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RELATED: How to Check if Your Windows 10 PC Can Run Windows 11 Windows 11 System Requirements According to Microsoft, if your computer doesn’t meet the following requirements, your device will not be able to run Windows 11. If that’s the case, you’ll need to buy a new PC to run the new operating system. Processor: 8th-generation Intel CPU, AMD Ryzen 2000, or newer RAM: 4 gigabytes or more Storage: 64 GB or larger storage device (such as a hard drive or SSD) System Firmware: UEFI and Secure Boot capable TPM: Trusted Platform Module 2....

You’ll often see the acronym “SSID” when Wi-Fi networks are involved. A Wi-Fi network’s SSID is the technical term for its network name. For example, if you see a sign telling you to join a network with an SSID of “Airport WiFi”, you just need to pull up the list of wireless networks nearby and join the “Airport WiFi” network. What Does SSID Stand For? SSID stands for “Service Set Identifier”....

The Wi-Fi Alliance just announced WPA3, a Wi-Fi security standard that will replace WPA2. In a few years, when the laundry folding robots and smart fridges are forgotten, WPA3 will be everywhere making it harder for people to hack your Wi-Fi. As of today, the Wi-Fi Alliance has started to certify new products that support WPA3, and a bunch of manufacturers are already on board. Qualcomm has started making chips for phones and tablets, Cisco announced upcoming support that might even include updating existing devices to support it, and virtually every other company has announced their support....

Apple has unveiled its flagship iPhone 11 trio at the closely watched annual press event, together with Apple watch and an unexpected new iPad. The lack of a 5G support in the iPhone 11 lineup might discourage fans who want to upgrade their mobile. Still, iOS data migration and management never ceased to be the focus, no matter for a new iPhone switch, or free up storage on old iPhone to start afresh and speed up your digital life....

The Android update landscape is a disaster that has plagued the OS for years. “Fragmentation” is a common complaint against Android, but some manufacturers are starting to take the necessary steps to correct this years-long problem. Understanding How Android Updates Work To understand why manufacturers have such an issue keeping Android updated, we should probably first talk about how these updates work. Sony recently crafted an infographic that aims to explain how Android updates work, but here’s the gist:...

Android’s Daydream feature is an “interactive screensaver mode” that can activate automatically when your device is docked or charging, keeping your screen on and displaying information. Daydream mode can give your device an always-on information display. Developers can create their own Daydream apps and Android includes a variety of built-in options. We’ll cover what you need to know about Daydream mode and how you can use it to make your Android device display useful information....

Walkie-Talkie is an Apple Watch feature that allows you to chat with others without having to initiate a phone call. Unfortunately, the feature often doesn’t work as advertised. If you’re struggling with the Walkie-Talkie app, you’ll find potential solutions below. Common Problems with Walkie-Talkie The Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie feature is notoriously buggy. Perhaps the most common issue is the inability to initiate a chat with a friend on the service....

Microsoft and Windows News Microsoft is still one of the most dominant forces in tech today, and the company is constantly trying to expand and modernize Windows. Here’s what happened today. Build 19H1 came to the Slow Ring (but still didn’t fix the GSOD). [Thurrott] Windows 10 is getting Android screen mirroring…for a few phones. [The Verge] The Snip & Sketch tool got an update. Yay? [MSPowerUser] Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18356 was announced in the Fast Ring....

Gone are the days of using the same unchanging operating system for years. Windows 10 is getting a significant upgrade every six months, and those updates break things. Even Apple keeps messing up with iPhone updates. More Updates, More Problems Microsoft pulled Windows 10’s October 2018 Update because it deleted some people’s personal files, but that’s just the latest and most prominent issue—previous updates caused problems, too. For example, the Anniversary Update broke millions of webcams before a patch was released a month later....

Do you want to add your company logo to your business signature or a picture of your motto to your personal signature? You can add an image to your Gmail signature for all outgoing emails or only the current one. Whether you set up a specific signature for all emails or simply want to add an image to the email you’re composing, you can insert an image from a URL, Google Drive, or your computer....

Headers and footers are the sections at the top and bottom of a document. They generally contain information like page numbers, the date, the author’s name, or the file name. We’ll show you how to add these in Google Docs. First, fire up your browser and go to your Google Docs homepage. Open a new document or the existing one to which you want to add a header or footer....

The ability to respond with an emoji from Slack’s extensive built-in collection is excellent. But nothing makes a place feel like home quite like personalizing it, so here’s how to add your own emoji to your workspace. Be aware that, by default, Slack allows everyone except guest users to add emojis. Unfortunately, the default setting has to be left enabled or limit the feature to only workspace owners and admins....

If you, like many people, picked up an HBO Now account to watch Game of Thrones, your first thought after finishing the series last night might have been “How do I cancel?” Alright, in fairness, your first thought might have been “What the hell was that?” if the general current of social media is any indicator. And as veteran watchers of shows like LOST with long meandering story arcs that end in disgruntled viewership, you have our sympathy if the finale left you unhappy....

By default, Word 2016 and 365 automatically create hyperlinks out of web addresses you type. If you’d rather Word not create hyperlinks automatically, you can disable this functionality. Here’s how. Sometimes you just want to type a URL in your document and not have Word create hyperlinks for it automatically. This is especially true in areas like bibliographies where having every line contain blue, underlined text can be pretty distracting....

To disable dynamic emails, open the Gmail website on your computer, click the gear, and select “Settings.” Look for “Dynamic email” in the list of settings under the General tab. Uncheck the “Enable dynamic email” option. Note: Dynamic emails will also be disabled if you select the “Ask before displaying external images” option to the right of Images here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “Save Changes” to save your changes....

Whenever you install a major upgrade or create a new user, the first time you sign in, you are greeted with the first sign-in animation. Here’s how to disable the welcome message should you no longer want to see it. The first sign-in animation is a series of messages that display on the screen when signing in after a major update, version change, or for new user accounts. Messages include: “Hi,” “We’re setting things up for you,” “We’ve got some updates for your PC,” and “This might take several minutes....

RELATED: How Do IP Addresses Work? Why Find Your iPhone’s IP Address One major reason you may want to know your iPhone’s IP address is that you’re specifying IP-specific settings on your router, such as setting a static IP address. By finding out what IP your iPhone uses, you can give it certain permissions on your network. Another reason you may wish to know your phone’s IP is when you have an IP conflict problem....

One of the best features of the Google Home Hub is Ambient EQ. But if you find your Google Home Hub isn’t dimming its screen in dark rooms, the feature may be turned off in the Hub itself in a hidden menu. Ambient EQ is an excellent feature that adjusts brightness and color temperature on the screen to match the surrounding light in the room. When the screensaver is going, the color adjustment causes photos to look like they are printed paper instead of on a display....

Who Is Apple’s Education Discount for? According to Apple’s sales terms, the following people are eligible to take advantage of the education discount in the USA: Homeschool teachers teaching K-12 students. K-12 teachers and other employees of K-12 institutions. Even school board members are eligible. Students at higher education institutions, including students who have been accepted to a college or university but aren’t yet attending. Parents of higher education students provided that they’re purchasing the hardware on behalf of their child....

Linking two presentations together allows you to save time by using already-existing slides. The transition is almost seamless, giving it the illusion of one single presentation. Here’s how to link PowerPoint presentations together. Before we get started, note that both presentations need to be in the same folder to link them together. Moving or renaming the second file after the link has been created will cause the slide to break....