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If you look up hardware and software RAID solutions online, the general consensus seems to be that hardware RAID is better for both performance and reliability, while software RAID is simply cheaper and more convenient. This might’ve been true a decade or two ago, but in 2022, it’s not the case anymore. Software RAID has made great strides and is undoubtedly better suited for certain scenarios. But, onboard RAID (i.e., FakeRAID) is still a waste of time though....

A monitor that you got straight out of a factory may not show the best image quality and color representations. This stands true even when the manufacturers try creating monitors with the best default settings. If you want your monitor to display all the colors correctly, you will need to manually calibrate it. A calibration creates an ICC color profile that tells your computer how to translate the colors so that it looks accurate to your eyes....

Outdated credentials are one of the most common reasons why RDP connections fail. The fix for this is very simple; just edit/delete and re-enter the password when connecting. A second scenario is that admins need to change user account passwords in a remote desktop session. This sounds straightforward, but some shortcuts work differently in a remote desktop session which can make things confusing. Or some local or domain policies might be in place which can prevent you from changing the password....

Canon printers offer connection in either USB or Wireless mode. In most cases, USB mode is a preferred mode of connection, but if you want to share the printer over the network and print wirelessly, Wireless mode is a better choice. The steps to connect your Canon printer to Wi-Fi depend upon the model of the printer. For printers with LCD screens, you’re able to easily make the configuration from the LCD control panel....

A device driver is there for smooth communication between the Operating system and the device. For network adapters, this driver is the network adapter driver. The OS in your system automatically installs the best driver for you. But, it’s not always that the pre-installed driver works. Anything from corrupted driver files to OS incompatibility could cause the defaultnetwork driver to fail. Besides, some devices may only work with a particular version of the driver installed....

A dead pixel will always draw your attention, even if the other millions of pixels on your screen work fine. If you have noticed a small spot on your monitor that is dark and won’t change color you are likely dealing with a dead pixel. Each pixel on your screen works separately from all others and changes its color from blue, red or green. Pixels are updated many times each second to bring you a seamless picture on the screen....

Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers in the world. While this browser uses more memory to provide better performance and security, its CPU usage should remain quite low. However, sometimes whenChrome starts lagging, checking the Task Manager might show it using above normal CPU percentage. This issue is often more of a result of your browsing activities than system faults. So, we have provided the practices you’re able to adopt to lower the CPU usage of Google Chrome....

While trying to add a shared printer on your computer, you may have encountered the error “Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation failed with error0x0000011b.” This error arises mostly after installing the security updates like KB5005565 and KB5005563 on Windows 10 version 21H1 and Windows 11 versions 21H2 and 22H2. So, it’s more of a bug in Microsoft’s security update rather than an error. What We Know So Far on 0x0000011b Error?...

Java is a versatile, machine-independent programming language that is used to write a variety of different applications. Unlike most other applications, you can run java applications equally well in Windows, Mac, or Linux, provided you have installed Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in your system. However, if JVM breaks, then none of your java applications run. One recent impact having a broken JVM launcher was felt by users of Minecraft. A recent update brought new features, but also required Java 16 to set up a server....

An SSD as the boot drive and a larger HDD for file storage – this used to be the preferred storage setup for a lot of users. However, with how affordable SSDs have grown recently, dual SSDs seem to be the trend these days. If you’re looking into adding a second SSD as well, we’d likely be right to guess that you found the current SSD landscape to be confusing....

Microsoft has made some big changes in the Windows 11 user interface (UI). However, the minimalist design of Windows 11 is not cut out for everyone. The start menu is harder to navigate, full context menus are disabled, and the ribbon menu is removed from File Explorer. While the Windows 11 UI overhauls most of the previous Windows design concepts to bring something new, many still like the old Windows 10 UI....

Printing envelopes on your HP printer is as easy as printing any other documents.Insert the envelopeinto the paper tray,change the paper sizein the Printing Preferences and you are ready to print. Before You Begin Here are a few important things to remember before starting to print your envelopes. Alright! Let’s begin the printing process then. Insert the Envelope Into the Paper Tray The first step involvesinserting the papers(envelopes) into the paper tray....

As of now, Netflix doesn’t let you remove your credit card entirely from your account yourself, especially if your subscription is still active. You’ll need to have one payment method all the time. So, the only modification you can do is to change or update your credit cards. Yet, there are still some workarounds for this issue. Let’s check them out. How to Remove Card From Netflix? There are two possible ways to get your current card removed from your Netflix account....