Author Archives: Chris Hoffman

Whether you have a Roku TV or a Roku player plugged into your TV’s HDMI port, you’ll see advertisements on your Roku’s home screen next to your streaming channels. That’s just part of the Roku experience.Read This Article on How… Continue reading →

Want to see how much money you’ve spent on Steam? Valve keeps a running tally tracking every dollar you’ve ever spent on your account. Here’s how to see how much damage you’ve taken during Steam sales.Read This Article on How-To… Continue reading →

Windows 10 has a hidden emoji picker you can use to type emoji in any application, even desktop programs like Google Chrome. It’s accessible by pressing a keyboard shortcut combination.Read This Article on How-To Geek › Continue reading →

Windows 10 now lets you choose which sound output and input devices individual apps use. For example, you could have one app play audio through your headphones and another app play it through your speakers.Read This Article on How-To Geek › Continue reading →

Microsoft is working on two Windows 10 updates. The 21H1 update will debut in the first half of 2021 and includes bigger features that need significant testing. It will follow the 20H2 update this fall, which is focused on stability and polish.Read Th… Continue reading →

The Windows Task Manager has floating performance panels, but it also has a system tray icon that displays CPU usage. Here’s how to use it—and how to free up taskbar space so the Task Manager’s window shortcut will get out of your way… Continue reading →

Windows has never actually had a “system tray.” For 25 years, we’ve all been getting it wrong. Microsoft insists those icons are in a “notification area.” So where did the term “system tray” come from? And why … Continue reading →

On Windows, automatic sign-in is convenient because you can have your PC launch programs when it starts. You can even have your PC automatically boot at specific times. For improved security, you can have Windows 10 automatically lock itself and requir… Continue reading →

Do you have a problem with the search function in Windows 10’s Start menu or File Explorer? Whether Windows can’t find your files, indexing is using too much CPU or search isn’t working, Microsoft’s Indexer Diagnostics tool can … Continue reading →

If you’re playing an Xbox game on a Windows 10 PC—like the ones in Microsoft’s Game Pass for PC service—you’ll likely see pop-up notifications for your Xbox achievements. Here’s how to turn off those achievement noti… Continue reading →