Most users who have Windows 7 installed on the computer, get the new Windows 10 operating system offered for free as an upgrade. From 29.07 the time has come that Microsoft distributes the new Windows 10 upgrade to all who have Windows 10 reserved from the taskbar in Windows 7.

Should you have decided for an update to Windows 10 then we give you here are a few important tips that are needed to be considered before you click the update button. These are as follows:

When updating from Windows 7 to Windows, note the following:

Tip 1:

For an upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 the following requirements must fit:

• The Windows Update must be enabled (Control Panel --> System and Security --> Windows Update)
• Internet connection is of course necessary
• Your PC manufacturer should provide the drivers for Windows 10 (All major manufacturer meet this requirement)

Tip 2:

If you upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10, it's very difficult to make a downgrade to the old Windows 7 version without formatting the computer. Think about that fact, if you want to install Windows 10 on your computer.

Tip 3:

If you you're still not sure if you want to upgrade to Windows 10, then wait a little bit. Because fortunately the free update to Windows 10 is valid for one year from the07/29/2015 to 07/29/2016. You should always wait a month or more because at the beginning usually problems still appear that are fixed later.

Tip 4:

Windows 10 is actually free. The reason is that Microsoft want users to migrate to the latest operating system of Windows. So a shutdown of Windows 7 in 2020 makes fewer problems for Microsoft.

Tip 5:

Should you have you yet struggled to upgrade to Windows 10 in one year, then the free update possibility turns off and you will then have to pay the regular price. This is likely to be in excess of € 100.

You can generate in Windows 10 different users. These can set on a single PC their own desktops, files etc. Thus it is possible that a computer is used by several persons.

Now if you have created a user, but wish to delete it again, then we here want to briefly explain how this works in the future in Windows 10.

If so, please proceed as follows:

1. Click in the bottom left on the Windows start-up logo

2. Select Settings --> Accounts --> More User Accounts

3. Now select an account that you wish to remove. Click on it

4. You will see a button with "Remove" --> Click the button

5. Confirm the delete of the user account in Windows 10

Done!

You have just successfully deleted an user account in Windows 10.

You can define on the Samsung Galaxy S6 the time that should elapse before the screen gets locked. The screen lock is usually secured with a pin, pattern or a fingerprint. Therefore, it can be quite annoying if you set the time too short for the screen lock.

We tell you now how you can extend the time until the screen lock is activated on your Samsung Galaxy S6:

1. Open from the Home Screen the menu and then the Settings

2. Tap in the next menu on the button "display"

3. In this submenu choose the entry "Screen timeout"

4. You can now select different times until the lock screen gets enabled

5. After you have selected your desired time, the lock screen will lock be activated after that time

You know now how you can change the time that must elapse until the lock screen is activated on the Samsung Galaxy S6.

The Huawei P8 is usually delivered in the system language, which is spoken in the country. Of course it can happen that you would prefer to select another language as the system language for Android. How to do this on the Huawei P8 and where this option can be found, we want to explain in more detail now. Please proceed as follows:

Open on your Huawei P8 from the home screen the menu and then the Settings. Search for the menu item "Language & input". Tap on the entry and you can then select in the next sub-menu "Language and Region".

You now see a list of all available languages ​​of your Huawei P8. Select here the language, which you want to have appear in the future on your Huawei P8 in Android and the apps. After you have selected your language, the smart phone will use this language over all areas.

You have just successfully changed the language of the Android operating system on your Huawei P8.

If you choose the equipment BMW Connected Drive in your BMW car, then you should inform you here, which Samsung smartphones are compatible with the functions of the system. Basically more Samsung smartphones are compatible with BMW Connected Drive. However, some functions can only be used with the brand new Samsung Galaxy smartphones. We have you here listed the supported models of BMW Connected Drive.

The basic functions such as phone calls or audio playback via Bluetooth are supported by all Samsung models. In brackets you can find the options that are especially available for a single phone.

• Samsung Galaxy Alpha: (integration of Smartphone Apps)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4: (voice control, USB connection)
• Samsung Galaxy S4: (voice control, USB connectivity, Media Snap-in adapter)
• Samsung Galaxy S5: (USB connection)
• Samsung Galaxy S6: (voice control, USB connection)

These Samsung smartphones can be connected to BMW Connected Drive and use the above mentioned functions.

All current features can be found on the following website of BMW: Smartphone compatibility testing for Connected Drive with your BMW

If you're looking on your Huawei P8 for a pedometer, then you will unfortunately not be able to find it. Because in the Android firmware of your Huawei P8 no pedometer has been integrated by Huawei. But this is not so bad, because it can be easily installed. The hardware, particularly the acceleration sensor, also known as G-Sensor is naturally present. That's why you need on your Huawei P8 only the right software.

With this app you can use your Huawei P8 as a pedometer:

• Google Fit

With Google Fit you can install a pedometer on your Huawei P8. Besides Google Fit has also integrated many other fitness information.

You know now how you can easily convert your Huawei P8 into a pedometer and track your outdoor activity. Have fun with this app.

If you like to save the record location information within the images that you have made with the Huawei P8, , then it is advisable to activate the option "GPS tag" in the camera app. By using GPS Tag the GPS coordinate of each image taken with the Huawei P8 is stored in in the picture´s EXIF-file. So you can always look later at home, where the photo was taken. Especially for holiday pictures a very useful thing.

We tell you now how to activate on your Huawei P8 the GPS tag in the camera app.

Open first the camera app on your Huawei P8. Within the app tap on the "three-bar icon" to open the menu. Then tap on the gear icon to switch in the camera settings. Select in this sub-menu the menu item "GPS Tag" and activate it.

The GPS coordinates are then automatically added to your photos within the EXIF ​​data of the photo with, if the GPS connection is active.

In an operating system like Windows 10, it is often very important to create a screenshot of the screen. A screenshot stores in an image file the screen which is currently displayed. That is why the screenshot is also known as screen printing or hardcopy. With the screenshot in Windows 10, you can quickly back up information.

We explain to you now how to quickly and easily create a screenshot of the display in Windows 10.

Hotkey

The fastest method to take a screenshot in Windows 10 is the key combination. Press simultaneously on your keyboard:

• Windows key
• Print Screen key

The screenshot will be created from the entire screen and saved under the following directory path:

C: \\ Users \ Your Name \ pictures \ screenshots

The image has the file format .png which can be used for example with Paint.

Snipping Tool

If you wish to use no additional program such as Paint or Adobe Photoshop, then use the best tool for Windows 10 screenshots. This is the "Snipping Tool" and can be found as follows:

Windows Start --> All Apps --> Windows Accessories --> Snipping Tool

With this tool, you can now easily select an area on the screen from which you want to save it as a screenshot. The Snipping Tool provides you several ways how you wish to proceed with the screenshot. Send it by e-mail or save it in a defined folder

Of course also in Windows 10 the Screenshot can also be loaded into the RAM by pressing the "Print Screen key". From there, it can then be inserted in Paint, Photoshop etc.

You know now how to take a screenshot from the screen in Windows 10.

You can easily create a screenshot in Windows 10. By pressing the Windows key and the Print Screen key simultaneously which is then saved as a PNG image file.

You now perhaps wonder: "Where does Windows 10 save the Screenshot?"

We want to briefly answer in this article the question:

All screenshots that you created in Windows 10 with the above-mentioned key combination are stored in this directory path:

• C:\\ Users \ Your Name \ pictures \ screenshots

Open the Windows Explorer and then open the above mentioned directory folder.

You know now where Windows 10 saves screenshots that are created with the key combination "Windows key + Print Screen key".

If you are using on your Android smartphone the application WhatsApp for phone calls, then this will be noticeable in your data consumption in the long run. Depending on how much capacity in mobile data traffic you have available per month, it makes sense to reduce this to save costs. The data consumption from WhatsApp calls can be very easily reduced within Android.

We show you in this post, how you can find the setting.

The prerequisite is that you have the latest version of WhatsApp. This is perhaps not yet available in the Google Play Store. On the official WhatsApp homepage you will always receive the latest version of WhatsApp for your android smartphone. Download on the official WhatsApp website

If you have WhatsApp now updated, open the app. Then tap at the top right of the three-point icon and then click "Settings". From here, continue on:

• Chats & Calls

In this submenu, now scroll all the way down. You will now see an option which says:

• Low data usage

Sets a hook in the checkbox to enable this feature in WhatsApp on your Android smartphone. The data consumption will be reduced at the expense of voice quality during a WhatsApp call.

We hope that this option will help to reduce your mobile data traffic.