Other contributing factors for this error include issues with extensions, particularly those of the ASP.NET frameworks. The Visual Studio IDE also is reported to face issues in touch-enabled Windows devices. We will address all these issues throughout this article and help you resolve the Object reference error in Visual Studio. Fixes for Visual Studio Object Reference Not Set to An Instance of An Object The first thing to do is to verify the codes....

You can fix this by changing the drive’s file system from FAT32 to exFAT or NTFS in Windows. Mac users can instead use Mac Extended, APFS, or exFAT. Find detailed steps to fix the “The Item Can’t Be Copied Because It Is Too Large For The Volume’s Format” problem in the tutorial below. Why Really You Can’t Copy The File The reason why you can’t copy your files is that the USB/hard drive you’re trying to copy your files to is using the FAT32 file system....

In this article, I’ll cover a couple of really useful right-click context menu editors that I use all the time. These extra menu options can help you navigate Windows faster and perform file operations more easily. File Menu Tools FileMenu Tools is a nifty little app that makes it super easy to add a bunch of more options to the context menu. You can add built-in utilities to the context menu that perform certain operations over files and folders....

But by default, Steam makes all your activities public. This way your friends or even strangers can see your Steam activities without any restrictions. So, if you don’t want your friends to find out what you’re up to, you can simply hide your activity on Steam. How to Hide Activity on Steam from Friends? Hiding your in-game activities from your friends can be done in a couple of ways. Here are some quick ways to hide your activity from your friends on Steam....

Unfortunately, sometimes the brightest that Automatic brightness will go just isn’t bright enough, which is why you’ll want to know how to push your screen brightness as high as it will go. What Does “Brighter Than Maximum” Mean? Before we go any further, it’s important to clear up what “brighter than the maximum” means in this context. We are not talking about hacking your screen in some way to get more brightness out of it....

What Is a Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is digital money that doesn’t rely on a central record keeper like a bank or a government institution to keep track of account balances and transactions. This grants cryptocurrencies a level of anonymity similar to traditional cash, although no cryptocurrency is genuinely anonymous, despite what you might have heard. Even worse, given how cryptocurrencies work, your cryptocurrency transactions may be de-anonymized in the future. How can this happen?...

If this is your first time, though, then you may need to plan for as much as 3 – 6 hours. It can take even longer if you run into any troubles or make mistakes. Typical PC Building Times by Activity Here’s a quick timeline of how long you can expect the process to take, broken down into each of the (typical) steps. Your actual situation/timeline may look a bit different depending on your:...

Hand tracking hasn’t made quite the splash Oculus Link did, but it’s still an amazing feature with lots of potential. With hand-tracking you don’t need controllers at all. Your own hands are digitized into the VR world! If you have a Quest or are thinking of buying one, it’s worth knowing how hand tracking works and what it can bring to the VR experience. How Quest Tracks the World The Oculus Quest uses an innovative approach towards motion tracking that’s commonly referred to as “inside-out” tracking, which is very different from how motion tracking worked in the past....

Normally, Hotmail disables an account if it’s not used for more than a year. So, if it’s been that long since you last used your Hotmail account, you can’t revive it again now. When you try to log in, you might see the “Account doesn’t exist” message. But, if you have used it on and off, there’s a chance that you can still use it. For users who have not used Hotmail before, you can still create a new ID with @hotmail as the domain....

In summary, you’ll find the relevant options on the console’s privacy or the profile menu. Otherwise, you can find it on the app. Appear Offline on Xbox Series and Xbox One Consoles To appear offline on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One, you can simply go to the Profile side menu and change it quickly. This is the easiest way, and here’s the tutorial: The process will make you appear offline to every player....

Its user-friendly interface, practical features, and a fairly adequate free storage space of 15 GB are some of the reasons why this platform is so popular amongst many users. Backing up your photos to Google Photos is a relatively straightforward process across all devices, but if you are still confused about how to do so, this guide is here to help you! So, without further ado, let’s look at how to backup all your photos to Google Photos on your devices....

If you want to save your emails in a handy flash drive, or if you want to transfer it to another computer, knowing where to find your data is a must. Thunderbird requires you to do this manually, but fortunately, this process is relatively straightforward. How to Backup Thunderbird Emails, Profiles and Settings Thunderbird stores your email data in profile folders. Your thunderbird profile folder also contains things such as address books, user styles, etc....

If the BIOS gets corrupted or damaged, the hardware will have no gateway to receive initiation signals. Then, your system will not boot at all and your motherboard will be considered bricked. Having said that, it is also not an everyday thing for the BIOS to get damaged. We most often corrupt the firmware while updating BIOS. But your customized BIOS settings do get lost most of the time due to a faulty CMOS battery, by changing to default settings manually, or automatically because of system error....

There are a lot of factors in play that can cause your WiFi strength on an Android device to weaken. But there’s no need to give up just yet. You can boost your WiFi signal to make your Android device’s Internet connection a more stable one. Home Users Are you having trouble with your home WiFi? Here are a couple of things you can try. The first thing you should do is to look at your router’s frequency and channel....

You can cast your mobile devices to your television and fully immerse yourself without shelling out a fortune. Cast to Tv Without Chromecast From Your Phone There are numerous methods for casting your screen to television without using a Chromecast. Below, we’ve listed a few methods that work similar to Chromecast and are also quite simple to implement. Using Smart View If you’re a Samsung user, you might’ve noticed the Smart View option on your quick links panel....

If this problem annoys you also, there is a simple way to change the default photo viewing program in Windows to the application of your choice! Actually, there are two ways to go about it. Also, you can configure it so that one image type opens with one application and another image type opens with a different program. So you could have JPG images open with Photoshop and GIF images open with Photo Viewer, for example....

In some cases, you can set a longer timeout if you are tired of entering your password so frequently. Or you would want to lock your desktop as soon as you leave the PC. Either way, you can set the lock screen time in Windows as per your preference. How to Change Lock Screen Timeout in Windows? Changing lock screen timeout in Windows is a pretty easy job. You simply need to tweak some settings in the control panel or Windows built-in Settings, and you are ready to set your desired time for the lock screen to appear....

Even if you are a home user, it might be worth your time to change the default icon that is assigned for a text document or for all PDF documents, etc. This tip is really just for customizing the look and feel of Windows to your liking. In Windows XP, changing a file type’s icon was very simple and could be done via Windows Explorer. Unfortunately, the process is more complicated in Windows 7 and Windows 8....

If you want to change file attributes like these, you have a few options. You can use the new Windows PowerShell to change or remove this data, or you can do it using Windows File Explorer or another third-party app like Attribute Changer. Here’s how to change file attributes on Windows 10 using these methods. Also, if you prefer to watch, check out our YouTube video where we show you how to use the Attribute Changer utility mentioned at the end of the article:...

Although checking and removing files is relatively easy using the Windows GUI, you still have to navigate to multiple windows just to delete a single file. On the other hand, Powershell lets you do the same task using simple and short commands. Well, you can simply use the Remove-Item cmdlet to delete a specific file from the given path. However, there are multiple commands and a plethora of methods to check whether the item you’re trying to delete exists or not....