How to Copy the Contents of Error Dialogs in Windows (Short)

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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

How to Reopen Tabs You Accidentally Closed in Browsers (Short)

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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