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Let’s find the easiest methods to disable or turn off the touchscreen on your 2-in-1 Chromebook. Disable Touchscreen on Chromebook While many of the best Chromebooks come with a touchscreen display, they also are in a traditional laptop form factor rather than a 2-in-1. Even many 2-in-1 Chromebooks are lightweight laptops that can fold 360 degrees. If you’d instead use your device with a mouse and keyboard and don’t want the touchscreen on Chromebook, you better turn off the touchscreen....

We’ll show you step by step how it’s done. How to display the Task Manager widget Setting up the widget is very simple. Click on the search field in the Windows Start menu and search for Task Manager. Select the top result and you should see Task Manager launch. If you prefer keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc together. At the top of the window are several tabs, choose Performance to see a live graph of the various demands being made on your system, then click on one of the four options in the left column (CPU, Memory, Disk and WiFi) to decide which data you’ll see on the widget....

There are two main ways to do it, one of which requires you to have a backup and the other which – fortunately – doesn’t. Here’s how to go back to iOS 11. How to downgrade iOS: Method 1 – no backup needed* You may lose your text messages, but all other settings and apps will remain after the downgrade As we said, the process will downgrade your phone or iPad without deleting all your stuff, but you will lose any text messages....

How to install ChromeOS on an old laptop: make a bootable USB drive The first thing to do is to head to CloudReady’s website and download the free version – around 640MB. It’s based on Chromium, just as ChromeOS is, so while it isn’t – strictly speaking – Google ChromeOS, it’s so similar you might not notice the difference. Next, get the Chromebook Recovery Utility which is an extension for the Google Chrome browser....

How to download all of your data from Instagram Sadly, there’s no way to download just one image directly from Instagram, but instead you can request your entire library from the company. This will take a few hours (or possibly up to a couple of days) to assemble, then you’ll be sent a link to the folder which you download to your device. To arrange the download, here’s what you need to do: Open Instagram on your device and tap the profile icon the bottom right corner....

Numerous builds are rolling out to the OS from the time of unveiling. It all started with developer builds, and now, the development has reached the beta stage. It means that these builds would be more stable than the developer builds but might lack some features. But if we can use beta builds as a daily driver, I don’t see any problem trading these features for stability. Officially, there was no direct way to download these builds....

Change Navigation Method on Android 10 In Android 10, Google allows users to choose their preferred method of navigation. You can choose the traditional three-button navigation, Android Pie’s 2 button navigation or complete gesture controls introduced in Android 10. To switch to either of these, follow the steps below. Depending on your preferred method of navigation, the way you access the recent apps screen or the overview is slightly different. Gestures allow for easier multitasking on Android 10 but they may not be everyone’s cup of tea....

Before you get too caught up, it’s important to remember to think about your old device. You’ll need to make sure you wipe all the data from it by formatting the hard drive – but unfortunately that doesn’t always wipe all data, including personal information, as this can still be recovered with good data recovery software such as Stellar Data Recovery Windows. To make sure all your data has been completely removed from your former device, you’ll need some powerful and easy-to-use software that makes sure nothing is left buried in the corners of your old machine – and this is where BitRaser comes in....

In this article, we will show you how to find saved passwords in the Firefox browser easily, using any device. Content How to Find Saved Passwords in Firefox on Windows Similar to the Google Chrome browser on Windows, the Firefox also does have an inbuilt password manager. It can store and lets you use the password for any type of website. You can retrieve all the saved passwords in Firefox using the same....

As Windows Latest first reported, the KB50003637 update can lead to a damaged taskbar and printer problems once installed. As well as new security, this version also brought Microsoft’s ‘News and Interest’ tabs to Windows 10, accessible by clicking the new weather icon on the taskbar. The update was installed automatically on many devices, but it hasn’t worked smoothly for everyone. Users running KB50003637 have reported broken or missing items in both the system tray and notification centre....

Unless you’ve got a solid pair of headphones, you might be relying on your laptop or PC’s built-in mic. This is perfectly serviceable most of the time, until it stops functioning altogether. If you’ve tried all the usual fixes but nothing seems to be working, here are some potential alternative solutions on Windows 10. Check microphone options Your first port of call should be to check that your microphone has permission to run and that the relevant app can access it....

Let’s begin. Get Automatic Alert When iPhone Battery Reaches 80% You probably must have heard about the automation features on iPhone. Your iPhone can do many tasks on its own based on the conditions you set. The Shortcuts app on iPhone lets you create as much automation as you want with countless triggers and conditions. One of them is the “battery level” and we have to use it to get an alert whenever your iPhone battery rises above 80%....

It’s a good idea to return to this setting once you have completed this walkthrough and disable it, thereby protecting yourself from any future dubious downloads that come your way. Once the app has finished downloading to your device, either drag down the notification bar at the top of the screen and tap on the download, or find and tap on the .apk file in your Downloads folder. If you’re happy to continue, tap Install at the bottom right of the screen....

Here is how to get Google Chrome Dark Mode on Android, Windows, and Mac. Get Chrome Dark Mode in Android The “Dark Mode” is one of the latest fads that most apps and operating systems follow. MacOS and Windows 10 already have the Dark theme settings, which let you switch between the Dark and light themes across apps and interface elements. Similarly, many apps already have a dark theme option....

Let’s see how to give only approximate location to apps on Android. Give Only Approximate Location to Apps on Android Location data has increasingly become one of the most common user data that many apps have access to. A navigation app such as Google Maps needs your precise location to give you directions. But a news app or a weather app does not need precise location. That’s why we can give them only approximate location access on your Android phone, just like on iPhone....

In this post, let’s see how to make your Facebook photos private by modifying the privacy settings. Hide Photo Albums on Facebook Do you love to share all your vacation photos on Facebook with your friends? For some reason, if you don’t want others to see some photos taken on a trip, you can hide that specific album by changing the settings. Let’s see how to do that. On any browser on your computer, log in to your Facebook account....

Set up a security lock on your device Obviously, to stop anyone gaining access to your data, you’ll want to have a security lock on your phone. The chances are you’ve already set one up, using either a fingerprint, facial recognition, passcode or pattern to ensure your device remains secure. If not then it’s easy to enable the feature. iPhone users should go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcodes > Turn Passcode On....

Here in this beginner’s guide of sorts, we’ll take you through the various ways to install and uninstall apps on Ubuntu. How to Install and Uninstall Apps On Ubuntu Software Center is an app store on Ubuntu, except almost all the apps here are completely free to install. Most Linux desktop environments have their own take on the interface and have different names for it too. For instance, Ubuntu used to call it Ubuntu Software Center....

It can often be a daunting task to decide which resource is the right one for you. Lucky for you, we have collated what we think are the best available, both free and premium sign language learning tools available online. We will be focussing on resources that use British sign language. Sign BSL Sign BSL is a website dedicated to British Sign Language which has an integrated application available free on both the App Store and Google Play store....

Here, we will show you how to connect and listen to Apple Music on your Google Home or Google Nest speakers. Connect Apple Music to Google Nest Speakers Alexa already supports Apple Music streaming for Echo devices. If you are having Google Nest or Google Home speakers instead, you can now connect Apple Music to it too. You need to have the latest update for the Google Home app to get the Apple Music support for Home speakers....