Matt Refghi

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Transcription When you encounter an error message in Windows 11, and you want to Google that message to understand what it’s all about, you don’t have to actually look at the dialog and type into Google what you’re seeing. Instead, try pressing CTRL+C when you have the dialog in focus. So when I do that and then I pop open Notepad and then I paste, notice that it has the exact same contents as the dialog. So if you look right here, it tells me what the title is, it tells me what the content is and that there’s a button called OK. This makes it far easier to copy the text and stick it in Google. This won’t work … Read more

Transcription If you ever need to find the bundle ID of a particular Android or iOS app, here’s how you do it. So for Android it’s real simple, you just search for Play Store and then the name of the app. And then you actually scroll down and find the Google Play, like the play.google.com result. Click that, and then you’ll notice, in the address bar, that’s it: com.google.chrome, that’s the bundle ID. Now, for Apple, it’s a little different. Go back to Google, search for “App Store Google Chrome”, we’re going to click on the first result. Notice in the address bar there’s an ID here at the end, an actual number, we’re going to copy that. We’re going … Read more

TranscriptionLet’s say I’m browsing the web and I think I’m done with this window, about puppies, and I’m also done with this window about kittens, where I was reading about the health of kittens, okay? So I’m going to close that too. But what if I realize that was a mistake and I need those tabs back? I don’t know the exact URL that I was at. Well, there’s a shortcut for that. Press CTRL+SHIFT+T, and it’ll resurrect whatever you just closed. Now note that this brought back kitten in the health section, so it actually remembered where I was. But what about the puppies, where are they? Well, CTRL+SHIFT+T again, and the puppies come back. That’s because every time … Read more

Transcription If you’re using Task Manager in Windows 11, check out this feature, you might not be aware of it. Go to the Performance tab in the left-hand side, and then when you’re looking at these stats, it shows your CPU, your memory, all this stuff. If you want to focus on one of these, double-click the section, and then task manager transforms into this, which is called Tiny Footprint mode. You can then drag this around, and you can continue doing some work on the rest of your computer while you monitor your computer. To get back to your normal mode, you just have to double-click again, and you’re back, and realize that you can also on the left-hand … Read more

Transcription If you’re ever using Task Manager in Windows and you find yourself on this screen right here, and you don’t understand how you got here, all you have to do is you have to double-click, and that will free you. That’s called Tiny Footprint mode and it’s actually a nice feature from Microsoft letting you focus on a particular part of the performance tab. But it can be pretty confusing if you find yourself here without realizing how you got there.

When your PC starts slowing down unexpectedly as you’re using it, launching Task Manager can be a very easy way to figure out what’s happening. All it takes is a quick tap on the CPU column in the “Processes” tab, and you immediately start seeing which programs are drawing the most processing power. Here’s an example: The thing is, CPU is a dynamic thing – so as you’re looking at this page, you see programs jumping around as they draw more or less CPU every given second. This can be really distracting, especially when you see a program listed that you don’t actually need to be running – and you want to end that task. Usually, what I do is … Read more

Transcription So there’s this feature built into Windows called Sandbox. In my experience, most people don’t know about this, but it’s such a useful feature that I have to spread the word. So what Sandbox does is it lets you test out new software or visit sites in an environment where you don’t really put your computer at risk, but yet… you’re using your computer. So let’s take a look – I’ll show you how that works. So to turn this feature on, you have to click the start button, and you can search for “turn”, then you’re going to select where it says “Turn windows features on or off”. Let’s click that. You’re going to get a prompt to … Read more

This is an exceptionally good video – I will always step aside to promote this type of content. By Casey Neistat