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How to change keyboard shortcut to change keyboard layout in Windows 11

Posted by Alex On February 17, 2022

By default, Windows uses Alt+Shift to change the keyboard layout. Many users are more accustomed to using the Ctrl+Shift combination to change the keyboard layout – this small instruction will step by step show how to change the keyboard shortcut that is used to change the keyboard language to Ctrl+Shift. By the way, it may be useful for you to...

How to quickly move to the beginning and end of a web page

Posted by Alex On February 14, 2022

The pages on some websites are very, very long. Navigating a page with a lot of text and images can get too tedious if done with the mouse. There are several ways out of this situation at once. This short note will show you how to move up and down very quickly on any web page. Use the buttons on...

How to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account

Posted by Alex On January 31, 2022

The Windows 11 and Windows 10 installer prompts you to create an online user account with Microsoft. Some functions of the operating system are tied to an online account, but many users prefer only an offline account. This guide will show you how to install Windows 11 without signing up for a Microsoft account. How to install Windows 11 with...

UEFI does not see installed Linux (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On January 31, 2022

How to add a new boot option to UEFI UEFI usually automatically detects operating system loaders on media connected to a computer. But sometimes UEFI does not show all available options. Let's see how to add a new option to the UEFI boot menu. For example, I plugged a flash drive with two operating systems – Windows 11 and Kali...

How to add text formatting to WhatsApp and Viber: bold, italic, strikethrough and multiline text

Posted by Alex On January 26, 2022

How to Bold, Italic or Strikethrough Text in WhatsApp and Viber WhatsApp and Viber applications can use markup to format text. For example, if you want to make text bold, put an asterisk * at the beginning and end of it. *example* will look like example To make text italic, start and end it with an underscore _ _example_ would...

WordPress error “Another update is currently in progress” (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On January 26, 2022

When updating a WordPress site, for example, when migrating to a new version of WordPress, you may encounter an error: Another update is currently in progress. This problem is fairly easy to fix. It is especially pleasing that this error is not fatal, unlike, this error does not prevent users from browsing the site, and the webmaster can go to...

Error “The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem” (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On January 25, 2022

When you try to run the program, you may encounter the following errors: The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program...

How to clean up Windows 11 without additional programs

Posted by Alex On January 25, 2022

Do I need to clean and optimize Windows 11 after installation Operating systems, be it Windows, Android or even Linux, can be used to promote products and services. Therefore, at present, one of the main questions after reinstalling the OS is not how to install new programs, but how to remove pre-installed ones. For unnecessary, useless software that is installed...

How to uninstall and block updates and drivers from installing in Windows 11

Posted by Alex On January 25, 2022

Windows 11 automatically downloads and installs all updates. This includes security updates, feature updates, and driver updates provided through Windows Update. This is usually fine, but if a driver or update is causing problems, you can uninstall it and block it from being installed again. Step One: See What Updates and Drivers Have Been Recently Installed If you're not sure...

Script to connect and disconnect from OpenVPN depending on server availability

Posted by Alex On January 25, 2022

Task: Branch subnets are connected via OpenVPN. All clients connect to the server and routes to the Internet are set through the OpenVPN server. Everything works, but there is a problem. If the OpenVPN server for some reason loses Internet connection, then all other branches also lose Internet access, because the traffic does not go through its gateway, but through...