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The Chromecast is an affordable, easy way to play streaming video on your television. Normally, you control your Chromecast using the Google Home mobile app, or with the Chromecast button in streaming video apps, like YouTube or Netflix. However, the Chromecast can also be controlled from your computer’s command line. You can cast video files directly from your computer to the Chromecast over your home network. You can also cast video from streaming services, or display websites on your TV....

There is no direct way to access someone’s search history – even if they are connected to your home router. That said, you can set up your router to log a user’s browser history. In this guide, we’ll show you how you can do just that. However, collecting data such as someone’s browsing history is a violation of their privacy. You should avoid accessing other people’s private browsing history and confine this method to legitimate uses such as monitoring your child’s internet usage, or your own....

Difficulty Easy Steps 8 Time Required 5 minutes Sections 1 Keyboard 8 steps Flags Better Introduction Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction. BackHP Chromebook 14-ca061dx Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Keyboard Flip the Chromebook to the underside with the hinge at the top. Remove the seven, small rubber stoppers using angled tweezers....

This troubleshooting page will help you diagnose problems with the HP EliteBook 8570w. Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The computer powers on, but no image appears on the screen on Windows 10, 8. Resetting your computer can often fix a blank screen. To do this, turn off your computer and remove it from any sort of docking station or port replicator. Continue to disconnect all devices such as USB devices and printers and unplug the computer before removing the battery....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 3 Time Required 3 - 5 minutes Sections 1 Removing Stand 3 steps Flags 0 BackHP EliteOne 800 G1 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Removing Stand Press locking latch on the bottom of the base of the stand. Pull the plastic cover off of the stand....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 3 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 2 Back Cover 2 steps CMOS Battery 1 step Flags 0 BackHP Envy 17-3070nr Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Back Cover Before you begin taking apart the computer, make sure that it is completely powered off. Slide the release latch away from the nearest edge....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 12 Time Required 25 minutes Sections 2 Battery 8 steps Hard Drive 4 steps Flags 0 BackHP Envy 4-1105dx Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Power off the device before beginning disassembly. Disconnect all external devices. Flip the device on its back. Power off the device before beginning disassembly....

Difficulty Easy Steps 5 Time Required 1 minute Sections 1 RAM 5 steps Flags 2 Grammar Police Embrace your inner English teacher and help improve this guide’s grammar! Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackHP Envy 17 Touchsmart j-100 Quad Edition Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 8 Time Required 10 - 15 minutes Sections 1 Display 8 steps Flags 0 BackHP Envy TouchSmart 4-1215dx Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Display Remove both 3 mm screws at the bottom of the display using a Phillips #0 screwdriver. Remove both 3 mm screws at the bottom of the display using a Phillips #0 screwdriver....

Difficulty Easy Steps 9 Time Required 5 - 10 minutes Sections 1 Battery 9 steps Flags 0 BackHP Envy Ultrabook 4-1015dx Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Removing the battery may be a necessary prerequisite for performing replacement of a different part of the device as well. In this case, this guide can also be useful for learning how to perform this first step....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 11 Time Required 30 - 45 minutes Sections 2 Battery 6 steps Motherboard 5 steps Flags 0 BackHP Envy x360 15-bp143cl Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Flip the laptop over. Peel off the rubber strip closest to the hinges. Flip the laptop over....

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The battery doesn’t last as long as expected Check to see if the laptop registers a charge or not when plugged in by checking the light next to adapter port. If the laptop doesn’t register a charge and there is no light next to the adapter, replace the charging port. Check to see if the laptop registers a charge or not when plugged in by checking the light next to adapter port....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 8 Time Required 10 - 30 minutes Sections 2 Battery 3 steps Laptop Case 5 steps Flags 0 BackHP Pavilion 15-ab243cl Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Slide the battery lock tab toward the center of the battery to the unlock position. Slide the battery lock tab toward the center of the battery to the unlock position....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 6 Time Required 20 minutes Sections 3 Back Cover 2 steps Battery 1 step Cooling Fan 3 steps Flags Action Shots Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions. Needs Better Images Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones! Better Introduction Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction. BackHP Pavilion 15-cs2073cl...

The operating system on a Mac offers many options for users to personalize their accounts, such as selecting a specific background or screensaver. Another way to customize your account is to change the image you see for it on the login screen and in user menus. To learn how to change user account pictures in macOS, choose one of the options below, and follow the steps. Change your account’s profile picture The instructions in this section shows you how to change the picture for the account you’re currently logged in to....

Computers usually have multiple fans to cool off the electronics, unless you’re using a water cooling system. Your system may have one fan for the processor, another for the graphics card, one for the power supply, and maybe 1-4 additional fans attached to the PC case. Cooling fans are absolutely necessary to keep your system cool, but they shouldn’t make your PC sound like an engine. To find the optimal balance between noise and cooling, you need to learn how to control the fan speed on your PC....

Windows 10 was released back in 2015, and with regular updates and new features, Microsoft continues to improve the user experience for Windows users. The problem with regular updates is the update process, which can sometimes cause problems. Having enough disk space can be one potential issue to cause a problem with Windows updates, especially on smaller-sized SSD drives. To solve the problem, Microsoft introduced a new feature, “Reserved Storage”, in their May 2019 update....

Vimeo is a collection of high-quality films, videos, and animations from people all around the world. You may want to save your favorite videos to your computer so you can watch them without being connected to the Internet or mobile devices. Below are the steps required for downloading and watching Vimeo videos on your computer for free. Download within Vimeo Unlike most video services, some content on Vimeo can be downloaded to a computer....

The Windows Registry is a huge database containing configuration settings for programs, hardware, and applications running on your computer. Each time you install a program, its values and keys are embedded in the registry, from where you can configure or perform troubleshooting steps to repair a damaged program. When the registry isn’t maintained properly, registry errors and corruption occur, causing lots of system and application problems in the operating system....

While uncommon, Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors do still occur in Windows 10. Unlike the wall of blue text that older Windows versions displayed when a system crashed, newer Windows BSODs are simpler and easier to troubleshoot. One common BSOD error that still occurs is a System Service Exception in Windows 10. For most users that statement means nothing. Understanding what a BSOD System Service Exception error is should help you to troubleshoot and fix the problem....