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If you encounter the “The folder isn’t supported because of its location Slideshow” error when setting the Slideshow option for the lock screen in Personalisation settings, it means that the selected folder/subfolder is considered unsupported by Windows OS for the Slideshow. This error occurs when the location or type of …

Gnome Shell does not have a “screensaver” in the traditional sense. You won’t find anything like what there is on XFCE4, where beautiful animations are going across the screen. The screensaver in Gnome Shell is different. Gnome Shell offers users a “lock screen” to save your monitor from screen burn-in, …

A message on the lock screen can be an effective way to remind yourself to do something. If it helps, you can also use it as place for a motivational quote though perhaps the desktop is a more suitable place for it. Regardless why you do it, here’s how you …

Windows 10 lets you enable Spotlight for the images shown on your lock screen. Spotlight downloads images from Bing images and displays them as the wallpaper for your lock screen. Some of the Spotlight images are nice while others are not that great. If you want to set custom rotating …

It’s really easy to shut down Windows 10. The power options are located in the Start Menu and they’ve been there for years. It’s not just a Windows 10 UI thing. The power options have been there since before Windows 7. On Windows 10, the power options can also be …

Do you fall asleep watching Netflix on your phone? Unlike its web version, the Netflix apps don’t ask if you’re still watching. As long as the Netflix app is playing on your phone, the screen won’t sleep. If you do fall asleep with the app playing, your phone’s battery will …

The YouTube app stops playing if you lock your phone. On Android, this is fairly simple to work around because the OS doesn’t have that many restrictions and apps can work around them. On iOS, the options are limited unless you jailbreak your phone but not many people jailbreak iPhones …

We’ve talked about smart lock on Android quite a bit. It’s an unlocking mechanism on Android that will keep your device unlocked if it’s in your pocket, if you’re in a particular location, or if a trusted paired device is connected to your phone. Smart lock on Android has quite …