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Windows Media Player can store and organize your music library. If you want to rip your audio CDs (copy the audio tracks to your computer), there are a few settings in Media Player that make the process more convenient. One of these settings is to make the Windows Media Player automatically rip CDs when you insert them into your disc drive. How to rip discs automatically To configure Media Player to automatically rip audio CDs when you insert them in your CD-ROM drive, follow these steps....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 8 Time Required 15 minutes Sections 1 How to Repair a Broken Cabinet 8 steps Flags 0 BackHome Construction 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 How to Repair a Broken Cabinet This is the broken dresser drawer, duct tape & 5 minute 2 part wood epoxy....

Google’s overarching workplace suite, Google Workspace, contains many tools which can increase your productivity and manage your affairs. This includes Google Reminders, a tool within the Google Calendar. Combined with Gmail, Google Docs, and other essential Google products, you’ll be more efficient than ever. Google Reminders is intuitive to use. With sophisticated predictive autofill, setting reminders has never been so easy. In this article, we’ll explain how you can set up and manage Google Reminders....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 10 Time Required 25 - 35 minutes Sections 1 How to stop “BEEP” sound by removing the Internal Speaker. 10 steps Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackDēLonghi Ceramic Heater (DCH7093ER) Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications...

Many computer case fans today have a small arrow on one of the sides to indicate the direction the fan is moving air. The red arrow in the image points to an example of these markers. What if I can’t see them? Unfortunately, not all case fans have these arrows, so it requires some additional investigation on your part to locate them. Alternatively, you can plug the fan in and place a tissue on a side of the fan to determine the direction of air flow....

Google Assistant is always there for you, and always listening. Even when you don’t want it to. It can be very convenient to say “OK Google” and have a digital assistant answer you right away. But what if you want to turn that assistant off? Whether it’s due to privacy concerns or any other reason, it doesn’t seem very straightforward to turn the OK Google feature on or off on your phone....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 4 Time Required 5 - 10 minutes Sections 1 How to verify and repair Mac OS X Disk Permissions 4 steps Flags 0 BackmacOS Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Step 1 How to verify and repair Mac OS X Disk Permissions You will want to first open Disk Utilities, which can be found in the Applications folder under Utilities Or you can take the shortcut and use Spotlight!...

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. Your laptop restarts while you’re in the middle of a task or gives you a blue error screen. === The RAM is damaged=== If the laptop you have is an old one and the RAM on the system hasn’t been updated or changed since it was bought, it could likely be suffering from faulty RAM. RAMs tend to break down easily and you would need to refer to our Ram Replacement Guide....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 4 Time Required 10 minutes Sections 1 Screen 4 steps Flags 0 BackHP Elite X2 1013 G3 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 Screen Flip the device over so the base is facing the ceiling. Lift up the tablet stand. Remove the four 2 mm screws from the tablet using a T5 Torx screwdriver....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 20 Time Required 20 - 25 minutes Sections 3 Battery 5 steps Fan 3 steps Keyboard 12 steps Flags 0 BackHP Envy Sleekbook m6-k010dx 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 Remove the twelve 9 mm Phillips #00 screws. Remove the twelve 9 mm Phillips #00 screws....

Time matters now more than ever. More people are working from home. But that can make syncing up with your co-workers a little challenging. “I’m on Atlantic time and they’re on Central time, so is their 8 o’clock my 10 o’clock? What happens with Daylight Savings Time?” No need to Google that anymore. We’re going to show you how to add more desktop clocks to Windows 10 and some tips and tricks with clocks and time....

Your profile picture on Facebook is what other users see when searching for you or viewing your posts or comments. From time to time, you may want to change your profile picture, updating it to something more recent or describing you as a person. Change your Facebook profile picture To change your profile picture on the Facebook website using a Windows or Mac computer, follow the steps below. Log in to your Facebook account....

Shortcuts are a great way to quickly access programs, files, folders, and web pages. While we already have a page on how to create desktop shortcuts, making a shortcut for Microsoft Edge is a bit more tricky. The following steps show you how to put a shortcut on your desktop that opens the Microsoft Edge Internet browser. Steps to create a Microsoft Edge desktop shortcut Right-click an empty area on the Windows desktop and select New in the drop-down menu that appears....

By default, MS-DOS and the Microsoft Windows command line will not prompt a user or give a user a prompt or warning when deleting files on a computer using the del command. However, when attempting to delete a directory using the del, deltree, or rmdir command, ensure that it isn’t empty or you will receive a warning or error. Deltree command To suppress prompting, use the deltree command with /y, as shown in the example below that deletes all files in the Windows temp directory....

While screen savers are not entirely necessary anymore, many users prefer them to keep a computer secure while they’re away, or allow them to view a slideshow of their favorite photos. This page shows you how to enable and disable the screen saver option in Microsoft Windows and macOS. To proceed, choose your operating system from the list below and follow the instructions. Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10 Press the Windows key, type Change screen saver, and then press Enter....

You’re having a blast surfing the internet when a “No Internet, Secured” error message suddenly pops up. It’s a weird and cryptic message, but what’s clear is that your internet connection has stopped working. Web pages won’t open, and you can’t download a thing! What’s going on? It’s much simpler than you think to fix the issue on a Windows 10 or 11 PC. What Does “No Internet, Secured” Even Mean?...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 1 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections How to recover files from locked harddrive 1 step Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackMac Computer with Locked HFS drive Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Step 1 Recovering Files from Locked HFS+ Drive I accidentally nuked my Mac by deleting a user account I did not recognize....

In Windows 11, the search widget sometimes gets stuck and fails, causing a small “ghost” window to appear above the taskbar. When the ghost window is present, anything behind it is not accessible, including icons, text, and buttons. Select a fix option below and follow the instructions to remove the ghost window and fix the problem. Remove ghost window without restarting computer If you don’t want to restart your computer to fix the problem, follow the steps below to remove the ghost window when it appears....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 12 Time Required 45 minutes - 1 hour Sections 1 Car Battery Terminal 12 steps Flags 0 BackCar and Truck Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Warning: It is dangerous to work on a vehicle battery. Exercise extreme caution when following this guide. What you need Step 1 Car Battery Terminal Remember to remove your car key from the ignition and shut off the car before performing this guide....

If you own a Samsung Galaxy S8 or newer, then you already have the Bixby voice assistant available on your phone. It was created specifically for Samsung Galaxy devices that feature the Bixby button on the side. When you first launch Bixby for the first time, you’ll need to go through a quick setup process to sync Bixby with your Samsung account. Once this is done, you can start using all of the voice-assistant features that are available....