How to Disable Auto-Play Videos in Google Play Store

Does anyone like video auto-play? I know I don’t. Google recently added video auto-play to the Play Store on Android. Like Netflix and YouTube, they can now be easily disabled from the application’s settings menu.

Google Play autoplay videos can usually be found in the special “Games” feed. There appear to be at least two formats, and not all of them are user-controllable. A “Game Spotlight” area currently displays Call of Duty: Mobile. The carousel of advertising graphics is driven by a video that is played as you scroll down the page. read more

How To Install and Use Different Versions of Office on the Same PC

Microsoft does not recommend installing multiple versions of an Office product, but it is generally possible to install and use multiple versions of Office on a single Windows computer. For example, you can install and use both Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same computer.

In many cases, you can install Office, Project, and Visio on the same computer. However, some combinations of Office, Project, and Visio cannot be installed together on the same computer. The two most important factors that determine whether Office, Project, and Visio can be installed together on the same computer are the product version and the installation technology used to install the product. These two rules determine whether an installation scenario is supported: read more

How To Limit FPS of a Game on Windows 10

If you upgrade to Windows 10, you may experience FPS issues such as spikes and freezes, and the easiest way to improve your PC’s performance is to make a system upgrade.

Frame rate is the frequency at which an imaging device produces single, consecutive images, expressed in frames per second (FPS) or hertz (Hz).

If you want to improve the performance of Windows 10, these tips can help you achieve impressive graphics performance for your games.

Limiting FPS for a Game

Download and install Guru3D RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server Get the latest stable version of the application. Once installed, launch it and it will go directly to the system tray. Open it from there. Activate the Stealth mode, then set the rate to what you want below the frame rate limit. read more

How to Fix Microsoft Edge Closes Immediately After Opening on Windows 10 (Solved)

After the release of Microsoft Windows 10, people reported so many problems. I’ve already discussed some bugs and solutions. But today I came up with a new and different bug of Windows 10. It is related to Microsoft Edge. Some people have problems with this browser. One of them is Microsoft Edge which closes automatically after opening.

I must say that Microsoft Edge is a faster web browser. But it is still buggy. Now you will know how to solve the problem with Microsoft Edge Closes immediately after opening it. read more

Fixing the Stack Overflow Line 0 Error

Some users have posted on numerous software forums about a stack overflow error on line 20 that occurs in their web browser (especially Internet Explorer). This error can occur when you try to connect to websites. A user specified:

Message from webpage… Stack overflow at line __. You can click OK on it & it will keep popping up with a different line number.

The stack mentioned in the error message is a section of memory (RAM) for the software to store program variables and parameters. Stack errors (if not overflows) occur when programs exceed their call stack memory allocations. read more

How to Make Outlook Automatically Download Pictures in Email Messages

By default, images contained in email messages are not automatically downloaded in Microsoft Outlook. In most cases, you can view the frame of images in e-mail messages, but the images are not displayed. Here are the methods for manually downloading images in an e-mail message and automatically downloading images for all e-mail messages you receive.

The main reason is that spammers cannot verify the existence of your e-mail address. They do this by including unique images in their spam message that would otherwise be automatically retrieved when the message is opened. This is also known as a “web bug”. read more

How to Export and Import Firewall Rules in Windows 10

In Windows 10, the Windows Defender Firewall is a security feature that checks incoming and outgoing network traffic and allows or blocks certain traffic based on predefined rules.

Although each installation of Windows 10 comes with the same default set of rules, you can create new custom rules at any time to allow or block application access to the network. If you have created multiple firewall rules and do not want to lose your settings after a clean installation, or if you want to configure other devices with the same policy, you can export and import Windows Defender firewall rules using the Advanced Settings Console and the command prompt. read more

How to Save a Word Document as a JPEG in Windows 10

Do you need to convert your Word document (or part of it) into an image? Microsoft Word itself has a feature that allows you to do so. From version 2007 onwards, you can convert documents into images with the ‘special paste’ function and you can convert them into jpeg, jpg, png and other formats of your choice.

This method is very simple and gives a reasonable quality with a high resolution, which is much better than other document to image converters available online. Moreover, you have the possibility to convert any document into any type of graphic: jpg, tiff, png or gif file format. read more

How To Fix: Skype Not Sending Messages

You can use Skype frequently to contact your colleagues and friends. If you can’t send messages via Skype, it’s not just a inconvenience, it’s a problem. But don’t worry, there are practical ways for Skype not to send messages.

Skype is a telecommunications software that specializes in video chat and phone calls for users around the world. Microsoft currently owns Skype and has supported several platforms. Although this is the most common application used on PCs for video calls, the application is far from perfect. The problem of users’ inability to send messages is common. read more

Fixing The Local Security Authority Cannot be Contacted

This error occurs when users try to connect to other computers via a remote desktop connection. The problem prevents them from connecting and displays the error message “The local security authority cannot be contacted”. The problem often occurs after installing an update on the client or host PC, and causes many problems under many different versions of Windows.

There were many unofficial solutions to the problem that were created by users who had the same unfortunate experience. We have summarized the working methods in this article, so be sure to follow them to solve the problem. read more