Everybody loves a cool trick. No matter how well we know a system an app or program, there’s almost always some shortcut we never learned. The same goes for hardware: We may use gadgets every day without knowing their helpful quirks.

Here are some of my favorite popular tech tips, tricks, shortcuts, whatever for a range of popular programs and tools for linux and windows: 

Fix error 0x80070643 on Windows Update

You have to manually resize your "Reserved" partition by 250 MB no matter if you make a clean install of the O.S

1. Open a Command Prompt window (cmd) as admin.

To check the WinRE status, run reagentc /info.

If the WinRE is installed, there should be a “Windows RE location” with a path to the WinRE directory.

An example is :

“Windows RE location: [file://%3f/GLOBALROOT/device/harddisk0/partition4/Recovery/WindowsRE]

\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE.”

Here, the number after “harddisk” and “partition” is the index of the disk and partition WinRE is on.

2. Disable the WinRE, run reagentc /disable

3. Shrink the OS partition and prepare the disk for a new recovery partition.

   1. To shrink the OS, run diskpart

   2. Run list disk

   3. To select the OS disk, run sel disk<OS disk index>  This should be the same disk index as WinRE.

   4. To check the partition under the OS disk and find the OS partition, run list part

   5. To select the OS partition, run sel part<OS partition index>

   6. Run shrink desired=250 minimum=250

   7. To select the WinRE partition, run sel part<WinRE partition index>

   8. To delete the WinRE partition, run delete partition override

4. Create a new recovery partition.

   1. First, check if the disk partition style is a GUID Partition Table (GPT) or a Master Boot Record (MBR). 

To do that, run list disk.

Check if there is an asterisk character (*) in the “Gpt” column. 

If there is an asterisk character (*), then the drive is GPT. Otherwise, the drive is MBR.

4. 1. 1. If your disk is GPT, run create partition primary id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac followed by the command gpt attributes =0x8000000000000001

      2. If your disk is MBR, run create partition primary id=27

   2. To format the partition, run format quick fs=ntfs label=”Windows RE tools”

5. To confirm that the WinRE partition is created, run list vol

6. To exit from diskpart, run exit

7. To re-enable WinRE, run reagentc /enable

8. To confirm where WinRE is installed, run reagentc /info

error 0x80070643 on Windows Update fix

Manually resize your partition by 250 MB

1. Open a Command Prompt window (cmd) as admin.

2. To check the WinRE status, run reagentc /info. If the WinRE is installed, 

there should be a “Windows RE location” with a path to the WinRE directory.

An example is, “Windows RE location

[file://%3f/GLOBALROOT/device/harddisk0/partition4/Recovery/WindowsRE]

\\\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE.”

Here, the number after “harddisk” and “partition” is the index of the disk and partition WinRE is on.

3. To disable the WinRE, run reagentc /disable

4. Shrink the OS partition and prepare the disk for a new recovery partition.

a. To shrink the OS, run diskpart

b. Run list disk

c. To select the OS disk, run sel disk<OS disk index>  This should be the same disk index as WinRE.

d. To check the partition under the OS disk and find the OS partition, run list part

f. To select the OS partition, run sel part<OS partition index>

g. Run shrink desired=250 minimum=250

h. To select the WinRE partition, run sel part<WinRE partition index>

5.  To delete the WinRE partition, run delete partition override

6. Create a new recovery partition.

   1. First, check if the disk partition style is a GUID Partition Table (GPT) or a Master Boot Record (MBR).  To do that, run list disk. Check if there is an asterisk character (*) in the “Gpt” column.  If there is an asterisk character (*), then the drive is GPT. Otherwise, the drive is MBR.

      1. If your disk is GPT, run create partition primary id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac followed by the command gpt attributes =0x8000000000000001

      2. If your disk is MBR, run create partition primary id=27

   2. To format the partition, run format quick fs=ntfs label=”Windows RE tools”

7. To confirm that the WinRE partition is created, run list vol

8. To exit from diskpart, run exit

9. To re-enable WinRE, run reagentc /enable

10. To confirm where WinRE is installed, run reagentc /info

How to revert chrome to the old look / UI

If you just had chrome UI change like all the transformations this new look come'up and you want to revert to the old you just need to type in the addr bar set enable the option or options you pretend and restart chrome.

chrome://flags/#chrome-refresh-2023 

How to enable dark mode surf mode and google web services

Google Calendar's website like google sites, docs and sheets doesn't offer an official dark mode. However, you can force the site to use a dark theme by enabling your Chrome, Edge browser's forced dark mode feature. That'll make Google Calendar, sites, Docs and Sheets use a dark interface in your web browser.

It's still only a flag in these Chromium-based browsers, though. That means you have to enable the flag first. For example, in Chrome, you'll enter this code in your address bar:

chrome://flags

Then search for "Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents" and change its dropdown menu to "Enabled." Then relaunch the browser, and Google will be converted into dark mode.  

How to check battery health on Xiaomi Android phones

Most of their phones are designed to last for years, but over time, you begin to notice a drop in battery life. That’s inevitable, though. Each charging cycle seems to degrade the battery life, and after years of usage, you might begin to notice a drop in battery performance. Unfortunately, unlike iPhones, there’s no straightforward way to check battery health on Xiaomi Android phones, which will tell users when the battery needs replacing. 

1. Open the dialer app ( phone)

2. Enter this code:* # * # 6485 # * # *

3. The battery info will pop up showing the codes above and other ones

4. From the information above, you should decide whether to replace a battery or buy a used Xiaomi phone

Codes and meaning

MB_00: Remaining battery power percentage

MB_01: current battery status

MB_02: charging type; Turbo, Fast, or Normal

MB_03: current voltage. 5498498 is 5.49 volts

MB_04: current value of the drawn voltage by phone

MB_05: Battery temperature. 579 is 57.9°

MB_06: Battery status. It should be “Good”

MB_07: Charging brick temperature

MB_08: Current level of Temperature control

MB_09: Maximum battery voltage at 100%

MB_00/MF_01: the current battery capacity

MF_02: Charging cycles

MF_03: battery contact resistance

MF_05: Current battery capacity

MF_06: Factory battery capacity

MU_00: Charger type being used

MU_01: charging mode

MU_02: charging input of direction of output. 0 = not charging| 1 = charging| 2 = reverse charging

MU_03: maximum input voltage via USB

MU_04: input voltage via USB

MM_00: Adaptive input current limit

MM_01: USB input current

MM_02: Charger maximum charging voltage

MM_03: Maximum capacity at 100%

Meanwhile, some of the codes above might not appear after you enter the code below in the dialer app. However, you should be able to see MF_02 (charging cycle) and MB_06 (battery health status). 

When buying a used Xiaomi phone, make sure to check the charging cycle. A good battery is said to have 500/600 cycles, so you don’t buy a phone with over 400 cycles. But unless you don’t plan to use the phone long term, then use that knowledge to price the device. 

How to convert Uppercase to Lowercase text

The not very knowed method for converting uppercase to lowercase in Windows is to use the built-in keyboard shortcut. This shortcut works in most text editors and word processing programs, as well as in web browsers and other applications that allow you to enter text. To use the shortcut, simply highlight the text you want to convert and press the "Shift" and "F3" keys at the same time. Each time you press the shortcut, the text will cycle through all lowercase, all uppercase, and sentence case (capitalizing the first letter of each sentence).

How to remove gallery option from windows 11 file explorer

Gallery is a new folder in Windows 11 which is available starting in the October 2023 update. However, some users think it is useless and want to remove it. This will help'you to remove Gallery from File Explorer.

1. Press the Windows key and the R key at the same time to open the Run dialog.

2. Type regedit and then press Enter to open Registry Editor. You’ll be prompted for permission and please click Yes to open it.

3. Go to the following path:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\

NameSpace_41040327\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}

4. Delete de e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c registry key.

If you want to get Gallery back to File Explorer, you need to right-click NameSpace_41040327 to choose New > Key and name it as {e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}. 

DLL's that contain icons to / who can be used to customize other items

Intended for Windows 10, 11 and some Windows 8.1 and 7.

%systemroot%\system32\imageres.dll

%systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll

%systemroot%\system32\pifmgr.dll

%systemroot%\explorer.exe

%systemroot%\system32\accessibilitycpl.dll

%systemroot%\system32\ddores.dll

%systemroot%\system32\moricons.dll

%systemroot%\system32\mmcndmgr.dll

%systemroot%\system32\netcenter.dll

%systemroot%system32netshell.dll

%systemroot%\system32\networkexplorer.dll

%systemroot%\system32\pnidui.dll

%systemroot%\system32\sensorscpl.dll

%systemroot%\system32\setupapi.dll

%systemroot%\system32\wmploc.dll

%systemroot%\system32\wpdshext.dll

%systemroot%\system32\compstui.dll

%systemroot%\system32\ieframe.dll

%systemroot%\system32\dmdskres.dll

%systemroot%\system32\dsuiext.dll

%systemroot%\system32\mstscax.dll

%systemroot%\system32\wiashext.dll

%systemroot%\system32\comres.dll

%systemroot%\system32\mstsc.exe

google chrome tab shortcuts - minimal edition

• open new tab - Ctrl + t 

• jump to next tab - Ctrl + Tab  

• Jump to the previous open tab - Ctrl + Shift + Tab 

• close current tab - Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4 

• jump to a specific tab - Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 

• exit google chome - Alt + F4

How to Hack the chrome dinosaur game

Want to make the Chrome dinosaur jump higher or lower? Or make the T-Rex start running at a faster speed rather than gradually pick up the pace? Then try these two hacks below. 

1. With the Chrome dinosaur game loaded in your browser, right-click the web page and choose Inspect to open the “Developer tools” panel. 

Alternatively, press Ctrl+Shift+I on your keyboard, or click the Chrome menu button and choose “More tools,” then “Developer tools.”

2. Click the Console tab at the top of the “Developer tools” panel. To adjust the jump height of the dinosaur, type or copy and paste the following code into the Console text box and press Enter. 

Runner.instance_.tRex.setJumpVelocity(15)

You can change the “(15)” part to a higher or lower number to increase or decrease the T-Rex’s jump height.

3. To adjust the dinosaur’s running speed, type or copy and paste the following code into the Console text box and press Enter. 

Runner.instance_.setSpeed(1000)

Again, you can change the “(1000)” to a different numerical value for a faster or slower pace.

4. Close the “Developer tools” window and press the Spacebar to start a new game. You should notice the change in jump velocity and running speed. 

You'll also see a new "Start slower" slider at the bottom of the screen that lets you control the starting speed.

How to hack the Chrome secret dinosaur game: Make the dinosaur invincible

If you’re tired of cacti and pterodactyls bringing your game to an early end, you can use a cheat to make you invincible to those obstacles and keep your dinosaur running forever. That may remove the challenge from the game, but it means you can play for longer. Here’s how to apply the hack. 

1. As explained in the previous section, open the “Developer tools” panel, either by right-clicking the page and choosing Inspect, or by using one of the other methods.

2. Again, click the Console tab at the top of the panel. Type or copy and paste the following code into the text box and press Enter:

var original = Runner.prototype.gameOver

3. Now, type or copy and paste this code into the Console text box and press Enter:

Runner.prototype.gameOver = function (){}

The “Game over” function in the game will now be disabled, effectively granting the Chrome dinosaur invincibility.

4. Close the “Developer tools” panel and press Space to play a new game. 

You’ll find that the T-Rex can now run straight through cacti and pterodactyls without being killed. It can run forever, in fact, while your score reaches amazing new highs.

5. After a while, invincibility can get a bit tedious, so you may want to switch back to a proper game.

To do this, open the Console in the “Developer tools” panel again. Type or copy and paste the following code and press Enter:

Runner.prototype.gameOver = original

Start a new game and you'll find that the Chrome dinosaur can now be killed by obstacles again, just like its ancestors 65 million years ago! 

How to Reduce Google Chrome's Memory and CPU Usage

Google's Chrome browser has long been criticized for being a system resource hog, which is why Chromium developers have been busy working on ways to free up memory and keep things running smoothly when users have multiple windows and tabs open.

Google claims the new Memory Saver feature means Chrome uses up to 40% and 10GB less memory. The company says the new performance setting is particularly good at keeping active video and gaming tabs running smoothly.

Before you proceed, be sure to bookmark any important tabs and save anything important that you're working on in Chrome, then update the browser to the latest version available (109.0.5414.119 as of writing).

Launch Chrome and paste the following into the address bar: chrome://flags/#high-efficiency-mode-available

Next to "Enable the high efficiency mode feature in the settings", change the Default setting to Enabled, then restart Chrome.

Now paste the following into the address bar: chrome://settings/performance

In the new "Performance" menu, toggle the switch next to Memory Saver to enable it.

Restart Chrome for the changes to take effect.

After you've done that, Memory Saver will be working in the background to free up memory for other tasks. You can can control the mode at any time by clicking Settings in the three-dot menu and selecting the "Performance" sub-menu. It's also here that you can stop Chrome from deactivating specific sites, using the Add button next to "Always keep these sites active." Google cautions that there are a few settings and activities that may prevent tab deactivation. They include active audio calls or video playback, screen shares, page notifications, active downloads, partially filled forms, and connected devices via USB or Bluetooth.

How to add the astronomical calendar 2023 in Google Calendar ( 💡 )

Log in to your Google account on your computer or mobile phone;

Click this link to subscribe to the New York Times agenda;

When the link loads the website or app, click “Add” to insert the schedule into the calendar.

The astronomical calendar will appear in the “Other Calendars” section, where you can choose the color that events appear on the calendar, set notifications or show/hide the calendar.

It is worth mentioning that the events are added following the New York time zone (GMT -05h). That is, if you are in the Brasilia time zone (GMT -03h), you will need to add two hours more to the times informed by the agenda.

Each event – ​​which is curated by the newspaper's science journalists and editors – has a brief explanation in English, as well as links to access additional information.

How to add moon phases to google calendar

1. Open your Google Calendar account on a web browser, then click on the gear icon (top right corner) before selecting Settings. Click on “Add Calendar” in the left panel and select “Browse Calendars of Interest.” Scroll to the bottom and check the box for “Phases of the Moon.” In the “Other Calendars” list on your Google Calendar main page, you can find the “Phases of the Moon” calendar. 

2. Go to your Google Calendar main page and expand the “Other Calendars” list in the left panel by clicking on its label. Select the three dots next to the “Phases of the Moon” calendar and choose Settings in the dropdown menu. On the Settings page, you can rename the calendar, copy the calendar ID, and more. 

3. Expand the “Other Calendars” list on your Google Calendar main page. To hide the “Phases of the Moon” calendar, uncheck it by clicking on its name label in the list. Click on the X icon instead to delete the calendar from the list, which gives you a small prompt to undo the action if you change your mind. 

Where do I see the moon phases in my Google Calendar account?

On your Google Calendar page, refer to the main calendar field to view various moon phases.

Can I assign a color to the moon phases on my Google Calendar page?

Yes, you can choose a color for your “Phases of the Moon” calendar. Under the “Other Calendars” list, click on the three dots beside the calendar to open the options menu.

Which view formats show the moon phases in Google Calendar?

All view formats except Year show the moon phases in the calendar field.

Turn ON the hidden method in google chrome to save battery

1 - After ensuring that Google Chrome is up to date > v108. type chrome://flags in the search bar.

2 - Search for #battery-saver-mode-available in the search box. Select the feature and then choose the “Enabled” option.

3 - Click on “Relaunch” to proceed.

4 - Once the browser restarts, go to the settings section.

5 - Open the “Performance” tab in the menu on the left.

How to play X.265/HEVC

This next-generation video format/codec X.265/HEVC is one of the best and more advanced codecs than the current popular format X.264. It's named HEVC which stands for High Efficiency Video Codec and offers much better compression when comparing with X.264 (Lower file size, far better quality).

 If you want to play this smoothly, you need to use a device/PC with at least dual-core processor.You have to update your player to latest version. Also if you use your PC to watch it, installing LAV Filter will help you a lot if you want to use PotPlayer. Many updated players have native support for the codec.

 If your Device doesn't support X.265 you can try updating your firmware or you can hook your Laptop or x265 compatible device to the TV with HDMI or Wireless connection and stream the video.

 Media Players:

 Pot Player - http://potplayer.daum.net

 Media Player Classic - http://mpc-hc.org

 VLC - http://www.videolan.org

 Google Chrome:

 H.265 / HEVC player - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/h265-hevc-player/dambgipgbnhmnkdolkljibpcbocimnpd?hl=en

 Codec:

 LAV Filters - https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases

 K-Lite Codec Pack - http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

 Shark007 Codec Pack - http://shark007.net

 To play on iOS:

 H265 Stream - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/h265/id768692434?mt=8

More info:

http://x265.org/

Insert USB drive in the right way allways at the first time

Plugging in a USB cable the right way feels like a no-brainer. Then why do we get it wrong on the first try so often? 

Here's the secret: Grab any USB cable sitting around your house. See that symbol on one side? It’s not just branding or decoration. That symbol will point up if you’re plugging in horizontally and if you're plugging a cable vertically, the USB symbol will face you. Now you know.

 How to convert any music to mp3 to listen/play in your Huawei smartwatch

AIMP is an audio player for Windows that supports the conversion of video and audio files to audio formats among other things.

The program's audio converter is quite powerful as it supports a wide variety of input and output formats. Some, like mp3, can be added to the player as they are not supported by default while others, including aac, flac, ogg or wma are supported by default by it.

You have two options to use AIMP's audio converter. If you have installed the audio player on your system, you may right-click supported video and audio formats to convert them directly from within Windows Explorer.

Simply select one or multiple supported files, right-click on the selection afterwards and select AIMP3 > Convert to another format.

This opens the program's audio converter right away. The second option you have is to open AIMP3 first, right-click in the interface and select Utilities > Audio Converter from the context menu to launch the program this way. 

You may add supported media files using the plus icon at the top of the interface, or use drag & drop instead to do the same.

All files are displayed with their name, extension and audio format. You configure the conversion options at the bottom of the interface.

There you select the desired output format and quality, and may add post-processing options such as renaming or moving files to the job as well. Files are converted into individual output files by default which is something that you can change in the interface as well. If you want, you can convert all input files into a single output file.

A click on options displays additional audio conversion preferences. You may use them to change the number of threads and process priority, or whether you want ramping or surround enabled in the transform options.

The conversion itself is fast and processed silently in the background. Converted audio files are saved in the same directory as source files unless you have selected the optional move preference during job setup.

Presets of MP3 convertion to smartwatchs

(LAME)  44.100 Hz, CBR, 128 Kbps, Stereo ,2 channels

(LAME) 44.100 Hz,  CBR,    96 Kbps, Stereo, 2 channels (Recomended to low capacity memory devices. Quality may be afected)

Closing Words

While Windows users have plenty of options when it comes to the conversion of media files to audio, Helium Audio Converter, FlicFlac or Hamster Audio Converter to mention a few, there is little need for these tools if you are already using AIMP.

Now use the smartphone app and upload'it to your smartwatch or you can use your own android device via FFMPEG Media Encoder if you want your android make some of your laptop/desktop/windows/linux/iOS work. For any and more mp3 options consult my offline mode section option ripar.

• Private opinion ?! - I usted had one Huawei smartwatch alltho that dont concerns anybody or make anybody happy such less was buy via discont codes, ADS or promos such less sponsored or even offered, and to me is still one of the only's who kinda protect mine privacy in some ways and it still can work in "offline mode" cos now everything works only or is thru internet kinda making the "obligation" of having some extras or/and services. Smartwatch's are "smart" but they stiil need smartphones to work, If you want to have a smartwatch its mandatory to you have a smartphone even to get the hour time and date correcly the first time turned on cos a laptop or desktop not seem behing not enough "smart". Its impossible you have a Nokia 3210 even the version 2022 and a smartwatch full equiped with GPS and MP3 and Gigabits of memory. It's me or are something here who dont .... or maybe my concept of the word "smart" is wrong, cos XXI century so many ways to obtain the ntp and more than 4K satelites in the sky and... ?! well Its my own express opinion and i have all the right to express'her like many other things, still yeat cos in the future..but is not for my time.

How to make a screenshot using three-fingers swipe down

On android > 10, open Settings. Scroll down and select System settings > Convenience tools > Screenshot. Enable “3 finger swipe down” or go to Settings > Gestures & custom features and toggle on Three-finger screenshot. Now, open the screen you want to capture and just swipe down on the screen with three fingers. You can use the screenshot option pressing the power button.

Windows 11 Start right click menu

You may or may not know that Windows 11 has secret right click start button options. Well, it's not really a secret but it might be something you didn't know about. When you right click on the start button or either by pressing the Windows key + X you will have many shortcuts to commonly used tools such as device manager, disk management, power options, network connections, task manager and a quick way to get to the run box. 

Open pinned items from your Taskbar with keyboard shortcuts

If you've pinned programs to your Taskbar at the bottom of your screen to create a shortcut, you don't have to click the icons to open them. Instead, use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + [Number key], with the number key corresponding to the position of the pinned program on the Taskbar. For example, Windows key + 2 will open the second pinned item on the Taskbar. This is especially useful if you're typing furiously and don't want to lift your fingers from the keyboard. It may feel more natural to reach for the Windows key.

Search for anything

Press Windows logo key  + S to get personalized search results for people, email, and files in local and shared sites, or from the web. 

Control Panel Settings 

Press Windows logo key  + I 

Minimize all open windows

Press Windows logo key  + D

Fix to Windows 11 copy paste error  "89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ"

When your copy paste value allways return "89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ" no matter if you use Ctrl+C / V ou the right mouse menu option just :

Go to Task Manager or press  Alt + Ctrl + Del keys

find AutoIT v3 Script (x32)

Right click "End Task"

Go to C:\Users\"Actual user"\appdata\roaming\serviceget

Select the existent files and delete them. 

Done.

*This error is caused doing behing a malicious program. This malware works as a clipboard hijacker. Discovered by inspecting websites that offer "pirated" software.

View hidden files with dir command

Hit Windows Key + X on your keyboard, and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.

Type dir C: /a:h /b /s and press Enter to show hidden files in drive F. You should change the drive letter according to your situation.

Tips:

▪ /a:h—displays the names of the directories and files with the Hidden attribute; the colon between “a” and “h” is optional;

▪ /b—displays a bare list of directories and files, with no additional information;

▪ /s—lists every occurrence of the specified file name within the specified directory and all subdirectories.

Type exit and press Enter to exit Command Prompt.

UpTime details using command prompt

Open the Run dialog box by pressing Windows logo key  + R , execute the command CMD.  After open the command prompt type: systeminfo | find “System Boot Time” .

How-to see every Windows login details, like date and time...

You can view these events using Event Viewer. Hit Start or Windows key, type “event,” and then click the “Event Viewer” result. In the “Event Viewer” window, in the left-hand pane, navigate to the Windows Logs > Security. In the middle pane, you'll likely see a number of “Audit Success” events.  If you like to use the CMD console or the Powershell use the command eventvwr.

In the middle pane, you’ll likely see a number of “Audit Success” events. Windows logs separate details for things like when an account someone signs on with is successfully granted its privileges. You’re looking for events with the event ID 4624—these represent successful login events. You can see details about a selected event in the bottom part of that middle-pane, but you can also double-click an event see its details in their own window.

Backup Windows 11 drivers using DISM

In Windows  11 / 10, you can use the DISM tool to manage drivers you have installed in the currently running operating system. It is possible to export them to a folder using DISM, then re-install Windows and install them from that folder again. Here are step-by-step instructions to do so. 

Open an elevated command prompt.

In the command prompt running as Administrator, type or copy-paste the following command:

dism /online /export-driver /destination:D:\MyDrivers

Replace the "D:\MyDrivers" portion with the actual path to the folder where you will store the drivers. It can be a folder on a separate partition of your disk drive or a folder on an external drive or USB flash drive.

The switches "/online /export-driver" tell DISM to look for drivers in the folder "C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore" of the currently running operating system.

That's it. Now you have a backup of drivers made with the built-in DISM tool! The next time you re-install Windows 11/10, you will be able to use this backup to install drivers for all your devices.

Later, you can restore them using the following command: 

Dism /online /Add-Driver /Driver:D:\MyDrivers /Recurse

How to change your Google Chrome homepage background "to be more identical to bing image"

On the New Tab page, click the "Customize" button in the bottom-right corner.

1. Click the "Customize" button in the bottom-right corner. ...

2. Select an option in the pop-up. ...

3. Select an image or choose "Refresh daily." ...

4. Your chosen image will now appear as your Chrome homepage background. ...

5. Select a color scheme and hit "Done."

Unsend an email in Gmail

Did you just send out an email to everyone that was meant for one person? Well, Gmail has the ability to unsend an email by adjusting one setting prior to writing your email. 

This recall of a message will also allow you to modify spelling errors, incorrect recipients, subject line and even append forgotten attachments.

Gmail Settings (cogwheel icon) > See all settings > and choose the General tab.

Scroll down to "Undo Send."

Set the "Send cancellation period" to whatever is most works best for you – 5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds..

Be sure to adjust the setting to a higher number than the default setting of five seconds. Let’s face it; five seconds isn’t even enough to realize you made an error, let alone hit the unsend button. Thankfully, Gmail settings provide the option of pausing an email delivery up to 30 seconds

Change Chrome cache default path (usefull for xxbook / laptops with low SSD storage)

Did you just have released some of your GB storage of your SSD space disapear wihtout instaling nothing new?! Happens a lot when people have laptops with low SSD storage have more control about the used space. This days simple internet navigation can store 1gb of cache very easly, so if you have installed more storage or not maybe is a good idea move the delault storage cache place to other place. (maybe can affect time readings making chome slower a few mms/sec). Chrome browser only has a cache folder, which means that Chrome video cache and other temporary files are in the Cache folder. 

Windows 8, 10, 11

C:\Users\>Current login user name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache

Open an elevated command prompt.

In the command prompt running as Administrator, type or copy-paste the following command and dont forget to change current login user name description in the command:

del C:\Users\current login user name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache

rd C:\Users\current login user name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache

enter or copy

mklink /D "C:\Users\current login user name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache" "D:\Program Files\Chrome\Cache"

How to play the "chrome off-line" game

The simplest way to play the game online is by visiting this URL: chrome://dino/. Just access that link and voilà, there's your little dino and "no internet" message. Once you see that message, just hit the spacebar and start jumping over cacti .

How to export your Google fit data

To export your google fit data follow all the steps described here.

Updating manualy a device existing driver

On Windows 11 / 10, a device driver is an essential piece of code, which allows the system to interact with a specific hardware (such as graphics card, storage driver, network adapter, Bluetooth, etc.), as well as peripherals, including mice, keyboards, printers, monitors, and many others. Usually, the detection and installation of device drivers happen automatically using the built-in driver library and the Windows Update service. However, sometimes, you may still need to update some devices manually for a number of reasons. For example, when Windows 11 / 10 cannot recognize a component. The device stops working after an upgrade. Windows Update installs a generic package, or you have to apply a critical fix or access a new feature quickly. Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 11 / 10 comes with several options to manually update a device driver, including using Windows Update, Device Manager, and auto-update assistants from device manufacturers.

In the search box on the taskbar, enter device manager, then select Device Manager / Gestor de dispositivos

Select a category to see names of devices, then right-click (or press and hold) the one you'd like to update.

Select Search automatically for updated driver software.

Select Update Driver.

Windows drivers optional updates

Update Windows 11 drivers through Windows Optional Updates 

(pt-PT) Windows update - Opções Avançadas - Actualizações Opcionais

Navigate to Settings -> Windows Update. Click on Advanced Options. Scroll down and under Additional options, click on Optional updates. Expand the Driver updates option, choose the driver you want to install, and click Download and install.

How to see the Windows Licence Information

Open an elevated command prompt and type :

slmgr /dli

Enable or disable the Windows hiber.sys file / Hibernation

Open an elevated command prompt and type : (right click on the windows start icon and select Windows Terminal (admin))

powercfg -h on 

powercfg -h off 

Uninstall Edge on Windows 10/11

Open an elevated command prompt and type : (right click on the windows start icon and select Windows Terminal (admin))

cd %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\101.0.1210.32\Installer

In the above command, replace 101.0.1210.32 with the actual version number of Edge.

  Finally, copy and paste the following command to completely remove Edge from your Windows 11 installation.

setup.exe –uninstall –force-uninstall –system-level

You may close the Command Prompt window now.

Enable dark mode on Gimp 2.8 in Windows 10/11

These theme are available in a repository, so to use'it, the first thing you need to do is upload them. download from the following link .

Once we've downloaded the themes, the next thing to do is upload them. copy in the "themes" folder of GIMP . Depending on our operating system, this folder will be in one path or another, for example, in the case of Windows 10/11, it will be:

C:\Users\"your user"\.gimp-2.8\themes

In the folder, extract the contents of the ZIP that we downloaded from GitHub so that we have the directory.

Once the files have been copied, all that remains is to open our image editor. The GIMP themes are modified from the section » Edit> Preferences “, In“ Themes, ”as shown in the following image, where the new GIMP CC themes that we downloaded and copied to the directory should now appear. 

Fix KB5007651 fail install on Windows 10/11

If you simply don't want to deal with the annoying error every time you update Windows, you can hide the particular KB5007651 update and you won't have to worry about it for now.

• Download the Show or Hide Updates Troubleshooter from the Microsoft website [direct download link]

• Run the wushowhide.diagcab file by double-clicking it from the download location or simply clicking on the downloaded file within the browser

• Pick Advanced

• Tick the Apply updates automatically option and click Next

• Select the Hide updates option

• From the list, select the KB5007651 update and click Next

• Apply changes and click Close.

Or Run SFC and DISM

System file corruption is one of the most common reasons why users experience various Windows errors. You can attempt to fix them as follows:

• Type cmd in Windows search

• Right-click on Command Prompt result and select Run as administrator

• Paste the following command into the new window:
  sfc /scannow

• Press Enter and wait till the scan is finished

• Once done, run this set of commands, pressing Enter after each:
  DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
  DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
  DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

• Restart your device.