macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘AirDrop’ Feature to Stop Receiving Files
What is AirDrop? AirDrop is a proprietary Apple feature that uses a combination of Bluetooth...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Automatic Search Engine Discovery’ (OpenSearch)
What is OpenSearch Auto-Discovery? Have you ever typed a website name like “youtube.com” or “wikipedia.org”...
DriveHow to Stop Google Drive from Automatically Creating ‘Copy of’ Files
Why Does Google Drive Make Copies? If you use Google Drive frequently, you have likely...
UbuntuHow to Stop the Ubuntu ‘ModemManager’ Service from Auto-Probing Serial Ports
What is ModemManager? In Ubuntu, ModemManager is a background system daemon responsible for managing mobile...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Taskbar Thumbnail Previews’ (Aero Peek)
What is Aero Peek? In Windows 10, when you have multiple windows of the same...
ChromeHow to Stop Google Chrome from Automatically Deleting Your Browsing History on Exit
Why Does Chrome Delete My History? If you open Google Chrome and notice that you...
macOSHow to Disable the macOS ‘Gatekeeper’ Security Feature to Install Apps from Anywhere
What is Gatekeeper? Gatekeeper is a built-in security feature in macOS designed to prevent you...
DocsHow to Stop Google Docs from Automatically Adding Pages to Documents
Why Does Google Docs Add Page Breaks? By default, Google Docs is designed to simulate...
UbuntuHow to Stop the Ubuntu ‘cups-browsed’ Service from Auto-Discovering Printers
What is the cups-browsed Service? In Ubuntu (and many other Linux distributions), the printing system...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Putting USB Devices to Sleep
Why Do USB Devices Disconnect Randomly? In an effort to maximize battery life on laptops...
UbuntuHow to Disable the Ubuntu ‘GNOME Software’ Background Update Downloader
What is the GNOME Software Downloader? In Ubuntu Desktop, the “Ubuntu Software” center (which is...
DriveHow to Stop Google Drive from Automatically Syncing Specific Folders
Why Use Selective Sync in Google Drive? If you use the “Google Drive for Desktop”...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Installing Printer Drivers
Why Does Windows Install Unwanted Printers? Windows 10 is designed to be as user-friendly as...
macOSHow to Stop Your Mac from Automatically Pausing Music When Removing AirPods
Why Does the Music Stop When I Take Out an AirPod? If you are listening...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Sleeping Tabs’ (Memory Saver) Notification
What is the Memory Saver Notification? Google Chrome recently introduced a “Memory Saver” feature that...
macOSHow to Stop Your Mac from Automatically Checking Spelling as You Type
Why Does the Mac Check Spelling as I Type? macOS has a system-wide spell-checking engine...
ChromeHow to Disable the Google Chrome ‘Guest Mode’ Browsing Feature
What is Guest Mode Browsing? Google Chrome includes a built-in “Guest Mode” profile. If you...