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Windows 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10 If you are running any of these versions of Windows, we suggest running the Windows Disk Cleanup utility to delete temporary files and cleanup other portions of your computer. This page relates to deleting .tmp files, not how to clear your browser Internet history or cache. For clearing Internet history, see: How to clear Internet browser history. See the Disk Cleanup definition for additional information and help....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 10 Time Required 15 - 20 minutes Sections 3 Battery 1 step Optical Drive 3 steps Trackpad Button Circuit Board 6 steps Flags 0 BackHP 15-AF131DX 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 Turn the computer upside down on a level surface. Slide the battery lock to unlock the battery....

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The Elitebook 1040 G4’s monitor will not display, or flickers on and off even when you are sure the power is on. Wake up the monitor by briefly pressing the power button or using the keys Windows Button+CTRL+Shift+B. Disconnect the external monitor to see if the built in monitor display is restored. If you are sure the external monitor is compatible with your Elitebook 1040 G4, reconnect the external monitor and ensure the cable is properly inserted and not loose....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 5 Time Required 10 minutes Sections 1 Battery 5 steps Flags Featured Student Guide This guide has been the hard work of our awesome students and is found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. BackHP Envy Ultrabook 4-1043cl 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...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 13 Time Required 15 - 25 minutes Sections 1 Screen 13 steps Flags 5 Action Shots Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions. Bullets! Better coordination with markups and the color/type of bullets will help make this guide more clear! Needs More Images A few more images would make this guide’s procedures crystal clear. Slice and Dice The steps in this guide should be split up and made into a series of prerequisite guides....

Difficulty Easy Steps 4 Time Required 20 minutes Sections 1 Button 4 steps Flags 0 BackHP Officejet J4550 All-in-one 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 Button Insert 2 fingers in the dent on the right side of the printer and pull towards the front of the printer. Using fingers to open the cover of the scanner which located on the top of the printer....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 28 Time Required 6 days - 1 week Sections 2 String 8 steps Guitar Refinish 20 steps Flags 0 BackGuitar Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction A prerequisite skill for this guide is the ability to replace acoustic guitar strings. The reader should also be familiar with the basic anatomy of their guitar....

Difficulty Easy Steps 6 Time Required 5 minutes Sections 2 Filter Basket 2 steps Tubing 4 steps Flags 0 BackHamilton Beach 48464 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 Filter Basket Carefully open the top lid of the Brew Station. Carefully open the top lid of the Brew Station....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 3 Time Required 30 minutes - 1 hour Sections 1 Thermostat cut off 3 steps Flags In Progress This guide is a work in progress. Reload periodically to see the latest changes! Needs More Images A few more images would make this guide’s procedures crystal clear. Missed a Step Oops! This guide is currently missing some important steps. BackFast Fix Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 10 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 2 Hot Tools Professional 1110 Disassembly 7 steps Heating Coil 3 steps Flags 0 BackHot Tools Professional 1110 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Heating coil burn outTemperature control switch burn outOn/Off switch burn out What you need Step 1 Hot Tools Professional 1110 Disassembly Ensure that you have a clean work station, and that you can easily keep track of small, loose parts....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 9 Time Required 15 minutes Sections 2 Back Panel 3 steps Battery 6 steps Flags 0 BackHott T725-8G 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 Panel Remove the back of the device using the Plastic Opening tool by placing it between the front and back panel and gently prying them apart....

Let’s get this out of the way first. You can’t use iMessage on Windows 10 or Windows 11 directly. Unlike other text messaging services, Apple does not provide a downloadable app (or even a web app) that you can use to send and receive messages. But as long as you’ve also got a Mac or an iPhone, you’ve got a couple of not-so convenient workarounds that may prove helpful in specific circumstances....

Difficulty Easy Steps 3 Time Required 1 - 5 minutes Sections 1 How to Calibrate Steam Deck Thumbsticks 3 steps Flags 0 BackSteam Deck Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Valve recommends performing this software calibration after installing new thumbsticks. NOTE: Both Steam Deck thumbstick and trigger calibrations may not function as of SteamOS version 3....

Unfortunately, unlike a desktop computer, a laptop is not as easy to open and clean. However, there are still several steps an end-user can do to clean and maintain their laptop or portable device. Before cleaning a laptop, we suggest the laptop first be turned off and unplugged. Also, because you’re going to be cleaning the laptop, we also suggest you remove the battery if possible. How to remove a laptop battery....

For information about cutting and pasting, including keyboard shortcuts, tips, and areas where you can practice cutting and pasting text on this page, please see below. Below are steps for how to cut and paste text in various programs, including e-mail, word processing, and spreadsheets. The outlined steps are similar for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Chromebook, other operating systems, and most websites. Cut and paste text on a desktop or laptop computer Cut text Highlight the text you want to cut in a word processor, text file, e-mail, or any program with text....

System protection also saves previous versions of files that you’ve modified. It saves these files in restore points, which are created just before significant system events, such as the installation of a program or device driver. By default System protection is automatically on for the drive that Windows is installed on. System protection can only be turned on for drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system. To check if you have the protection turned on go to the Control Panel, click System then choose System Protection....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 1 Time Required 1 - 2 minutes Sections How to Enable the Charging Chime on a Mac Laptop with a MagSafe Charger 1 step Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackMac Laptop Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes...

Each time you boot up your Windows PC, you expect it to work. It’s not every day that it starts up the exact same way though, especially if there’s an underlying fault you didn’t know about and have no clue how to solve it. Among these faults is the dreaded black screen. There are several reasons why it crops up in Windows 10, which we’ll look at next, so follow along to find out how you can fix black desktop screen issues....

Difficulty Easy Steps 6 Time Required 25 - 30 minutes Sections 1 How to Fix a Broken Pearl Necklace 6 steps Flags Better Introduction Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction. BackJewelry 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 Fix a Broken Pearl Necklace Find the broken part of the necklace....

Difficulty Very difficult Steps 1 Time Required 15 minutes - 1 hour Sections How to fix not reading SIM card error in a Sony Xperia Z3 1 step Flags 2 Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. Missing Details Some of this guide’s details are missing. Help users by adding tools, difficulty, or time. BackSony Xperia Z3 Full Screen...