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How to Adjust the Keyboard Backlight on Surface Laptops

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Cranking up your Surface keyboard backlight at night or in dark rooms enhances key visibility when typing. Conversely, decreasing or turning off your keyboard backlight (in a lit room or outdoors) can reduce battery drainage . Adjusting keyboard brightness on Surface devices is straightforward, but the steps vary depending on your Surface model or keyboard configuration. The instructions in the next section will guide you on adjusting the keyboard backlight on any Surface laptop. Does Your Surface Laptop Have a Backlit Keyboard? A backlit keyboard is nice, but you won’t find one on all Surface devices. Surface laptops (or detachable keyboards) missing the backlight control icon don’t have backlit keys. Listed below are Microsoft Surface laptop models with keyboard backlight. Surface Laptop Studio Surface Laptop Studio 2 Surface Laptop 3 Surface Laptop 4 Surface Laptop 5 Keys on the following Surface detachable keyboards are also backlit: Surface Pro Signature Keyboa

How to Fix Error Code 0xc0000185 in Windows

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The “Error code: 0xc0000185” Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) pops up when there’s an issue with your computer’s Boot Configuration Data (BCD). System file corruption, malware infection, and interference from external USB drives can also trigger the error. This tutorial does two things: provide more insight into the 0xc0000185 error code and offer solutions. Follow the instructions below to get your PC booting correctly again. Disconnect External Accessories and Restart Your PC The 0xc0000185 blue screen error sometimes pops up if your computer (unsuccessfully) attempts to boot from a USB drive. Shut down your computer (press and hold the Power button for 10-15 seconds) and unplug any storage device from its USB ports. If your PC’s battery is removable, take it out, wait a few minutes, and reinsert it. Turn on your computer and wait for it to boot Windows. Run the Startup Repair Tool Windows Startup Repair tool (formerly called Automatic Repair) analyzes your PC’s startup log

How to Rename a Hyperlink in Microsoft Word Documents

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Readers of your Microsoft Word document should clearly understand where a hyperlink will redirect them just by reading the hyperlink text. If your hyperlink doesn’t make contextual sense, has a typo, or is a lengthy URL string, you should rename it. You can rename your hyperlinks by simply editing the hyperlink text like you would any other text in the document. There’s also a longer method, too. Here’s how it’s done. How to Update Hyperlink Text If your hyperlink text has a typo, or if you want to refine the text a bit more, you can easily update it by simply right-clicking the link and selecting Edit Hyperlink . Next, edit the hyperlink text in the Text to display box and then select OK . The hyperlink is now renamed. You can also skip those steps by simply editing the text directly, the same as you would any other text in your document. Just replace it with the new text. How to Change a Hyperlink From a URL String to Text When you paste a URL as-is into a Microsoft Wo

Best 10 Free PDF Editors for Windows

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If you deal with PDF files often, having a PDF editor is important. It doesn’t matter if it’s for work, personal use, or just a single task – a good editor is a must-have tool. The best PDF editors allow you to edit text, add new text, edit images, include graphics, sign documents, fill out forms, and do more. We’ve looked into various apps to make a list of exactly what you need. Some of them are free, and others have free trial versions. What to Look For in a PDF Editor When you’re looking for a free online PDF editor, there are a few things that you need to pay attention to. This is what makes a good PDF editing tool: Editing Features. The main purpose of a PDF editor is to let you edit documents. It allows you to add or change text, move images, and rearrange PDF pages. Free editors might limit the number of edits or documents you can work on daily. Ability to Create, Convert, and Export PDFs. A good free PDF editor should make PDFs from scanned papers or convert various

Notepad Crashing in Windows 11? Try These 9 Fixes

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Notepad is a simple text editor that has been around as long as Windows. With Windows 11, Microsoft revamped Notepad with support for tabs and a dark mode option. But the new changes also sometimes cause Notepad to crash on Windows 11. This article will help you troubleshoot Notepad crashes on your Windows 11 PC. 1. Update Notepad Update Notepad first to keep it from crashing with these steps. Search for Microsoft Store in Windows search and go to it. In the Microsoft Store, type Notepad in the search bar at the top of the screen. If there’s an available update, you’ll be able to see the Update button. Click it, and the update will start automatically. 2. Resize the Notepad Window Some Microsoft users reported resizing the Notepad window solved the app’s crashing problem. Click the Restore Down button in the top right corner of the Notepad window. Move your mouse over the edge of the Notepad window, click the left button, and drag the mouse to resize. Resizing