Connect Chromecast to Google Home Before you begin, you’ll need to make sure your Chromecast is set up to work with your television and Wi-Fi network. You’ll also want to make sure you have your Google Home device set up on the same network. First, connect your Android phone or iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network as your Google Home and Chromecast. Then, launch the Google Home app on your device....

How to Schedule a Computer to Shut Down With Command Prompt Follow these steps to use the command prompt for a one-time shutdown. That’s it. Your computer will now automatically shut down at the time you specified. You’ll receive a warning a few minutes before shutdown to remind you then, too. How to Set up Automatic Shutdown With the RUN Command Follow these steps to use the command prompt for a one-time shutdown....

How Fast Should Your Internet Be to Cut the Cord? You typically describe internet speed in terms of megabits per second. It takes about 5 megabits to stream at HD quality, although realistically, you need about 8 megabits to do so smoothly. However, this leaves little room for doing much else on the internet. You’ll probably want at least 10 megabits if you’re the only one using the internet connection and 20+ for a family to stream video to multiple devices....

How to Delete PS5 Profile From the Console If you have multiple accounts logged in on your PlayStation 5, you may wish to tidy some of these up and delete them. Here’s what to do. How to Delete Your Playstation Profile Permanently If you want to delete your PlayStation 5 profile permanently, the process is a little more complicated and requires you to use use the Playstation official website. Here’s what to do....

How to Disable the Windows XP Splash Screen Disabling the Windows XP splash screen can be achieved by following a few simple steps outlined below using the System Configuration Utility (also called msconfig) that’s built-in to Windows XP. Here’s how to use msconfig to disable the Windows XP splash screen: Tips & More Information There are additional options when configuring your Windows XP splash screen. Reenable During Boot To re-enable the Windows XP splash screen during boot, follow the instructions above, but this time choose Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services in the General tab....

How to Get Fortnite on PS4 Finding and downloading Fortnite is pretty straightforward. Tips for Playing Fortnite on PS4 You’ve got Fortnite installed, so one question remains: how do you play? Here are the basics to getting started—you’ll be climbing the leader board in no time. Use the Prematch Waiting to Familiarize Yourself With the Controls Since there are up to 100 people in a single match of Fortnite, you’ll need to wait a bit after choosing to start a game to actually begin....

Prerequisites Before you get started, you should: Back up your computer Prepare your hard drive for installing Elementary OS — to dual boot, you must segregate some drive space from Windows. We recommend 20 GB, minimum. Create a bootable Elementary OS USB drive How to Boot Into Elementary OS The process to dual-boot Windows and Elementary OS is much like the process for other major distributions. With Elementary OS on a USB drive, plug the drive into your computer....

Configure Mail to Empty the Trash on a Schedule If remembering to empty the trash regularly isn’t high on your priority list, you can instruct the Mail application when and how often to empty the trash for you. To empty the Trash on a schedule, complete the following steps: Empty the Trash Manually If you prefer to control when the Trash is emptied, you can do so manually and quickly. To empty the Trash manually, complete the following steps:...

All instructions in this article use macOS Catalina (10.15), but the basic concepts apply to all later versions of the macOS. How Do You Kill a Task on a Mac? Perhaps the easiest and quickest way to kill a task on a Mac—another way to refer to quitting a program—is to use the macOS Dock. Here’s what to do: How Do You Force Quit an Application on a Mac? If the application you want to quit is frozen up or won’t respond to other commands, try using macOS’s built-in Force Quit menu....

How to Find a Wi-Fi Password on your iPhone (iOS 16) To find the password on an iPhone with iOS 16, follow these steps: How to Share Wi-Fi Password on iOS 11 through iOS 15 You may not be able to look up your Wi-Fi password on your iPhone, but there’s an easy way to share the password with a friend. As long as you’re both running iOS 11 and up (this works on Macs running macOS High Sierra (10....

Access Messenger History From Facebook or Messenger on a Desktop Here’s how to search your Facebook message history by keyword or search within a conversation from a browser. Search Message History by Keyword Here’s how to search Messenger’s message history using a specific keyword: Search Within a Messenger Conversation Here’s how to perform a search within a Messenger conversation: Access Messenger History From the Messenger App In the iOS or Android Messenger app on your mobile device, here’s how to search through your message history by keyword or search within a conversation....

How Do I Find Out What My Router Password Is On Windows 10? Look for a sticker on the back or bottom of your router. Most routers list the user name and password alongside the network name (SSID) and network key. If you don’t see a sticker, you can look up your router’s manufacturer and model online to find the default user name and password. Look for the brand and model number on the device, or check the manual....

When your PS4 keeps ejecting discs, it may simply eject them, beep, or provide an error message like this: What Causes PS4 to Keep Ejecting Discs? The main reasons your PS4 might keep ejecting discs are a problem with the eject button, a problem with the eject screw, software issues, and problems with the actual discs. Eject button issues are primarily limited to the original PlayStation 4 and its capacitive eject button, while the other problems affect all three versions of the PlayStation 4 equally....

What Causes the Steam Cloud Error? When you experience this error, you’ll typically one of these messages: Steam Cloud ErrorSteam was unable to Sync your files for (game) with the Steam CloudUnable to Sync These messages appear when Steam checks your local game files and they don’t match with the save data that’s saved in the Steam Cloud. This usually happens when you play games on multiple computers, but it can also happen if you only play on one....

But don’t toss your remote at the wall just yet. Instead, try these troubleshooting tips to get your brand new sound system up and working. Causes of a Stereo Receiver Not Making Sound Silent stereos are usually caused by low power, a wrong source selection, disconnected or faulty speaker wires, broken speakers, or a malfunctioning source component. However, similar to diagnosing a defective speaker channel, troubleshooting a stereo system that’s not producing sound begins by isolating the problem—a problem that usually isn’t revealed until the corresponding fix has been tried....

This guide refers to many TV settings in general terms. Your TV may refer to these settings by a different name. We recommend you have the TV manual available for reference. The Cause of Common TV Problems A TV can malfunction or appear to malfunction for many reasons, but we can place most problems into a few categories. Brightness: The TV is too dark.Color: The TV’s color is unappealing.Aspect ratio: The TV’s image looks squashed or stretched....

What is COM Surrogate? COM Surrogate is a catchall name for processes called dllhost.exe that separates Windows Explorer from individual DLL hosts that have the potential to crash. In particular, DLLs that deal with media thumbnails. There are many others, but that’s one of the most common. COM Surrogate makes it so that if any of those DLL files crash, the files don’t crash the entire Windows Explorer. Think of it as a first line of defense for system stability....

When this error occurs, you may also see one of these messages: iMessage Activation: An error occurred during activation. Try again.Waiting for activation…An error has occurred during activation.iMessage is Signed Out. An error occurred and your account is signed out of iMessage. You may miss messages as a result. Please go to settings and address this issue. What Causes iMessage Activation Errors? When you experience an iMessage activation error, you’ll typically find that iMessage won’t work and that you’ll only be able to send and receive normal text messages....

Luckily, there are a bunch of no-nonsense troubleshooting tips you can use to try and quickly and easily address any problems with Sling TV on Roku. Check Sling’s Known Issues Page Before you try changing anything, the very first step in addressing Sling issues should be to consult Sling’s Known Issues page. For each platform Sling supports, they have sections with any open issues listed alongside steps to work through the issue....

Causes of Not Being Able to Answer Calls on a Galaxy Watch When you can’t answer calls on a Samsung Galaxy Watch, there are several potential causes. The most common problems are connectivity and configuration issues, which you can usually fix yourself. There may be Bluetooth connectivity issues, or you may have turned on a silent setting like Do Not Disturb mode. If you’re trying to use your watch without your phone, the watch needs to support LTE, and you must activate it with your cellular provider....