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How to Fix a Flickering Screen on Your Windows 10 Computer

A flickering screen can be an annoying problem when you are trying to work on your Windows computer. There are several reasons the screen could be flashing. These include incompatible apps, outdated display drivers, an update to Windows, and magnetic interference. Here’s how to find the causes and execute solutions to stop the flickering. Related: How to Split Your Screen in Windows 10 Test the Task Manager To solve the problem with the flickering screen, first determine if a malfunctioning driver or incompatible app is causing the issue. Test this by opening your Task Manager. You can open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl +… Read more

LDPlayer – Run Android Apps on PC at Blazing Speeds

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by XUANZHI. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence, even when a post is sponsored. There is a lot of great software available for Android. A lot of this software is available for Windows or macOS, or at least as a web app, but not all of it. This is especially true when it comes to games. There are plenty of games that are mobile-only. What if you want to run your favorite Android games on a bigger screen? Yes,… Read more

How to Organize Your PC Game Collection with LaunchBox

There are now several different game distribution platforms for PC gamers, from Steam to GOG to Epic Games. That’s not to mention the games you’ll buy and install from DVDs. With so many different methods of acquiring your games, keeping a vast PC game collection organized can be tricky. Thankfully, Launchbox exists to help you organize your game collection in one place, no matter the installation method. Related: Five Tools to See Your Steam Spending, Play-Time, and Achievement Stats What Is Launchbox? Launchbox started off life as a graphical interface for DOSBOX, an… Read more

Laptop Touchpad Not Working? Here Are 7 Fixes

The touchpad is an age-old feature, having long since replaced the “pointing stick” (or what I liked to call the “nipple”) as the standardized alternative to mouse control on a laptop. But if your touchpad stops working while you’re on the move, or in any other situation when you don’t have a spare mouse handy, you can end up stranded. But don’t start training yourself to use Windows with only a keyboard just yet. Here’s our collection of tips on how to fix a malfunctioning touchpad (starting with the simplest). Note: you’ll need an external mouse or touchscreen to go through with some of these… Read more

How to Use Chocolatey to Easily Install and Update Windows Programs

If you have enough Windows programs that keeping them all updated seems like a bit of a chore, it might be time to start making the switch over to a package manager, specifically Chocolatey. Package managers are a little like app stores in that they allow you to manage and update all of your programs through a single interface rather than having to wrangle them all individually. For a time, Chocolatey was only available through the command line, which limited its potential audience to people who weren’t scared off by that, but its GUI has been getting steadily better, making… Read more