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Right from the UI changes to the taskbar now occupying the central position, the changes are there for everyone to see. However, even though the OS is now official, it is yet to be made available for download from the Microsoft Site. But if you are among the tech enthusiasts, then you could install Windows 11 on a Virtual Machine such as VMWare right away. Along the same lines, you may also mount the Windows 11 ISO in the USB Flash Drive using the Rufus tool....

For example, if you are chatting with someone, then the rate would drop down to 48hz and while playing a graphics-intensive game, it might shoot all the way up to 120hz. This adaptive mode is quite handy as it negates the need for manually switching to low/high rates and this in turn also ends up saving some battery juice. Talking about which, you might have to bid adieu to most of these functionalities if the Battery Saving Mode is enabled on your device....

Numerous Ventura users have voiced their concern that whenever they save changes to an Excel file located in an SMB network location, they are greeted with the following error message: “The document was saved successfully, but Excel cannot re-open it because of a sharing violation. Please Close the document and try to open it again”. When they try to reopen that Excel file, it gives out another error, namely: “This file is locked for editing”....

Moreover, the issue initially started with macOS Big Sur and has carried forward over to Monterey as well. So if you are also getting bugged with this problem, then this guide shall help you. Follow along for the fixes. Fix External USB Hard Drive constantly spinning up/down in Mac It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success for you....

To begin with, if you prefer to root your device without using TWRP, then you would need to patch and flash the stock boot.img file. And for that, you need to extract the stock boot.img from the firmware file. Likewise, if your device gets soft-bricked or stuck in bootloop, then you could bring it back to life by flashing individual partition files of the stock firmware via Fastboot Commands. All in all, there could be quite a few reasons why one would need to carry out the extraction....

Below is the method and the link to the app download to get the adaptive refresh rate on the S20 series. The main reason for the lack of this feature was the hardware limitations of the Galaxy S20. Samsung overcame this drawback on their latest Note 20 series with a different display panel which is capable of refreshing the screen from 1hz up to 120 Hz. On a Reddit forum, we have come across the workaround to get the adaptive refresh rate for the S20 series through an app....

As far as the latter is concerned, Google Wallet was one such service that has been buried for ages and its counterpart Google Pay is enjoying all the freedoms in the world. However, it seems there’s now a role reversal and Pay might the one to take a rest. For the unaware, Google Pay has now been replaced with Google Wallet in most countries, whereas in some countries like USA and Singapore, both these services would co-exist [who doesn’t love confusion after all!...

In some instances, these changes could easily be reversed just by making a few tweaks to the string, key, or DWord file corresponding to that component. Likewise, if an app isn’t performing along the expected lines, then more often a few tweaks to the registry file is enough to rectify the underlying issue. However, this is just one side of the coin. Dealing with these registry entries could sometimes spell out trouble for that app or even for the entire OS in some instances....

Android devices, thanks to their open-source nature allows you to carry out a plethora of tweaks and customizations. Then if you step into the custom development scenario, the possibilities expand even further. Once you have unlocked the device’s bootloader, you are now in a position to flash custom ROMs, install a custom recovery like TWRP or install modules. Along the same lines, you could also root your device via Magisk (with or without the use of TWRP)....

Likewise, if your device gets soft-bricked, then you may easily unbrick it by flashing the stock firmware via Fastboot Commands. Well, the possibilities stand endless and that is why it becomes all the more important to get yourself aware of the steps to boot your Android device to Fastboot Mode. And in this guide, we will make you aware of just that. So without further ado, let’s get started....

Well, one approach is to manually carry out the process, but it would take ages to do so. Likewise, you could also opt for a website to do this job, but that would involve uploading your images over to their server, which could prove to be a big privacy concern. Fortunately, there exists a pretty nifty method through which you could change multiple file extensions at once on your Windows PC....

Apart from that, 5G also tends to consume significant battery, which in turn leads to device overheating and an exorbitant amount of battery drain. Apart from that 5G plans are also costlier in comparison with its predecessor. All in all, there’s still some work to be done before we could hop onto this 5G bandwagon. So in the meantime, your best course of action is to disable the 5G on your Pixel 6/Pro/6A and instead switch over to 4G....

Beta testing has been carried out in numerous domains for ages, however, only the users who voluntarily sign up to be beta testers are made as part of this test. Unfortunately, that has hardly been the case with Google. The latest example is the fact that Google has added tons of widgets in the form of Weather, Trending News, What to Watch, Top Story, Stock Markets, and more, right on its Search page....

Nowadays many streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu use this algorithm so that you will be able to stream their contents without hogging much of the bandwidth and network resources. Moreover, the HEVC extension has become an absolute must if you are planning to watch a 4K video on your Windows 11 PC. If you don’t have it, then the default Windows media player will throw in the following error “To play this video, you need a new codec”....

On the other hand, the Solid State Drives or SSDs store data on flash memory. Likewise, Non-Volatile Memory Express is also an SSD but instead of a cable, it uses M.2 form factor to connect to the motherboard. Moreover, they also use the PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) interface, and hence they are technically known as NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD. However, do keep in mind that if you only hear the term SSD, then it would be pointing to the SATA SSD and not the NVMe one....

As a result, the age-old fastboot flash recovery twrp.img was no longer valid. So how could one flash custom recovery in the absence of the recovery partition? Well, you would now have to take the help of the boot partition to temporarily or permanently install your preferred recovery. And this lead to major confusion among the end-users. They still used the traditional flash command on their A/B partition devices, and upon doing so, they were greeted with the following error message:...

While we managed to find out a way to bypass this restriction [flashing Android 12 firmware with Android 13’s Bootloader], there were still many who were not willing to take this risk owing to the complications involved, and we completely understand. And it seems now Google does as well. The Silicon Valley giant has recently released the Android 12 Developer Support Image for the Pixel 6A/6/Pro that will effectively address all these concerns, but with a few caveats attached....

Well, this is where the OS’s open-source nature comes into the picture. using a handy tweak, you could easily welcome abode the Google Mobile Service onto your device. Once that happens, you will be able to get your hands on the preferred apps directly via the Play Store, stream videos on YouTube, or check out the emails via Gmail- all from your Huawei device itself. So without any further ado, let’s get started with the steps to install Google GMS on your Huawei device....

The slow speed of System Settings, removal of the Network Location, and the inability of SSH and External Monitor to work along the expected lines are just some of the issues that are planting a seed of doubt into the mind of the users who were planning to update to the latest OS build. Owing to all these reasons, users who are currently on Big Sur or any other older OS version are rather planning to update to Monterey instead of Ventura....

Likewise, these instructions will also come in useful if you are looking to update your device from the current OBT to a newer OBT build. But before we list out the update steps, let’s try and understand what does Open Beta, Stable, OBT, and MP stands for. This will help you in getting accustomed to the OnePlus environment. Follow along. How to Unbrick OnePlus 7 and bring it back from a Dead StateHow to Rollback/Downgrade to OxygenOS 10 Android 10 on OnePlus NordRestore OnePlus 7/7T/7T Pro to Stock via Fastboot CommandsInstall Custom Kernel ElementalX 1....