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Windows 10’s latest update is the May 2019 Update, which is version 1903 and was codenamed 19H1 during development. It features a light theme, speed improvements, and lots of polish. There are no crazy new features like My People or Timeline. And it’s out now. Microsoft previously called this Windows 10’s April 2019 Update, but it was delayed. The stable update began rolling out on May 21, 2019 and became available to everyone as of June 6, 2019....

Windows 7 will soon start nagging you to upgrade to Windows 10—again. Specifically, you’ll see a message informing you that Microsoft will officially stop supporting Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. Here’s how to avoid it. Update: As of April 22, 2019, the nags are starting to appear on Windows 7 systems. You can just click “Do not remind me again” and close the window to stop the nags....

Should an application become unresponsive on your Chromebook, you can either wait to see if it responds or forcefully close it with the Chrome OS Task Manager. Here’s what to do if you need to kill an unresponsive app. How to Close Unresponsive Apps While unresponsive apps aren’t all that common on Chrome OS in the first place, the OS isn’t immune to the issue. And with more types of apps available on Chrome OS than any other operating system out there—web apps, Android apps, and Linux apps—that creates more of an opportunity for something to go wrong....

If you’re an early adopter who wants to get everything new as quickly as possible, you can change your Office 365 release schedule to get “targeted release” versions of the Office 365 apps (if you think it’s a good idea). How Office 365 Updates Work We’ve covered the Windows update schedule and why it seems like Windows 10 updates so frequently, but Office 365 is a little different. It has desktop apps like Outlook, Word, and Excel, but also web versions of those classic apps and a whole bunch of web-only applications like Flow, Forms, and Sway....

Forget emoji. Windows 10’s May 2019 Update added kaomoji like (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ and (ヘ･_･)ヘ┳━┳. Use a hidden keyboard shortcut to select your favorite kaomoji and input them in any app—no copy-pasting from websites required. If you’re not familiar with kaomoji, they’re popular in Japan. They’re not like emoji, which are images. Kaomoji are more like traditional text-based emoticons but can you can understand them without tilting your head to the left....

Slide numbers are a great way to navigate to a specific slide on your PowerPoint presentation quickly. In the event that the slide numbers are no longer necessary, you might want to remove them. Here’s how. Remove Slide Number from One or All Slides First, open the PowerPoint presentation that contains the slide numbers you want to remove. The slide number appears in the top-left corner of its respective slide....

Google Translate lets you translate words or phrases from one language to another, but did you know that there’s a formula you can use to translate a batch of words directly in Google Sheets? Here’s how to do it. Translating Text in Google Sheets Integrating Google Translate with Google Sheets was a good call. Now you no longer have to switch back and forth between tabs to translate text. Translating text in Sheets is as simple as inputting a formula....

What Is Virtual Memory? Your computer is fitted with a finite amount of physical memory called random access memory (RAM). This RAM needs to be managed by the kernel and shared between the operating system and whatever applications happen to be running. If these combined demands are asking for more memory than is physically installed in your computer, what can the kernel do? Linux and Unix-like operating systems such as macOS can use space on your hard disk to help them manage memory demands....

The Hardware You’ll Need for 4K To stream Netflix in “Ultra HD” on your TV, the only hardware you need is a 4K TV and a 4K-capable streaming box. That’s pretty simple. On a PC, it’s a bit more involved. You’ll need a PC with a 4K display—that’s 3840×2160 pixels. You can check your display’s resolution by heading to Settings > System > Display and looking at the “Resolution” box....

Naming Devices Quickly Becomes Complicated A smart bulb is one of the most natural things to add to a growing smarthome. You need light bulbs, and these are incredibly easy to install, requiring no wiring on your part. But you’ll quickly run into an issue with voice assistants like Google Home and Alexa: everything needs a name. As you add on other types of devices like smart switches or smart outlets, those names multiply, and it becomes harder to remember what to say when....

Enable Remote Tracking Remote tracking (called “Find My Device” on Android and “Find My iPhone” on iOS) gives you the ability to track a phone’s location and remotely wipe its data. This means you can find your phone if it’s missing or wipe its data if it’s stolen. If you’re using an Android phone, go to “Settings,” open the Google option, scroll down to “Security,” and enable “Find My Device.” You can then track your phone or wipe its data from the Find Your Phone webpage....

Ugly Videos Are Bad for Everybody—Even Filmmakers Video quality tends to take a backseat when piracy is involved. You get what you pay for, after all. But whatever way you look at it, the poor quality of illegal videos is bad for everybody, from viewers to filmmakers. At a personal level, movies and shows are less impressive and engrossing when they look like a hunk of digital garbage. Actors and filmmakers intentionally take advantage of minute physical details, lighting, and color while shooting a film or movie, but those details are useless if they can’t be properly experienced....

Bootable Rescue Discs You don’t technically need a bootable optical disc to install operating systems, access live CDs, or use bootable rescue tools. You can use a bootable flash drive, or any USB storage device to format it as a bootable volume. However, it’s more complicated than creating a bootable disc. Also, flash drives aren’t cheap. At least not so cheap that you’d buy several and keep them in a drawer loaded with the tools you need in an emergency....

One of the best values in all of the smarthome technology available is the handy smart plug. They’re cheap, but they can do a lot. Here are a handful of creative uses if you find yourself pondering the implications. First off, if you just bought a smart plug and aren’t quite sure how to set it up and get going, we have some guides on a few different models—like Eufy, ConnectSense, and Belkin—but for the most part, the process is similar on many other models....

We have a 16-inch MacBook Pro here at How-To Geek, and we love it. Even if you don’t want a 16-inch model, we imagine the design changes in this latest MacBook will come to future 13-inch MacBooks, too. A More Reliable Keyboard The last generation MacBook Pro generated plenty of controversy for Apple over its “butterfly” key switch mechanism. Users were plagued with problems, including keys that triggered multiple inputs, wouldn’t depress properly, and often skipped keystrokes....

Starting with the sound pack, OST5 is coming “soon” according to a teaser trailer released by developer Beat Games. The teaser doesn’t tell us much, but it provides a small taste of the music you’ll get to jam along with while playing the game. Play Video Perhaps more exciting is the new mechanics that were first teased in January. There are lines that you need to trace with your sabers and strings of mini-blocks....

So you spent a few hundred dollars on an Apple Watch, but spending another $50 on a new band just seems excessive. There are third-party versions designed to look and feel nearly the same as the real thing, but are a quarter of the cost. Unfortunately, “nearly the same” isn’t really all that accurate. RELATED: How to Setup, Tweak, and Use Your New Apple Watch I understand the allure. Genuine Apple Watch bands sold by Apple are really freakin’ expensive....

Having to open a whole bunch of images just to resize and save them again is a pain. Luckily, Apple’s built-in Automator tool can streamline this process, letting you select a group of images and resize them all at once—automatically. Step One: Set Up a New Service First, launch Automator (Command+Space, then type “Automator”), and create a new service. Services are like little programs that you can run by right-clicking a file, or from the app’s menu....

How to Change Watch Faces Changing the watch face on your Samsung Galaxy smartwatch is the easiest way to customize the look. First, wake the watch to turn the screen on. Make sure that you’re looking at the watch face. Next, tap and hold your finger down on the watch face until it zooms out. You’re now looking at the watch face selection screen. You can scroll to the right to see more watch faces to choose from....

PowerPoint’s Slide Master lets you keep consistency throughout your presentation. If you want to customize a presentation’s fonts, headings, or colors in one place so that they apply to all your slides, then you’ll need to create a Slide Master. Creating a Slide Master in PowerPoint Open your presentation, head over to the “View” tab, and then click the “Slide Master” button. The Slide Master will appear in the left-hand pane....