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Troubleshooting your laptop keyboard

One of the things I mostly dislike about laptops is that they're very hard to fix. With a desktop, everything that gets broken can be easily replaced, while the same is not true on a laptop. Taking apart and then putting the laptop back together is actually quite complicated and even something as simple as a faulty keyboard can be a big problem. This is why, I've decided to write this short guide and give you a few tips on troubleshooting your laptop's keyboard. Keyboard completely non-functional So, if your keyboard has completely stopped working out of the blue and you have no idea what went wrong, the first thing that you need to find out is if it's a hardware or a software problem. To diagnose the issue, the simplest thing that you can do is to boot from a  live  Linux device (USB Stick, DVD, etc.) and see if the keyboard works in that operating system. If it does, then you're in luck and your problems are caused by a weird driver issue. Open the  Control Panel ...

How To Recover Your Lost Passwords

If you aren't a savvy computer user, losing your passwords can actually be very frustrating, as getting them back seems like such a hassle. Don't worry, I'll help you out. But, just so we are clear from the beginning, this article won't feature any tools that will help you hack other people's passwords, but just a few tips on how to get back the passwords that you generally use on the Internet and what to do in case you can't remember the password to your Windows administrator account. Passwords saved by web browsers Many people rely on their web browsers to memorize their passwords for them. This is quite normal as they will automatically log you in, but what do you do when you need to know the actual password, but all you see are asterisks or dots and you really can't remember it? The answer is pretty simple: all the major browsers have a section where they store your log-in information and it's actually quite easy to access. Here's what to do: Moz...