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Why Does McAfee Antivirus Slow Down My PC?

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McAfee is one of the most popular antivirus software used by the consumers as well as businesses. It protects your computer system/laptop/mobile phone and tablet from harmful online threats like viruses, Trojan horses, scams and frauds. The antivirus regularly scans all the files, applications and other software to fix the issues (if any). It also protects them from other viruses that may infect your data in the future. McAfee antivirus also ensures safe browsing and blocks the suspicious websites, so that they can never harm your data as well as the device. It also comes up with parental controls that allow you to decide which websites your children can browse through. Besides providing a higher level of security with the aforementioned exciting features, the antivirus may cause your PC to work a bit slow. This generally happens when you install and then use the antivirus on an old PC. That’s because an old PC might not satisfy the system requirements this antivirus needs; w

How to Troubleshoot Blank Screen Error in AOL Mail?

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AOL is a web-based email service offered by AOL, a part of the Verizon Communications. Its exciting features include, unlimited email storage capacity, email attachments with limit up to 25GB, virus protection, spam protection, spell checker, and more. Another best part of using AOL mail is that you don’t need to be an AOL user in order avail all its mail features. While using the AOL email, you might encounter a blank screen error. This error occurs when you try to login to your AOL email account. Here are some solutions that can help you out fixing this issue: 1. Clear browser cache memory, cookies and history When you browse over the internet and visit any website, temporary files, cookies and history get stored to your device in order to make them easily accessible to you on your next visit. Delete these files and try logging in again to your AOL email account . 2. Reset your browser’s settings Reset your browser’s settings to default to get this issue fixed.

How do I fix Overheating and Noisy Laptop Fan Problem

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Be it a Dell, HP, Acer or any other brand’s laptop, it may create some issues after some years. The most common issue could be overheating or noisy laptop fan. Both these issues won’t let a user focus on their work. There may be two reasons for the second issue. These are:           Dust           Overheating This has to stop in order to make you work without hearing that weird grinding, buzzing or rattling noise. Apart from the aforementioned two, there could be some other reasons like the cooling fan could be running faster than its usual speed and the non-stop rate could be blamed for it. A laptop being used under the extreme workload condition could also cause overheating, which further results in the noisy laptop fan issue. Even a compact laptop is easily prone to the dust, which in turn causes this noisy laptop issue. It is because the dust gets clogged to the fan, making it run hot and noisy. Now, the challenge here is what to do to cool the laptop fan and

World Emoji Day Special: Apple Shows Off Some Amazing Emojis

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On World Emoji Day, Apple has announced that the new emojis character will be available across the Apple devices. So, some of the new emoticons will be a part of your macOS, iOS and watchOS till the end of this year. No doubt, these emojis make the conversation more exciting, and also help the users to express themselves with better diversity. In 2015, Apple has gradually moved towards diversity by letting the users change the skin tone of almost all the human emojis. The upcoming emojis will make you add a touch of personalization to your message. With this update, around 69 new emojis will be added. Some of them have been mentioned below: ·          Woman with Headscarf ·          Food items such as Sandwich and Coconut that looks delicious to eat ·          Bearded Person ·          Animals and mythical creatures like T-Rex, Zebra, Elf and Zombie ·          Star-Struck and Exploding Head smiley faces ·          Hijab ·          Emoji for throwing up ·  

Pro Tip: How to Secure Windows 10 Boot Process

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The basic function of an operating system is to offer a safe platform where all the applications and software can run smoothly. This requires a basic framework for a hassle-free program execution that can utilize the hardware and have a secure access to the system resources. To make operating system able to do this, several portions of the OS start and execute at system boot time. Apart from this, other features that provide this level of protection are as follows:           Smart Screen Filter          Windows Defender The former i.e. smart screen filter warns the user every time they try to run an untrustworthy application. Please note that this filter works only for Windows 10 and later versions. On the other hand, Windows Defender provides high-end protection for your system files and applications from the harmful online threats as well as malware. The tool uses signatures for finding out the apps that seem to be malicious. In Windows 10, you will get this level of secur

How Do I Get Rid of Norton Errors on Windows 10?

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Is your Windows 10 operating system protected with Norton antivirus? Are you planning to install Norton antivirus for Windows 10? Norton, the leading online security provider offers a wide range of antivirus for both home and business PCs. Today, it has become a trusted name when it comes to protect your device from online threats like WannaCry Ransomware, Petya Ransomware, and Trojan horses. The antivirus software also ensures safe browsing. You can also prevent your important information and applications from being stolen or corrupted. Either you are using an antivirus or planning to install it on your device, it may happen that an error occurs and halt the basic function of the antivirus. These common errors and questions along with their solution are as follows: Why I am not able to start Norton antivirus on my Windows 10 PC? This error could occur when you update your Norton antivirus to the latest version. To solve this issue, restart your computer system after existing t

How do I Get Rid of Paper Jam Error in HP Printer?

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Hewlett Packard (HP) is a world-renowned company engaged in manufacturing hardware as well as software components. Apart from the laptops, the second major product HP is popular is its wide variety of printers. HP printer Support are available in different models and specifications in order to meet the specific requirements. Once you purchase a HP printer, you need to download its drivers and install them properly on your device (computer system/laptop/Mac) for its accurate functioning. While doing so, you may across a number of issues. One of the common issues of HP printer Support is associated with paper feed or paper jam. Thankfully, both these errors can be resolved without any hassle. To find the solution, first you need to understand the cause behind these two errors. A paper jam error occurs when the paper feeding process through the printer goes awry. This result in the halt of entire printing job and cause the parts of paper trapped inside the machine. To get rid

How to Turn Off Norton Auto-Renewal Service?

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Every time you purchase an online security software or antivirus from the renowned brand, Norton, it asks you to create an account. Basically, this account helps you to view and manage the services you are availing. This account also holds your credit card or debit card information that you provide during the purchase. To make it convenient for you, Norton enables the auto-renewal service for your Norton subscription. This means you don’t have to remember the date of expiration of your antivirus or other security solution installed to your device. This service could not be good for those who don’t want to continue with that particular security solution or want to switch to an upgraded Norton subscription. You must be thinking when did you agree for the auto-renewal? It is when you ordered your Norton security software or antivirus. Still confused? Ok, at the bottom of the shopping cart, you might have seen a checkbox that required to be checked in order to precede the transact

4 Reasons Your Internet is Not Working!

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“Aw, Snap! Google Chrome Ran out of Memory While Trying to Display This Web Page” This could be the most irritating message for an internet user using Google Chrome Support for browsing the most common to the rarest websites. Apart from this, there are many other errors that may stop you surfing the internet. Though Google Chrome ensures safe and fast browsing experience yet the users may encounter some issues like page crash, slow loading of the web page, page load timeout and more. Let’s know about the five most common reasons that you are not able to access the internet.  1. Check Your Internet Connection One of the obvious reasons for your internet is not working, could be the disabling of Wi-Fi or local area network. Try restarting the connection by removing and then re-inserting the LAN cable or turning off and then ON the Wi-Fi connection.  2. Slow Loading of a Web Page Your internet is connected but the web page is still not loading. All you can see is