19 best videos with PC tips and tutorials
Anyone who uses a PC to work, study or even more casually knows that it never hurts to have more knowledge about your system and ways to improve daily use. With that in mind, we've come up with a neat list of the top 19 videos with varied PC tips and tutorials. To learn more, just check out the list below!
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1. Recover a damaged Pen Drive
It is common to end up having a damaged pen drive eventually, something that can be extremely annoying depending on what was stored on the device. In such cases, a lot of people think there is nothing to do to recover the Pen Drive, but sometimes it is still possible to make it work normally. To find out how, just check out our tutorial below:
2. Download videos from YouTube
Since we spend so much time watching videos on YouTube, nothing better than being able to download them to your PC so they can be viewed at any time. This can be very useful especially when you want to watch some video later and without completely relying on the internet. There is not yet an official way to do this, but you can check out a very interesting alternative in the video below:
3. Find a lost PC
There are several ways to find a lost smartphone or tablet, but almost no one can imagine that you can do much the same with a PC. If your computer has Windows 10, it is even easier to locate it, as you can see below:
4. Create ISO images
With the decrease in use of CDs and DVDs, ISO images end up becoming even more useful today. Still, not everyone knows how to create them or how they work. With that in mind, we created a very simple tutorial to help you:
5. Recover Files from an SD Card
It is not only pen drives that corrupt and lose files, as well-used SD cards are also at risk. Fortunately, it is extremely easy to recover most files stored on an SD card. Check out more about this in the video below:
6. Use Windows 10 Screenshot
You might not think so, but Windows 10 comes with a native screen capture function that can be used anytime. Although it is geared to record games, you can still find a way to use it as you prefer. Check out the tutorial below:
7. Use WhatsApp on Windows
WhatsApp remains the most used chat app in the world, but we have to admit that it's not always fun to have to type all day on the small keyboard of a mobile phone. At the very least, we now have the option of using the app right on the PC, something you can see how to do in the video below:
8. Protect Folders with Passwords
Nowadays, privacy has become more important than ever, and special measures need to be taken to protect your personal data and files, as well as block apps and programs in Windows. For Windows, you can even put a password on folders and files to make sure no one will mess with your stuff without permission. Here's how to do this in the tutorial below:
9. Delete Files Permanently
It is not because you delete a file and delete it from the trash that it cannot be recovered by anyone else. In fact, everything that has already been stored on your PC will remain there until its place on the hard drive is taken over by another file. The good news is that there are programs that can take care of this for you and make sure everything is permanently deleted. See how in the video below:
10. Hide Folders and Files
In addition to putting passwords in your folders and files, you can also easily hide them. That way, other people won't even know that they exist and won't have access to them. The procedure is simple and quick, as you can see below:
11. Find out the password for compressed files
You sure have already faced the situation of downloading a compressed file and only then seeing that you need a password to open it. Generally, the sites you download these files from will already provide the required password, but you can't always count on it. Fortunately, it's pretty easy to find out the password for these files, as you can see in the video below:
12. Pinning Shortcuts to the Start Menu
The Windows 10 Start menu is a true blend of the look of Windows 7 and 8, which makes it more functional and beautiful. Another plus point is that it is fully customizable and you can add icons of the programs you use most often for quick access. Check out how to do it in the video below:
13. Use Google in Windows 10 Search
By default, Windows comes with Bing Searcher in its taskbar search bar. That was to be expected considering that Bing belongs to Microsoft, but not everyone likes to be forced to use a search engine other than Google. To fix this you can check out our tutorial below:
14. Use tablet mode on Windows 10
If your PC is a notebook and tablet hybrid, you can easily change the way you use Windows 10 to suit the way you use your device. You can easily enable and use tablet mode, for example, which changes the system interface and makes it easy to use direct screen taps. Here's how to do it in the video below:
15. Set up an email on Windows 10
Instead of checking your email in your browser all the time, you can simply set it up directly in Windows 10. So you can see your new messages faster and more integrated with your system. Check out how to configure the video below:
16. Use multiple messengers at once
With so many chat apps out there, it turns out to be very easy to drain your smartphone battery, but there are ways around it. One of the most efficient is simply using Franz, which bundles all these apps into one piece of software on your PC. Learn more about it and learn how to use it in this video:
17. Recover Files from a Pen Drive
Apart from recovering SD card files, you can also perform this process on Pen Drives easily. Considering that they burn or get damaged more often, it doesn't hurt to know a bit more about getting your files back, right ?! See how in the video below and also check out how to recover deleted files in Windows:
18. Mirror Android screen on PC
So that you don't have to get stuck on the small screens of smartphones, you can simply mirror them on your computer. This helps especially when showing videos and photos to your friends, for example. See our tips on how to do this in the video below:
19. Get Gmail notifications on PC
If you still prefer to use your emails in the browser, there is another very simple way to know if you have received new messages without having to check the provider all the time. You can simply enable notifications right on your PC desktop. Learn how to do this in the tutorial below:
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