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How to browse the Steam workshop You can access the Steam workshop on your web browser by going to this Steam community Workshop Page. Alternatively, you can access it within the Steam client itself by clicking ‘Workshop’ under the ‘Community’ tab. If you are using the web browser, make sure to log in with your Steam account if you want to download it from the workshop. Once inside the workshop, you can browse the vast collection of user-uploaded content using the search bar, or by clicking one of the sort buttons on the right....

One of these files is ‘wuapihost.exe’. It stands for (W)indows (U)pdate (API)(Host). It is an executable file digitally signed by Microsoft itself. Many users reported that their firewall blocked access to this executable which led to the question is this executable safe? Is it okay to allow to access? The answer to your question is yes and no. If you can digitally verify that the publisher is Microsoft itself, it means that the file is safe and will cause no harm to your computer....

Thankfully, there are a couple of ways you can bypass the whole signing up on a website and giving them your legitimate email address phase. You can either create and use a temporary (disposable) email address that you will only be using to receive your account activation email, thus preventing the website you sign up on from sending you spam emails, or you can skip the sign up phase entirely (which is a MUCH better option) by using an account that has already been created on the website in question, the details of which have been willingly shared with you by the person who created the account in the first place....

In this guide, we will first briefly discuss the cnqmmain.exe process, and then walk you through the relevant troubleshooting methods that worked for other users. Proceed with the one that fits your situation the best. What is cnqmmain.exe? A legitimate cnqmmain.exe file is a software component of the Canon Quick Menu and is around 27.49 MB in size. This menu provides you access to the applications installed using the Canon products....

Starting with Windows Vista, the Windows Disk Defragmentation has been much improved and is considered better than its predecessor. The Disk Defragmenter runs a low priority task in the background without affecting the performance of the computer. In most of the cases, the defragmenter only runs when your computer is idle. Why do we need Disk Defragmentation? Let’s speak in more common terms. When you erase a file from your computer, its space is marked free....

What is the Shield Recipe Client? Shield Recipe Client is an add on for the Mozilla’s famous browser “Firefox“. It is automatically added to the browser and doesn’t really ask for the user’s permission. This is contradicting of the browser’s normal behavior since the user’s permission is required whenever an addon is to be added. However, it is to be noted, that it is classified as a system add-on and was included firstly, in a beta version of Firefox....

A significant amount of Windows 10 users who have installed the Creators Update on their computers are reporting their computers crashing at completely odd times and rebooting. Reports suggest that computers affected by this problem can crash and reboot even when its hardware is not being particularly stressed and CPU temperatures, GPU temperatures and all other attributes are completely optimal. Checking the Windows Event Logs on computers affected by this issue isn’t any help as the only events recorded in the logs state that the previous system shutdown was unexpected....

The first thing you’ll see when the Windows 10 Creators Update is available to you is a notification that asks you to review your privacy settings. Once the notification appears, select Review settings and choose to review when the notice pops up, or you can postpone your review by selecting Remind me later. If you postponed, the notification will reappear later, in next 3-4 days. Notification should appear at Action center to remind you to check privacy settings....

As it turns out, Your Phone application has been recently gaining popularity due to which more and more users are trying to test out the application. As obvious from the name of the application itself, it essentially lets you integrate your smartphone with your computer so you can receive all of your notifications and calls on the computer instead of having to pick up the phone from time to time....

As is tradition, just days before Sony officially reveals next month’s lineup of free PlayStation Plus games, renowned leaker billbil-kun over on Dealabs has come forward and spilled the beans themselves. For those of you living under a rock, this leaker has predicted free PS Plus games accurately every single month, for nearly the past year. Getting down to business, August’s lineup is looking like one of the best we’ve gotten in recent memory....

According to Netflix, this is a very common issue and can usually be solved by simple workarounds. However, our investigations found quite the opposite where users struggled with this issue and were not able to eradicate the error message completely. In this article, we have listed all the workarounds along with the causes as to why this issue occurs in the first place. Before we start, it is recommended that you have your account credentials at hand as you might be required to re-enter them....

This error message wasn’t reported as a ‘glitch’ by any of the users. In every case, either there is network disconnectivity or there is indeed a pending Steam transaction against your account. This problem is usually solved by removing the pending transaction instantly as we will see down below. What Causes Pending Transaction Steam Error? An incomplete Steam purchase in the past can cause Steam to show the pending transaction error....

The issue is also reported on other controllers as well (like Dual Shock). Sometimes, the Xbox controller keeps on flashing and does not take any inputs. For some users, the controller worked fine on their Windows 10 machines. The Xbox controller may suddenly stop working on a Windows 11 PC mainly due to the following: Update the PC’s Windows 11 to the Latest Build The Xbox controller issue could be a result of a bug with the Windows 11 (the OS is still in its early days) or if the latest controller driver is not compatible with the PC’s Windows (that is a few builds behind the latest Windows 11 version)....

Deleting Columns in Microsoft Excel Deleting Rows in Microsoft Excel Inserting Columns in Microsoft Excel The most important part about adding or deleting a column or a row is to select a cell in the row or column you want to delete or select the entire row or column with the cursor. That is again what we will do to insert a column to our Excel sheet. This will delete the selected column or the column in which that certain cell was placed....

In this project, we are going to make the hardware of this game and use an Arduino microcontroller. When the hook of the handle will touch the loop, a signal will be sent to the microcontroller and it will sound a buzzer. How to make a Buzz Wire game Using Arduino? If you don’t know how to play this game, the goal of this game is to take the hook of the handle from one end of the wire loop to the other end of the loop without touching it to the loop....

First seen in the Windows 10 anniversary version, users now get the option of moving their apps to a new drive location. This however seems to apply only to apps installed from the store. What if you need to move traditional desktop application like MS office, the PC games you installed from a disc and other apps that don’t come from the store? In this article, we are going to show you how you can move these apps using the ‘Stem Mover’ application....

Most of the time, opening a Command Prompt window as a regular user is more than enough. But there are some situations where you’ll need administrative privileges – you will be required to perform certain actions in an elevated Command Prompt window. What is an elevated command prompt? The elevated Command Prompt mode was introduced with Windows Vista and has been an integral part of this OS up until Windows 11....

The settings for disabling the mouse pointer setting can be found in the Local Group Policy Editor. However, the Group Policy Editor is not available in every Windows edition. That is why we have also included the Registry Editor method as an alternative solution. Method 1: Using the Local Group Policy Editor The Group Policy is a Windows feature that is used for configuring the different types of advanced settings on a computer....

For gamers to use TeamSpeak, one individual needs to host a server on his machine which others can connect to. It may seem intimidating or difficult but it is not. You can get your server up and running within no time given that you have an active internet connection along with an administrator account on your machine. Follow the steps listed below: How to make a TeamSpeak 3 server? Making a TeamSpeak 3 server comprises of different steps....

If due to any reason, this profile could not be deleted and the user was not able to create his profile after the Windows installation (e.g. due to sudden power failure), then he may be shown a defauluser0 profile on the next system launch. This profile is a Windows-based profile and not for the use of PC users. Also, this account does not have any associated password with it and no password can be used to log into the system, thus the user gets locked out of the system if he sees this as the only profile after either updating or installing Windows....