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My screen is dim after Windows 11 update. How to adjust adaptive brightness in Windows 11.

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Suddenly I noticed that my laptop screen seems darker than usual.  I have to squint and strain my eyes just to read the text.  With some googling around I found that it was due to Windows 11 update.  I've managed to get the brightness back, here you go  1. Go to settings 2. Click on system -> display 3. Click the small down arrow within the brightness toggle control and uncheck the "Help improve battery by optimizing the content shown and brightness   4. The display might take a couple of seconds to readjust brighter automatically if you've set it to maximum brightness. Hope this helps cheers!

How to setup Digi Home Fibre with TP-Link AX6600 router

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TP-Link AX6600 - Digi Home Fibre Setup Guide I'm putting this up as a reminder for myself just in case I reset my router to factory settings. If you've found this useful please let me know in the comments below.    Step 1. Login to your router via 192.168.0.1 Step 2. Follow the quick setup wizard i) Select your timezone ii) Select the WAN port *default is 2.5G but makes no difference because here max is 800mbps iii) Select PPPOE iv) Key in your Digi Home Fibre username and password ***PRO tip*** Username  is usually formatted like this "YourFullName@digi.home.tm" Example aliahmad@digi.home.tm Password is usually formatted like this "Digi123" or "Digi234" or "Digi345" and so on...etc If you still have your installer handphone contact him and he could assist you. I know mine did. Step 3. THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP TO CONNECT SUCCESSFULLY Click on the "Special ISP Settings IPTV/VLAN" word below your username and password Select "

How to remove Huawei P20 Pro Demo Retail Video from playing over and over again.

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If you ever bought a Huawei P20 Pro demo phone online and found out later that you couldn't use it because it has a demo video which kept on looping and sucking the battery out of your daily usage. Here are some tips and tricks for you. Step 1: Install ADB in your Windows PC / Laptop (I will not elaborate further on this just google you can get some answers / how to's) Step 2: Connect your phone to PC and enable USB Debugging (You will need a couple of tries until you see a pop-up box on the phone asking for your permission to allow your connection to the PC) Step 3: check if you have ADB access Open the command prompt and enter the commands below Make sure you change your directory to the ADB folder 1st. Step 3.1: Type in "ADB devices -l" at the command prompt without the " If you successfully connected you will get a prompt showing the device which is connected Example: List of devices attached XXX0000000000000       device product:CLT-L29 mo

How to install Windows 10 on a Late 2013 MacBook Pro 13" Retina and getting macOS High Sierra updated.

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Photo by  energepic.com  from  Pexels I have been googling and trying different methods for the whole week. Finally got it resolved and learned quite a bit.  Firstly this entry is just for my own future reference should I encounter and ever forget how to do it again. I successfully applied this technique to a MacBook Pro 13" Retina of Late 2013 edition. Steps below I have taken to successfully upgrade to macOS High Sierra and installed Windows 10 Pro via Bootcamp p/s: The Mac OS recovery partition was still intact and had OS Maverick in it as factory default 1. Press the Option key during boot and enter the recovery partition of the MacBook Pro 2. Select Disk Utility and erase the whole partition (Yes you are going to lose everything, so backup as needed.) 3. Reinstall macOS from the recovery partition (Yes it will take some time maybe you can watch some Netflix or play a few rounds of PUBG) 3.1 - - - - Press the "About This Mac" to check and confirm i

How to remove Phonebooster from Android Smartphone. (Malware Solved, Version 1.1)

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Got scammed to download an APK file thinking it was from a friend. 3 super difficult things you need to do first in order to remove it. 1. Enable Airplane Mode (The app will keep trying to autorun you need to reboot, if it is running you can't click anything on your phone) 2. If you've followed the Phonebooster app's instructions and enable it via the "accessibility" menu you need to quickly tap and turn it off. After you've successfully turned it off, you may turn off Airplane mode. (I tried for like 30 minutes) it shows you only a flick of the page after checking the box you still need to click "OK" to turn it off. 3. Download Avast Mobile Security & Avast Cleanup (You can only download this after you've completed steps 1 & 2 on the above) the main app we are using is Avast Cleanup Now for the easier 3 steps Enter the android "Safe Mode" by clicking the power button, you will bring up the power menu. Which says po

How to fix Playstore download error 400 or 403

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How to fix Playstore download error 400 or 403 (could not download from google play store due to error 400 or 403)    Method 1: The most common fix for most Android market or Google Play related errors. Go to system settings>> Accounts>>Google>>remove your Gmail account Now from settings>>Apps>>All> Force stop, Clear data and cache for Google Play Store, Google Service Framework, and Download Manager (like in method 1) Now again go to settings>> Accounts>>Google>>Add your Gmail account Restart your android and then accept all the Google terms and setup Google settings Rerun Google Play Store and update or install your app. Method 2-Clearing Proxy: (Usually Alcatel One Touch 6033x fixed by this method) Go to settings >> Wireless and Networks >> More >> Mobile Networks   APN (Access Point Name) >> Maxis or Celcom or Digi >> Edit Select clear Proxy option Try to re-run the instal