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Enable Efficiency Mode in Microsoft Edge
The post describes how to enable or disable the efficiency mode in the Microsoft Edge browser – a feature designed to extend battery life by reducing CPU usage and altering inactive tab activity. It can benefit battery-powered devices and help conserve energy on desktop computers. The process involves accessing the browser’s settings, selecting ‘Performance,’ and…
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Clear Windows Security History in Windows 11
This text explains the process of manually clearing Windows Security Protection history events on Windows 11, which by default are only retained for two weeks. To do so, users must be logged in as an administrator, navigate to a specific path within File Explorer, and delete the Service folder, then restart their computer.
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Change Windows 11 Security Event Retention
The post provides a guide for changing the retention period of Windows Security Protection history events on Windows 11. The default setting automatically removes these events after two weeks. The post instructs on adjusting this length of time, even setting it to infinite retention, using specific commands in PowerShell.
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Accessing Protection History in Windows 11
The blog post guides Windows 11 users on how to access the Protection History page of the Windows Security app. Here, they can monitor actions taken by Microsoft Defender Antivirus including the removal of Potentially Unwanted Apps, turning off critical services, and understanding threat alerts. Protection History retains data for two weeks, after which events…
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How to Play DVD in Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Linux, by default, does not support encrypted or region-protected DVDs. Users need to install the correct codecs and certain packages such as libdvd. This post provides step-by-step instructions on how to enable the multiverse repository, install the libdvd-pkg, and set up additional packages and plugins to watch DVDs and videos in Ubuntu Linux.
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Password-Protect PDFs on Windows: A Step-by-Step Guide
The post provides step-by-step instructions on how to password-protect PDF documents using Windows. It introduces PDFEncrypt, a free, open-source Windows app, enabling encryption without having to purchase extensive software. Ensuring protection, only a user with the correct password can decrypt and read the content. A new password-protected version is saved separately, leaving the original file…
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Disable Chrome PDF Viewer: Step-by-Step Guide
The tutorial outlines how to disable Google Chrome’s internal PDF viewer so PDF files always open externally in apps like Adobe Reader. This involves modifying browser settings or, for an administrative, registry-based option, making changes to Windows registry. The tutorial asserts that some business environments may find external PDF applications more effective than Chrome’s internal…
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Lock Windows 11 Proxy Settings for Security
The article provides a guide on how to prevent users from changing proxy settings on Windows 11. Businesses often use proxy servers to manage network traffic. But users may adjust or bypass these servers, which can be prevented by locking the proxy settings using Local Group Policy Editor or Windows Registry in the Windows 11…
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Install Ionic Framework on Ubuntu: A Step-by-Step Guide
The post guides students and new users on installing and using the Ionic Framework on Ubuntu Linux. Ionic is an open-source, cross-platform framework used for creating Angular, React, and Vue applications across Android, iOS, and other devices. The process begins with installing Node.js and NPM, followed by the Ionic command-line utility. Once set up, the…
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Install Angular CLI on Ubuntu: A Step-by-Step Guide
This post teaches how to install and use Angular CLI on Ubuntu Linux. First, the NVM environment is installed and activated. Then, Node.js v16 is installed. After Node.js and NPM are set up, the latest Angular CLI can be installed. The post also outlines how to create, build, serve a new Angular project on a…