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How to enable tracking in your Windows laptop

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Many of us know about the tracking feature available in our Android and iOS devices, but very few are aware of the same type of feature available in Windows run desktop PCs and laptops. This may turn you on but this feature doesn’t let you perform actions like remotely wiping or locking your Windows device. So, let us now take a look at the process of enabling that feature in your Windows 10 run laptops or PCs.

One thing to note before you dig into the process is that this method works only with devices that have a GPS chip, a cellular connection, or any other such means that help the device in determining its location.

Steps for enabling laptop tracking in Windows 10

  • As a first step, you should make sure that the location services on your device are on. You can do that by searching for Location privacy settings
  • You can just select the result found and then check whether the location of your device is on. If not turned on just toggle the button
  • Once the location is on, open the start menu and search for Find My Device
  • Select the option from the results found and toggle the switch to turn it on
  • Now, you are done with setting up the things in your device
  • You can simply view your device on Microsoft’s website  and check the location of your device by clicking on the option Find My Device
  • It will show the location of your device on the map

Thus, this laptop tracking feature may come to your rescue at times.

Here Are The Steps To Activate The New Start Menu In Windows 10

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We all know that Windows 10 is the most used operating system around the world. More than three fourth of the PCs in the world are run on the Windows operating system. But however, the Mac operating system always overrules Windows with its decent and attractive appearance. To back its features with appearance Microsoft recently rolled out a feature that it has been working on for the past few years. The company rolled out the new Windows 10 start menu feature to all the Windows 10 Insiders in the Dev Channel. Many of the people are still unable to enjoy the new menu as they are still stuck with the old one. So, if you are one of them, here are the steps needed to activate the new start menu.

Steps To Follow To Activate New Start Menu In Windows 10 With ViveTool

Vive is an open-source tool created to enable hidden features in the Windows operating system.  It can actually activate a feature that exists in the OS. So, now to activate this new start menu, let us use this tool.

  • To begin with, you should have the ViveTool downloaded and installed on your PC.
  • Next, you need to extract the file into a folder.
  • Then right-click on the Start button and then choose the option ‘Command Prompt (Administrator)’ from the pop-up menu.
  • Now, in the command window, enter the patch where you have unpacked the tool.
  • Then, type the following command – ViVeTool.exe addconfig 23615618 2.
  • Finally, just restart your PC.
  • Once the restart is complete, you will find the new start menu.

How to use Built-in screen recorder in Windows 10

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Screen recording is used by many people on their computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones for various purposes. Gaming people use this recording feature for recording their gaming achievements. And many of us record screens for sending how-to videos for our friends and family. For this purpose, we use various third party recording applications, but for those people who use Windows 10, there is a built-in screen recorder.

Here is how to use built-in screen recorder:

  • Click on the Start button and then click on the Xbox application.
  • After opening the app, then just hit the combo keys Win + G on the screen which you want to take a screenshot or record which opens the Game Bar.
  • The game bar asks you where whether it is game where you need to just lie and check the box that says “Yes, This is a game”
  • After doing that you will see a game bar with the following options

Screen Recorder

  • You can just hit on the screenshot to take a screenshot of your screen or click on Start recording to record the screen.

The screenshots and screen recordings can be found in the C:\Users:\[username]:\Videos:\Captures or even Game DVR tab of the Xbox app has your recordings and screenshots.

That is it, using these steps you can very easily record the screen without the help of any third party app in Windows 10.

Remotely Troubleshoot A Friend’s Windows PC Without Any Software

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If you ever found out that your friend or your near and dear family members are deeply in need of some technical advice, you make many attempts to help them in resolving their problem and for giving them that technical assistance you must have tried a lot of options like using a third party software, assisting them over the phone call, assisting them over a video call. But have you ever thought there is a very simple and easy way using which you can technically assist your dear family or friends in the process to troubleshoot their device and that too without having to install any kind of software and tools? Yes, you read it right. Check out the process below

Steps To Troubleshoot Windows 10 PC Without Any Software

  • Quick Assist is an application available as an inbuilt feature in Windows 10 This app helps in creating a virtual or network connection between the two devices and both the devices must be running on Windows 10 only
  • You can the Quick Assist app under Windows Accessories in the Start menu. When you find it, just launch it
  • Now in the pop up that appears, just check the option ‘give assistance’and then you will get a unique code displayed on your screen which will expire in a few minutes
  • You need to note that code and send it to your friend or family member on the other side
  • When the person on the other side provide this unique code in his/her app, then the connection between the two devices will be created

This will allow the user on one side to remotely operate the computer of the person on the other side. Thus you can Troubleshoot in Windows 10 using these really simple to follow steps.

Enjoy the fee you will be getting in assisting someone you care for even when you are away from them.

Monitor Your Window’s 10 Device’s Battery Health With Battery Report

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Your laptop battery can easily lose capacity over time, so it’s important that you frequently check its health. Checking the battery health is relatively simple, and you can do that right from Windows 10. So, here we present you the process of generating the battery report for your laptop without the help of any third-party applications.

Steps For Generating A Battery Report in Windows 10

  • You can easily generate a battery report by running the powercfg /batteryreport command. Press Windows key + X, click Command Prompt (Admin), type powercfg /batteryreport at the command prompt then hit the Enter key. The report will be saved under C:\Windows\System32 as battery-report.

The report provides details about your battery including the name, manufacturer, serial number, chemistry, and cycle count. You can also view a usage report over a period of time. A battery report is a useful tool for investigating poor battery performance. If your battery is defective, your battery report will help you prove it when processing a warranty claim. There are also other causes for poor battery performance that are worth investigating.

The report will give you more information about the batteries in your system, as well as how they’ve been used over time. Perhaps of most usefulness to most people is the battery life estimates–how long you can expect your battery to last based on actual usage–and how it’s changed since you first installed the OS. It’s more accurate and precise than relying on the battery icon in your taskbar. Other report sections such as Usage history and battery capacity can help you check your laptop battery’s health. To get many more details about your battery than you from the battery icon in the taskbar, remember this hidden trick.

Battery Details In Settings

With Windows 10, Microsoft lets you check out more battery details than you’d normally get in the previous iterations of Windows. To check battery details, you can head to Windows Settings->System->Battery. Here, you will see the current battery percentage along with the estimated time remaining. You also get the options to choose when you want the Battery Saver to be turned on or you can even turn it on for now.

Thus, you can keep an eye on your device’s battery.