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Use of Creative WebCam Instant in Windows 10

If you have a Creative Webcam Instant that you would like to use with Windows 10, the driver in this link worked for me: http://download.webcamtests.com/drivers/vendors/Creative/VF-0040/Windows-x64.zip The steps I followed were: 1. Connected the camera to the computer. 2. The device was apparently set by Windows 10, but didn't work. 3. I downloaded the driver from the link, and extracted the files. 4. I went to Windows Search, "Device Manager", and looked for the camera, which showed an installation error. 5. I made right.click, "Update driver", and then "Browse my computer for files" 6. I selected the folder where I had extracted the driver files in 3. and voilĂ ! 7. In Skype, if I go to camera settings, I have two cameras "Creative Webcam Instant (VFW)" and "Creative Webcam Instant". The first one doesn't seem to work, but

Disable Chrome browser auto-login when logging in to Gmail, Youtube or other Google service

If you do not want Chrome to automatically sign-in to your account everytime you sign in to one of Google's services (like Gmail or Youtube), you should do the following: In the address bar, type: chrome://settings/syncSetup Then simply disable the option " Allow Chrome sign-in " Restart Chrome. ...or on the right expandable menu (the three dots on the top right of Chrome), click "Settings", then "You and Google","Sync and Google services" and then "Other Google services", like this: Settings > You and Google > Sync and Google services > Other Google services Then again simply disable the option " Allow Chrome sign-in " and restart Chrome. [ source ][ source ]

Using Picasa (again) as your photo viewer

For many people, Picasa was their favorite photo viewer. Unfortunately, Google discontinued Picasa in 2015. Whether your Windows Photo Viewer is not working, or you simply loved Picasa, you can still download it and use.  Version 3.9 of Picasa can be downloaded from here: https://m.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/picasa_photo_organizer,1.html

Screen Mirroring Setup for PC in Windows 10

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Here's how to set up screen mirroring on a Windows 10 device. Go to Settings on your PC. In "Bluetooth & other devices", select "Add Bluetooth or other device". This will take you to the "Add a Device page":   The PC will scan for available devices. Obviously, your TV must be on during this step. Once your Samsung TV shows up on the device list, select it and wait for your PC to connect to your Samsung TV.   Confirm connection in the TV. When your connection is confirmed, your PC screen will be displayed on the Samsung TV. Source: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-download-a-different-samsung-tv-internet-browser-4684267 If you want to add a shortcut in your desktop for this new connection without going through all these steps every time, just right-click in your desktop, and select  New -> Shortcut,  and in the location of the item paste: %windir%\system32\displayswitch.exe You can give the connection the name that you prefer or sim