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Notes are a wonderful and convenient option of collecting and saving any data one may wish to keep at hand. But, when the notes contain banking, financial, medical or other private information such as residential address, passwords, etc., then they should be secured. For this reason, the Notes app in iOS allows users to add a password or Touch ID for security the notes. Kindly check out the process to password-protect your notes in the iOS Notes app. How to Set a Password or Touch ID Lock on Notes Open the Notes application on your iPhone or iPad. Make a new note and input whatever you want. In order to lock an older note, just tap on it. Hit the Export option. It contains a box with an arrow. Go through the list of options to locate “Lock Note.” Select this option. Now, the Set Password screen will open. Key in the password and then confirm the password for verification. Add a password hint. Touch the bar next to Use Touch ID if you want to lock your note using the Touch...

Previously, there was the option in the Sticky Notes for the Windows 10 users that they can easily change the font size of the text. But due to some bizarre reasons, Microsoft has removed this feature in their latest update. As a result, the Sticky Notes is worst than before. But this doesn’t mean that user cannot change the font size any longer. It only means that now users need to take some extra steps to find the job done instead of doing it straight from the app. Now let us discuss how to change Font Size in Sticky Notes in Windows 10. But before continuing the process let me tell you that if you follow the process in the same way as given below, then you can be able to do it, and this way you will save your time and it will also takes fewer efforts. The process has been discussed below. Steps to Change Font Size in Sticky Notes in Windows 10 So, let’s start the process by following the below given steps: Firstly, press the Windows key + I button together on the keyboar...

The RDP refers to the Remote Desktop Protocol is proprietary of Microsoft remote access protocol which is used by the Windows systems administrators to manage Windows Server system remotely. Apart from the RDP sets, Windows Power Shell or Secure Shell (SSH) remoting is the existence of the complete graphical desktop. However, by default, the RDP server component always listens for the incoming connections direct on the TCP port 3389, though it can only be changed due to the security reasons. Always try to make sure that Microsoft’s current push is for the admin to diminish their reliance upon the RDP easily and as an alternative deploy Windows Servers in direct on Nano Mode or Server Core. Or also employ some Windows Power Shell command line remote administration in place of RDP. The Justification by the Microsoft is just a two ways away: A GUI layer widens the attack surface of your servers. A GUI layer generally consumes some unnecessary system resources. Apart from thi...

The Registry is amongst the most crucial set of data in Windows OS. It includes entire system settings of the computer and applications. Typically, making changes to the Windows Registry is not recommended, because even the slightest error can potentially lead to stability and startup issues. But, if you really have to make changes to the Registry for customizing the user experience, then you must create a backup of your entire Registry. This way, if anything doesn’t go well, then you can always go back to how things were. Even though there are different ways for backing up the Windows 10 Registry, the System Restore method is one of the quickest and easiest ways to restore the Registry. In this blog, we will go through the process to backup and restore Windows 10 Registry using System Restore. How to backup the Windows 10 Registry using System Restore? One of the simplest methods for creating a Registry backup in Windows 10 is by making use of System Restore. Here’s how: ...

Generally, this window update error code 0x8024402C occurs when any users are trying to connect to the Microsoft’s Windows Update servers, then you might run into an excess of errors. One such error code from all f them is 0x8024402C. Normally, this error code might be seen on users screen when users are checks for any updates. This error is caused when the proxy or firewall settings are configured incorrectly on the user’s system, and it could also be caused by invalid network settings. This will result in the client’s connection to the Windows Update servers failing. In this post, we will try to provide you best solution or 4 most useful methods for fixes to the Error Code 0x8024402C. This four given method will surely help you in fixing the error. Fix to Fix Windows Update Error Code 0x8024402C Whenever you receive error code 0x8024402C, below we provide few methods which could help you in solving the error, but you need to try it on ascending order to remove errors, a...

At present, almost everybody has a smartphone. Since a majority of phones are web-enabled, they have become more immune to cyber attacks and threats. People store a lot of critical data in their phones, such as pictures, copies of their identity cards, passwords, bank account details, etc. One needs to take proper measures to protect their smartphones and the keep its data secure. Let’s go through the different ways to secure smartphones. Update, Update, and Update To safeguard your device and data, the first thing you must do is to install updates when they get released. While people often update their computers, they fill to install updates on their smartphones. While updating is a time consuming and data eating process, it is very important. Updates contain fixes and patches. When you do not update your smartphone, you are giving cyber attackers a chance to access or compromise your device. Here’s how Apple(iOS) users can install updates: Open the Settings app. Tap on ...

Cydia is an app that comes into your iPhone once it jailbreaks. The primary function of the Cydia app is to allow a jailbroken iOS device to find and install those apps which are exclusively made for the jailbroken device. The concept of jailbreaking an iOS device has become common and widespread. But once the Cydia app is installed into your device, it is not possible to remove it from your iPhone with standard methods. If you no longer want to use this app and don’t want Cydia, then follow the method to uninstall and remove the app completely. How to delete Cydia packages and app Cydia app can be removed from your device without losing your jailbreak, but without this, your device won’t be able to boot in safe mode if anything goes wrong with your jailbreak. Tap and open ‘Cydia’ app. Tap on the ‘Installed’ tab at the bottom of your iPhone screen. Tap on an app or tweak that you want to remove from your iPhone. Tap on the ‘Modify.’ It is on the top-right corner of the s...

Mozilla Firefox has lately come up with a redesigned rebranded style of their browser known as Quantum. People literally ditched Chrome after using it once. But what causes nuisance is that when you switch from your long-term default browser, then you need to transfer all the cookies, bookmarks, passwords and much more. Else you need start again and give it your crucial time. How to transfer Bookmarks, Cookies, and History to Mozilla Firefox? For instance- Suppose you are moving from Chrome to Firefox. You have installed Firefox, and you are accessing it for the first time. It will show up a pop-up box asking if you would like to move the bookmarks and other relevant information from the previous browsers. Select the “Correct Browser” In the first box, choose the browser you want your settings to be imported from. The box will itself inspect which other boxes you have installed on your System. Ensure that another browser is closed completely. It should not be running in the...

Snapchat, as its name suggests, is a photo messaging app, similar to other social media apps. But it gives a fun way to share pictures and videos with your friends, cousins, and family. You can directly edit and send snaps with your contacts and make it as your story without bulking your phone storage space. Here is how to do this! How to edit and send a single snap to multiple contacts 1.     Open the ‘Snapchat’ app by tapping its icon. 2.     Enter your ‘Username and password.’ 3.     And, tap ‘Sign in.’ 4.     Tap the ‘Capture’ button. It is a white circle at the bottom of your screen to take a snap. 5.     Hold the ‘Capture’ button to record a video. 6.     Tap on the tools at the top of the screen to add stickers, text, and draw after taking a snap. 7.     Tap the ‘Cross (X) button’ at the top-left corner of the screen. And ta...

There are fantastic things happening around the world, but this one is the most amazing amongst all. The gamers are going to love to hear that they can now connect PlayStation 4 Fortnite account with Nintendo Switch. The cross-platform support will bring a revolution in the gaming console since it is breaking the restriction for those who have a specific gaming platform. The Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, John Kodera, revealed that the feature would be available in open beta. The Epic Games is also putting efforts to find the solution for those gamers who have created the account on multiple consoles to play the worldwide famous Fortnite. The video game company will be featuring the opportunity of merging the player accounts and sync the purchase details so that everything remains in sync and accessible to the players. Here’s how to connect PlayStation 4 Fortnite Account to Nintendo Switch Open your web browser and visit the Epic Games website. Now, enter your...

Google is believed to be surreptitiously working on an app subscription service for Google Play. As mentioned by compelling evidence discovered in a report, Google Play is planning to introduce a subscription service called ‘Play Pass’ that will offer users paid apps and games for a monthly fee. Users can now subscribe to Netflix or Amazon Prime for getting access to a rotating catalog of TV shows and movies. Also, we have Kindle Unlimited for digital books and audiobooks, and Microsoft with some of its competitors have also offered subscription services for video games. Chief evidence that the Google is developing a “Play Pass” feature was spotted by the mobile software development community “XDA” early in June when a code containing a reference to “PLAYPASS_SUBSCRIPTION” was noticed by it. Also,  9to5 Google  noted that many Android games are free of cost for users to play and make money on in-app purchases, such as the extremely popular and trendy “Fortnite” that ...

There are a lot of times when people have recommended to hide the programs and items from the Control Panel in Windows. It is possible that these people belong to the IT department where they don’t want to allow the employees to access the settings from the control panel. This is one perspective to understand the requirement, but sometimes you download some programs which are so crucial that you don’t want anyone to know about it. In such situations hiding those program would be a good choice. But the question that arises is how to do it? To know the answer of this question, just follow the guide and check the methods approaching best to hide the programs on Control Panel of your Windows 10. The methods are unquestionably the best approach, but they are not easy to follow as these methods will take a long time to hide the programs from Control Panel. How to hide programs on Control Panel in Windows Hiding Programs from Control Panel using Group Policy Press Windows key + R ...

Everyone must have heard of Twitter by now. Ever since it was founded in 2006, there has been a lot of discourse that has been happening on Twitter. From the politicians to the actors, from the sportspersons to the Presidents, everyone is tweeting on Twitter. Twitter is basically a social media platform that has profiles and a newsfeed.  Users can tweet, share and post whatever they want to. It should although fit into 280 characters or less. Previously tweets were limited to 140 characters or less. Gradually Twitter rolled out the limit to 280 words. Users can also tweet images, videos or GIFs. They can even include polls in these tweets to measure popular opinion. So basically, Twitter is just another method of communication. Just like we share our things on Facebook, picnics on Instagram, similarly we share our thoughts on Instagram. Sometimes they are funny, or sometimes they are tragic. Limitless range of expressions can be expressed in a tweet. Many people prefer twitt...

Recently Microsoft has announced new Surface devices that are available for pre-order now. They will begin rolling out in the upcoming weeks. Microsoft held an event in the New York City and announced the new Surface devices. Along with that, the company also announced some brand new noise canceling Surface headsets, Surface All Access programs, the release of Windows 10, 1809 and much more. Surface Pro 6 Microsoft presented a Surface Pro 6 that is a refresh of its trademark Surface device. It will be available both in black and white colors. Microsoft states that the device will be 67% faster as it is equipped with Intel’s 8th generation quad core processor. It can be pre-ordered.  The shipping will start in a few days. Surface Laptop 2 Microsoft states Surface Laptop 2 shall be approximately 85% faster as compared to the first because of the new 8th generation  Intel processor. It will be equipped with an improvised keyboard, with 1500:1 contrast display. The Surfa...

Siri is a virtual assistant of Apple’s operating system. It uses voice queries and natural language interface for answering the questions, making the recommendations and performs the actions by receiving requests. Although Siri is a great personal assistant but sometimes it can get in way of your regular device usage. Siri voice assistant has several useful commands and features and an amazing sense of humor. But there still are some users who wants to disable Siri on their iOS devices. Turning off Siri will disallow you from accessing the personal assistant from anywhere in iOS. You will lose any of related feature on your devices itself. Sometimes iOS and Mac users may find Siri to be a pain in neck. If you are one of them, you will be glad to know that you can disable Siri. How to Turn Off Siri in iOS? Turning off Siri is same for all the devices and versions of iOS. Launch the Settings App in iOS. Go to General. Tap on Siri and near top of screen. Toggle the switch n...

FaceTime refers to the video and voice calling service of Apple. It makes use of the internet to place and receive calls. This tool can be used on iOS devices such as iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone. It can also be used on Macs. If you have friends or family living overseas, then you can connect with them over FaceTime without worrying about the phone bills. In this blog, we will talk about the process of setting up FaceTime on iOS and MacOS devices. Steps for setting up FaceTime iPhone If you are an iPhone user, then the phone number will get automatically registered. Therefore, users do not need to apply added measures for setting it up. However, in order to register the email address to FaceTime, just open the Settings app. In the Settings, tap on FaceTime. After that, tap on Use your Apple ID and enter it. iPad and iPod Touch Because iPad and iPod Touch users do not have a phone number, they can just register FaceTime using their Apple IDs. Open the Settings app, and tap...

Twitter is a widespread, and free online news and social networking site where users can communicate through the form of short messages. These short messages are called tweets. As all the social network sites have their different features, which have both merits and demerits. On Twitter, anyone can follow you and also you can follow anyone. But, sometime some offending users will follow you or add you to their account, and annoying you by doing ‘@reply’ and ‘@mentions.’ Random bots, spamming or self-promoting posts will also irritate you. To stop these unwanted activities, you have the option of the block. You also have the choice of unfollowing and reporting. What happens when you block any person on Twitter? 1.     When you blocked someone, the person will not be able to see your tweets and nor you’ll receive their tweets. 2.     The blocked person unable to follow you. 3.     If you Block any of your followers, the...

YouTube is a great Media site where users can get different types of content like TV shows clips, video clips, music videos, short films, documentary films, movie trailers, live streaming, video blogging, educational video, audio recording, etc. It offers a wide variety of corporate media and user-generated video to the user. YouTube allows its user to upload, view, rate, share, report, add to favorite and comment on videos. There will be many reasons for deleting YouTube Watch and Search history. Some peoples are worrying about that search engines are obtaining identifying information about them. If this also disturbs you, you can clear your YouTube watch and search history; it will keep your information to the minimum and prevent others from finding out too much about you. YouTube also gives you video recommendations according to your watch and search history, deleting your YouTube history will control this. By just following these steps you can Pause and Delete your YouTube...