Year: 2024

Having problems with your WiFi? Look here for ideas

Dan Uff March 7, 2024 0 1

Having a WiFi connection in your home is necessary now a days. But sometimes, that connection can become slow or not responsive. In this case, it maybe necessary to do one of the following.

Restart the Router: Sometimes, just restarting the router can fix a multitude a problems including downloading any updates from the manufacture. Depending on the model, it can either be reset via a button on the device, or by going into its onboard configuration page.
Unplug the Router: If that doesn't seem to work, the more drastic thing to do would be to unplug it from the wall, wait about 30 seconds, and then plug it back in. Doing so many even trigger downloading any updates from the manufacture.

If you have a Modem plugged into the Router, unplug it too and then plug the Modem back in before plugging the Router back in.

Microsoft is killing Android Support on Windows 11

Dan Uff March 6, 2024 0 0

The death of the Windows Subsystem for Android was announced in a developer document:

"Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android™️ (WSA). As a result, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported beginning March 5, 2025. Until then, technical support will remain available to customers. Customers that have installed the Amazon Appstore or Android apps prior to March 5, 2024, will continue to have access to those apps through the deprecation date of March 5, 2025."

The company does say that users who already have Android apps installed will be able to continue using them beyond the deprecation date, but users looking to install new Android apps after March 5, 2025 will not be able to do so.

It's likely that Microsoft is killing the Windows Subsystem for Android because not enough people use it. There's little use for Android apps on Windows, especially with the lack of Windows tablet hardware on the market these days.

How to, and what is “God Mode” in Windows 11

Dan Uff March 6, 2024 0 1

While we know about the Settings app in Windows 11 which is the normal way of change the Settings, if you want a more advanced version of the Settings app, then there is a secret settings option that also brings back some of the old Control Panel settings from previous versions of Windows called God Mode.

Although the name sounds more ominous than what it actually is, it is a special desktop folder that enables you to gain access to the system settings directly from the Desktop and use some old school settings from previous versions of Windows.

How to enable this feature:

Create a new folder on the Desktop.
Name it: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Press [Enter].
Once you press Enter, the name will disappear and the icon should change into a Control Panel icon.
You can now open the folder and access the settings inside.
That's it.