Jack Slater
435 articles published since October 26, 2015
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About Jack Slater
Jack has been a freelance tech journalist for more than a decade. He has covered Windows Vista, 7, 10, and 11 topics within a multitude of guides for MakeUseOf and numerous other websites.
How to Enable Automatic Registry Backups in Windows 11
Automatic registry backups are a good idea, so why not make Windows 11 do them for you so you can get on with your day?
7 Ways to Remove an External USB Drive in Windows 11
There are many ways to eject a USB drive, including setting a policy that means you never have to eject a device ever again.
How to Fix the Photos File System Error in Windows 10 and 11
If your Windows Photos app is giving you a file system error, it could be due to a lot of things. Fortunately, the potential fixes are easy to do.
How to Set a Portable App as Default Software in Windows 10 & 11
Portable apps are never properly installed onto Windows, so there's no way to set them as a default app, right? Wrong. Here's how.
How to Add Shutdown Options to Windows 11’s Desktop Context Menu
Learn how to quickly shut down your Windows 11 PCs with just a handful of clicks.
How to Change Items on the Places Bar in Windows 11 and 10
Want to mix up the Places Bar a little? It's easy to do on both Windows 11 and 10.
How to Change Where Windows 11 Saves Screenshots
If you take a lot of screenshots, here's how to set where each one goes, whether you're a fan of the Print Screen key or the Game Bar.
How to Disable Bing Web Searches in Windows 11
Sick of Bing giving its opinion on your Windows 11 searches? Here's how to turn it off.
How to Set Up a Chrome Incognito Context Menu Shortcut in Windows 11
If you need to go private fast, here's how to add a Chrome Incognito shortcut to the context menu on Windows 11.
How to Annotate Screenshots and Images in Windows 11
Taking a screenshot is easy, but how about annotating them afterward? Here are some easy ways in Windows 11.
How to Restore Taskbar Labels in Windows 11 and 10
Want a blast from the past? Here's how to bring back Taskbar labels to Windows 10 and 11.
How to Restore a Missing "Users Must Enter a User Name and Password" Option in Windows 11
If you want to automatically log in to Windows 11 but the option to enable it is missing, here's how to bring it back.
How to Fix the Epic Games Launcher Not Opening in Windows 11 or 10
You can't play games from the Epic Games Store without its launcher, but sometimes it doesn't want to boot. Here's how to fix that.
How to Fix PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Not Launching in Windows 11 or 10
If PUBG isn't letting you play, here's how to fix it when it doesn't launch on Windows 11 or 10.
7 Ways to Check Your Local Drive Storage Space in Windows 11
Running out of room for your next big program? Here's how to check how much space you have left in Windows 11.
5 Ways to Change the Desktop Icon Size in Windows 11
There are a few ways to quickly and easily change the desktop icon size for Windows 11 to have them better suit your needs.
How to Highlight Duplicates in Google Sheets
Want to highlight cells with duplicate data in your spreadsheets? Here's how you can do it with conditional formatting in Google Sheets.
How to Fix the Call of Duty: Warzone Disc Read Error 6.154 in Windows 11
If Call of Duty: Warzone is giving you a disc read error on startup, here's how to fix it on Windows 11.
How to Block Images on Websites in Firefox
Speed up your browsing sessions by preventing the site images from loading. Here's how to do that.
How to Record Macros in Google Chrome
Macros are a great way to save time in repetitive tasks. While Chrome doesn't have the feature built-in, you can use extensions. Here's how.