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Add and change Zoom backgrounds - laptop with a green screen

How to add & change Zoom backgrounds: step-by-step guide

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Add and change Zoom backgrounds - laptop with a green screen

Add or change a Zoom background from Settings > Video & effects on desktop, More > Settings on mobile, or Choose Background in the web app, plus fixes.

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Fix a black desktop screen on Windows 10 - PC monitor on a desk

How to fix a black desktop screen on Windows 10

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Fix a black desktop screen on Windows 10 - PC monitor on a desk

Fix a black desktop screen on Windows 10: turn on Show desktop background image, set the wallpaper again, reset the theme and restart Windows Explorer.

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iPhone camera takes a video - iPhone camera lens close-up

iPhone camera takes a video every time I take a photo? How to fix it

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
iPhone camera takes a video - iPhone camera lens close-up

iPhone camera takes a video every time you take a photo? Live Photos is on. Turn it off, keep it off with Preserve Settings, and stop accidental recording.

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Use Alexa on Windows 11 PC - Amazon Echo smart speaker

How to use Alexa on Windows 11 PC

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Use Alexa on Windows 11 PC - Amazon Echo smart speaker

Use Alexa on a Windows 11 PC with the free Alexa app from Microsoft Store or Alexa+ at Alexa.com. Install, allow the microphone, voice commands and fixes.

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iCloud Mail read receipts and delivery receipts - iPhone on a MacBook

iCloud Mail read receipts and delivery receipts: what to use instead

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
iCloud Mail read receipts and delivery receipts - iPhone on a MacBook

iCloud Mail has no delivery or read receipt option. See how to check an email was sent, use Messages read receipts, and stop senders tracking your opens.

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Enable TPM in Windows 10 - motherboard with CPU installed

How to enable TPM in Windows 10: a step-by-step guide

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Enable TPM in Windows 10 - motherboard with CPU installed

How to enable TPM in Windows 10: restart into UEFI Firmware Settings, turn on Intel PTT or AMD fTPM, then confirm in tpm.msc. Includes Dell, ASUS and VM steps.

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Fix RAW hard drive to NTFS in Windows 11 - internal hard drives on a desk

How to fix RAW hard drive to NTFS in Windows 11

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Fix RAW hard drive to NTFS in Windows 11 - internal hard drives on a desk

Fix a RAW hard drive to NTFS in Windows 11: recover files with Windows File Recovery first, then format the RAW partition as NTFS in Disk Management or CMD.

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Virus through iCloud to a new iPhone - new iPhone in its box

Can a virus transfer through iCloud to a new iPhone? How to set it up safely

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Virus through iCloud to a new iPhone - new iPhone in its box

Can a virus transfer through iCloud to a new iPhone? Apps reinstall from the App Store, so the real risks are your account, profiles and fake pop-ups.

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Remove Apple Watch locked to owner - Apple Watch showing the app grid on a wrist

How to remove Apple Watch locked to owner

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Remove Apple Watch locked to owner - Apple Watch showing the app grid on a wrist

Remove Apple Watch locked to owner by unpairing it with the owner’s Apple Account, removing it on iCloud.com, or asking Apple for help with an inherited watch.

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Configure domain controller in Windows Server - server racks in a data center

How to configure domain controller in Windows Server step by step

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Configure domain controller in Windows Server - server racks in a data center

Configure a domain controller in Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019 or 2016: add the AD DS role, promote the server, set DNS and time, check it with dcdiag.

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com.apple.buildinfo.preflight.error error 21 on Mac - MacBook lid with Apple logo

com.apple.buildinfo.preflight.error error 21 on Mac: how to fix it

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
com.apple.buildinfo.preflight.error error 21 on Mac - MacBook lid with Apple logo

Fix com.apple.buildinfo.preflight.error error 21 in macOS Recovery: check the network, try Internet Recovery, run First Aid, use a USB installer or revive firmware.

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Masked Apple Account email address - iPhone held over a laptop

What email address is @m—–.com? How to identify a masked Apple Account email

November 12, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Masked Apple Account email address - iPhone held over a laptop

@m—–.com is a partly hidden email address. See the full address in Sign-In & Security on iPhone or Mac, and find out why Apple is sending mail to it.

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