How to Prevent Wii Updates An accidental upgrade is most likely to happen if you play a game that includes an update check and you haven’t disabled the Wii’s update checking. You’re notified when a new Wii update is available from Nintendo, but you can refuse to download it. If you don’t refuse, your Wii updates to the current version and your Homebrew Channel disappears. How to Get the Wii Homebrew Channel Back First, you need to know what version of the OS you upgraded to....

Can My Mac Run Windows EXE? No, you cannot run Windows EXE files without some help. However, with a translator or a compatible installation of Windows, you can get a Windows EXE file working on your Mac. Fortunately, Mac has some built-in capabilities to make this process easier, and if you prefer not to use the Mac capabilities, there are applications available to help. How Do I Run an EXE File on a Mac?...

How to Run WSL in Windows In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft added the Windows Subsystem for Linux to Windows 10 and even offered (in partnership with Canonical) a fully functional version of Ubuntu Linux—officially, just shell access, although it took about three nanoseconds for people to figure out how to run regular Linux apps in X sessions on Windows 10. The Microsoft Store offers officially supported Linux distributions for Ubuntu, openSUSE Leap, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Debian/GNU Linux, and Kali Linux....

How to Save a Live Photo as a Video on iPhone Apple’s Live Photos combine a still photo with a little video before and after, but the feature doesn’t work well outside Apple’s apps. Follow these steps to save a Live Photo as a video. This method will work on both iPhone and iPad devices. The new video doesn’t always appear in your Photos view, which is the default when the Photos app is opened....

How to Schedule a Post on a Facebook Group Here’s how to schedule a post on a Facebook Group via the desktop website interface. How to Schedule a Post on a Facebook Group in the Mobile App The steps to schedule a post on the Facebook app are similar for Android and iOS. The screenshots below are from iOS. How to Schedule a Post on a Facebook Page With Facebook’s rebranding to Meta, the old Facebook Business Suite is now the Meta Business Suite....

Can I Schedule a Text in Google Messages? Scheduling a text in Google Message is straightforward, and you can edit and cancel the delivery any time before it’s delivered. If your smartphone is offline at the scheduled time, then the text will send when you’re back online. Adding a Subject Field to an Android Text Before Android introduced the text scheduling feature, long-pressing the send button let you add a subject....

How to Search an Image on Google There are two main ways you can search for an image on Google: Google.comImages.Google.com Via Google This way shows you how to search via Google’s main page. Via Google Images This way shows you how to search from a separate image-specific page on Google. Regardless of which one you choose for your image search, you’ll see a grid of image thumbnails that are most relevant to your search....

How to Set Up a Family Bell A family bell works on Google smart speakers and displays, but make sure you have the current Google Home app before you get started. Then you can set up a Family Bell in the Google Home app. How to Manage Your Family Bells Once a Family Bell is created you can change them, disable them, or delete them in the same area. What Is a Google Family Bell?...

How to Set up iCloud on Your iPad iCloud is one of the key features connecting multiple iOS devices. Not only does it allow you to back up and restore your iPad without plugging it into your PC, but you can also share documents in the iWork suite and share photos via Photo Stream. Normally, you would set up iCloud when setting up your iPad, but if you skipped that step, it’s easy to set up iCloud at any time....

How to Set Up Chromebook Parental Controls The best way to set up Chromebook parental controls is Google Family Link. Google Family Link is a full featured service that lets you set parental controls for your child’s Google account, regardless where they use it. Using Chromebook Parental Controls To modify the Chromebook parental controls for your child, open the Family Link for Parents app on your phone. Choose the child you want to monitor, then tap View in the lower right corner....

Access Netflix via Windows Media Center You can play Netflix movies in your web browser from any version of Windows, but Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate can stream Netflix right from the desktop through Windows Media Center. When you use Windows Media Center to watch Netflix, you can view movies and TV shows on not only your computer but also your TV, if you set it up to connect to Windows Media Center....

How to Set Up USB Tethering on Windows 10 Before you begin, make sure both your phone’s operating system and your computer’s operating system are updated to the latest versions. Also, depending on your mobile carrier, you may be charged a flat fee for tethering a laptop to a mobile device. Check with your carrier if you’re worried about extra costs. To set up USB tethering between your mobile device and your Windows 10 computer:...

How to Sign Up for the iOS Public Beta If you want to get the latest iOS early, sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program by following these steps: What Is a Public Beta? In software development, “beta” is the name given to a pre-release version of an app or operating system. Software is considered beta when it’s in an advanced stage of development, but isn’t yet complete. The basic features are in place but the software isn’t ready for use by the general public because there some things still need to be done, such as fix bugs, improve speed, and polish the product....

How to Do Strikethrough in Google Docs You’ve probably seen strikethrough text—text that has a line through it—on blog posts and other online content. Google Docs users have a couple of ways to use strikethrough in Google Docs. How to cross out text in Google Docs isn’t immediately obvious when you look at the toolbars available in an open document. That’s because there are two ways to accomplish this: Use the function, which you’ll find in nested menus Use Google Docs keyboard shortcuts...

How Do I Transfer Contacts from Samsung to iPhone? Here are the details on three of the most common and simplest ways to transfer contacts from Samsung to iPhone without losing any. Import Contacts from SIM Card This is maybe the simplest option. With it, you back up all of your contacts onto your Samsung SIM card, put the card into your iPhone, and then import the contacts. Here’s what to do:...

How Do I Turn Off Auto Caps? If you’re tired of your iPhone capitalizing words for you, or if you’re having issues with your phone caps-locking names, then you can easily turn off this feature from your iPhone keyboard settings. Follow the steps outlined below to turn off auto caps on your iPhone. Why Does iPhone Autocorrect Names to All Caps? Many users have reported issues with their iPhones automatically correcting names to all caps....

How to Turn off Your PlayStation 4 Completely Turning your PS4 off completely is recommended if you need to unplug your PS4 and move it elsewhere. When you do this, the console won’t be able to download updates, and all current game sessions will end. How to Put Your PlayStation 4 in Rest Mode PS4 owners can put their console in Rest Mode, meaning that the console can still receive and download updates even if it isn’t sending a signal to your television screen....

How to Turn Off the Narrator on Roku If you turn on the Roku narrator—also known as the Roku Audio Guide—by accident, you have two options for disabling this feature. Use the Roku Remote Shortcut The fastest option for turning off narration on your Roku is to press the Star button on your remote four times in quick succession. You’ll hear the message, “Audio Guide disabled,” confirming narration is off. Before you try this shortcut, make sure it’s enabled....

How to Turn off iPhone 8 and Older No matter your reason for doing it, below are the steps for shutting off an iPhone. This technique applies to most iPhone models, from the original to the latest version. How to Turn Off iPhone X and Later​ Turning off the iPhone X is a little trickier. That’s because the Side button (formerly known as the Sleep/Wake button) was re-assigned to activate Siri, Apple Pay, and the Emergency SOS feature....

How to Enable OEM unlocking Before you can actually unlock your phone, you need to enable the OEM unlocking developer feature in Android. How to Install Android Tools Enabling OEM unlocking only makes it possible to unlock the device. In order to actually unlock it, you’re going to need a couple of Android developer tools from Google. These are freely available, and they’re simple to use. Windows Ubuntu/Debian Linux How to Unlock With Fastboot You’re ready to unlock your phone’s bootloader with the Fastboot tool that you just downloaded....