert the optical disc and the file system should mount. Occasionally you might find that a DVD you authored yourself won’t automatically mount in Ubuntu even if it will in Microsoft Windows, OS X or macOS Sierra. This is because Windows will make guesses at what the DVD contains until it gets it right....

Now, it is possible to quickly jump between these keys if the branches between both keys are identical (or the folder/branch you are working on also exists on the other key hierarchy). You can go from editing a subkey under one branch to a similar subkey under the second branch. For example, you do not have to come out of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and navigate back to the same key in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER branch....

How Does ‘Rasterizing’ an Image or a Shape Help the Designer? Designers, who work with Adobe Photoshop or are new to designing must know that in Adobe Photoshop, whatever you create, whether it is typography or a shape/image, it is formed in a vector layer. This means that if you take a close look at these vector layers, the edges of the object would be clear and very sharp. By rasterizing a certain layer, you make the image/shape editable in a pixel format....

In this article, we have outlined all the requirements to obtain a refund for your game on Steam. Steam Refund Requirements Before we refund a game on Steam, we must consider its prerequisites. Steam allows you to ask for a refund for any game purchased on the app, but you need to fulfill the prerequisites of its Refund Policy for the request to be accepted. The two most significant prerequisites for refunding a game on Steam are: So if you make your refund request after the two weeks have passed and/, or you have played the game for more than 2 hours, Steam will most likely not accept your refund request....

Update: Starting with Windows 10 build 17661, Windows Defender was renamed to Windows Security. While this new approach makes it easier for users to access the built-in security suite, a lot of users have reported that the icon is totally useless for them. But what really annoyed a lot of users is the fact that the Windows Defender icon appears even if you are using a 3rd-party antivirus to protect your system....

The right-click context menu in question now has an option that reads “Open PowerShell window here” instead of one that reads “Open Command Prompt here”. On the bright side, Windows PowerShell is a much more advanced command shell as compared to Command Prompt and, according to Microsoft, is also much better, and users can execute the same commands that can be ran on Command Prompts on Windows PowerShell. However, some specific commands do require the “....

However, the drawback to rooting is that it will disable the OTA Updates, which means you will not be able to get updates automatically. Before you continue with the steps listed in this guide; you acknowledge and accept that any damage to your phone caused by your attempts to root your phone is your own responsibility. Appuals, the (author) and our affiliates will not be responsible for a bricked device, dead SD Card, or anything to do with your phone....

Google has been updating its Chrome OS with new features since its release but it’s nowhere near to Windows, Mac or even some Linux distributions. Chromebooks don’t run Windows software, normally which can be the best and worst thing about them. You can avoid Windows junk applications but you also can’t install Adobe Photoshop, the full version of MS Office, or other Windows desktop applications. Luckily, there are workarounds to use Windows desktop programs on a Chromebook: either running them remotely, through Android, through developer mode or running them on your Chromebook itself....

While you might think that using this kind of a configuration can be slow without a proper electromechanical hard disk, you’d actually theoretically reduce the access time. Ubuntu Server is so small it boots quickly anyway. Once you have your router in place, you’ll probably not actually turn it on and off very often. Regardless of which configuration you choose, you’ll want to point your browser to https://ubuntu.com/download/server in order to download an ISO....

The FPS counter is incorporated into the game, so you can turn it on without the need of installing any additional files. There are a few ways that you can do this, so follow the article to see all of the methods. There are also 3rd party applications that can show an FPS counter inside your game, but you need other applications to install in order to have access to them....

Fortunately, preventing Skype from being launched at startup is not only doable but is also pretty easy. What is noteworthy, however, is that the average Windows user can go about preventing Skype from being launched at startup in three different ways, and the exact method that ends up working for a user varies from one user to the next. That being the case, you should simply try each of these methods out one by one until one of them successfully stops Skype from running automatically at startup....

One might wonder how using typing a letter using Microsoft Word is the ‘fancier’ option – won’t you have to manually type and format your letter if you create it using Microsoft Word? Well, you’ll only have to type most of your letter if you type it using Microsoft Word, and if you do it right, your letter’s formatting will be taken care of for you. How is that possible?...

In this guide, we will show you how to unlock the bootloader on your Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL, and root it using Magisk. It’s a very simple process, so just follow our guide carefully, and comment if anything goes wrong (it shouldn’t). Requirements: Unlocking the Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL Bootloader Please be aware that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your phone (factory reset). You should backup any important data before proceeding....

Before you continue with the steps listed in this guide; you acknowledge and accept that any damage to your phone caused by your attempts to root or unroot your phone is your own responsibility. Appuals, the (author) and our affiliates will not be responsible for a bricked device, dead SD Card, or anything to do with your phone. If you don’t know what you’re doing; please research and If you do not feel comfortable with the steps, then DO NOT PROCEED....

In Windows 10, there is a tiny note taking application called Sticky Notes. So, I will be guiding you throughout the steps on how to use Sticky Notes in Windows 10. This application was first made available in Windows Vista and it was worth using it. You would definitely consider its importance if you are a busy person and you have to take note of everything. It works like a piece of paper and you can have as many paper pieces you want on your screen....