How to enter BIOS on a Mac

As we mentioned earlier, users can’t enter UEFI on Mac. On PowerPC Macs, you used to be able to press a key combination at startup to enter Open Firmware and view a diagram of connected devices, RAM configurations, and CPU information. You can’t do that on Macs, however. The closest thing you can do is boot in single-user mode and use the command-line interface to interrogate your Mac using Unix commands. However, it is only available for Intel-based Macs, meaning that the following steps will not work for Macs with Apple silicon.

  1. Shut down your Mac.
  2. Press the power button and hold down Command and Option keys and the letters O and F as your Mac starts up.
  3. Release the keys when you see a black screen with white text on it.

Instead of Macintosh BIOS, there is UEFI — unified extensible firmware interface — that carries out the same functions as those performed by the BIOS on older Windows PCs. These include initializing the hardware and loading the operating system. Sadly, you can’t boot into UEFI mode to take control of the process using a command line. However, a single-user mode allows you to do something similar for Intel-based Macs.

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How to update your apple watch

First, make sure that your Apple Watch works with the latest software. watchOS 9 is compatible with these Apple Watch models:

  • Apple Watch Series 4 and later
  • Apple Watch SE (1st generation) and later
  • Apple Watch Ultra

Updating to watchOS 9 also requires one of these iPhone models:

  • iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation) or later with iOS 16

If your Apple Watch isn’t compatible with the latest version of watchOS, Software Update will show you the newest version that your watch can use. If your Apple Watch has watchOS 6 or later, you can install updates without your iPhone:

  1. Make sure that your watch is conected to Wi-fi
  2. On your watch, open the Settings app
  3. Tap General > Software Update
  4. Tap Install if a software update is available, then follow the onscreen instructions.
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How to change your MAC Address in Windows 10

MAC addresses are useful for identifying devices on a network. For home users, you might use MAC filtering to restrict acces to you Wi-Fi network.  A MAC address works better for these administrative tasks because, unlike IP addresses, the MAC address doesn’t change.

MAC spoofing can be used maliciously to circumvent network controls, but it’s really only effective for blacklists—that is, if someone specifically blocked your device from the network. For whitelists, you’d have to know the MAC address of a specific device you’re trying to spoof.

Changing your MAC address has legitimate uses as well. You can use it to test your own MAC filtering settings. Or you can use it to assign specific rules to a set of devices within a certain MAC address range.

  • Press Windows key + X on your keyboard, then click Device Manager. Expand Network adapters, right-click your Ethernet or Wireless adapter, then click Properties.

  • Select the Advanced tab. Within the Property box, scroll down, select Locally Administered Address, and select the Value radio box; there, you will see your adapters MAC address. Click in the Value box, clear its contents, and enter a new address to edit the address. A Mac address consists of six pairs of hexadecimal digits. Enter a new set without the hyphens, click OK, then restart your computer.

  • To confirm the change, open Start, type: CMD, right-click CMD, then click Run as administrator. At the command prompt, type: ipconfig/all, then hit Enter to check the physical address.
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Can’t connect to this Network Windows 10 Error

When a system connects to a network it stores the credentials, to make it easier for future logins. But when changes are made in the settings by the provider then the system might not be able to connect to the device. In that case, you must forget the network and try to connect again to the network as it can fix this network error.

  • Open Settings and click on “Network & Internet” as shown in the image below.

  • Click on “Wi-Fi” and then click on “Manage known networks” as shown below.

  • Now, click on the network provider and then click on “Forget”.

Now you must look for the network and the available connections and try to login with the credentials again to connect to the network.

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How to disable USB Storage by Using the Group Policy Editor

To disable the USB storage by using the Group Policy Editor, open “Run.” Once it’s open, type gpedit.msc. On the left pane click on “Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Removable Storage Access.”

When you click on “Removable Storage Access,” new options will appear in the right pane. Look for and click on the options that say “Removable Disks: Deny execute access,” “Removable Disks: Deny read access,” and “Removable Disks: Deny write access.”

Click on each one of them to configure them. After clicking on one, a window with the name of the option should appear. To the left, there will be three options: Not Configured, Enabled, and Disabled.

Click on “Enabled” to disable it. If you ever change your mind and want to enable them again, choose the “Not Configured” or “Disabled” option.

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How to connect your Xbox controller to your PC via Wireless

f Xbox Wireless is your preferred connection method, follow these steps:

  1. Hold down Xbox on your controller for three seconds until the Xbox button starts flashing.
  2. Press and hold the Pair button on your controller. When the Xbox button starts flashing more quickly, that means the controller is searching for your PC.
  3. Select Start on your computer.
  4. Select Settings > Bluetooth & devices.
  5. Select Add device.
  6. Find your controller by selecting Everything else.
  7. From here, choose either Xbox Wireless Controller or Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. When your controller is connected to your PC, the Xbox button will stay lit.
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How to Import Photos from iPhone to Windows 10

  • Connect your iPhone to the computer

To start with, just connect your iPhone to the system using a working lightning cable. If you are connecting it for the first time, then you need to tap on the “Trust” button once you get a prompt on your device. Also, allow the connected PC to access photos and videos on your iPhone.

  • Transfer photos from iPhone to Windows

Open the iPhone storage and browse to its Internal Storage > DCIM folder to explore the available photos and videos. You can now right-click, copy this content, and paste it on your Windows storage.

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How to map a Network Drive in Windows

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

  • Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start  menu, or press the Windows logo key  + E.
  • Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive.

  • In the Drive list, select a drive letter
  • In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer, or select Browse to find the folder or computer. To connect every time you sign in to your PC, select Reconnect at sign-in.
  • Select Finish.

  • Your mapped drive is now available under This PC.
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How to create a local user or administrator – Windows 10

Create a local user account

  1. Select Start  > Settings  > Accounts  and then select Family & other users. (In some versions of Windows you’ll see Other users)
  2. Select Add someone else to this PC
  3. Select I don’t have this person’s sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account
  4. Enter a user name, password, or password hint—or choose security questions—and then select Next.

Change a local user account to an administrator account

  1. Select Start  > Settings  > Accounts
  2. Under Family & other users, select the account owner name (you should see “Local Account” below the name), then select Change account type
  3. Under Account type, select Administrator, and then select OK
  4. Sign in with the new administrator account.

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How to Create a Virtual Machine in Windows 10 Using Hyper-V Quick Create

  • Select the Start button, scroll down on the Start Menu, then select Windows administrative Tools to expand it.

  • Select Hyper-V Quick create

  • In the following Create Virtual Machine window, select one of the four listed installers, then select Create Virtual Machine. Do not move on to the next step. However, if you have a different OS you want to use, continue on.

  • Select Local installation source to load an ISO file you’ve already downloaded to your PC.

  • Select Change installation source.

  • Locate and select an ISO image on your PC, and then select Open.

  • Finally, select Create Virtual Machine.

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