Desktop Gadgets Not Displayed Correctly After Upgrading to Internet Explorer 11

After installing Internet Explorer 11, some of your desktop gadgets may not render correctly. The gadgets may appear transparent with pink border and text, as in the graphic below:



And here is how it’s supposed to appear:



This has to do with a bug in Internet Explorer 11 RTM, which breaks some desktop gadgets, if the user has set custom DPI settings (>100%). In my case, gadgets stopped rendering correctly if I set the DPI to a value higher than 115%. In order to make the gadgets display correctly, you have two options.

Option 1. Revert back the DPI settings to 115%. If that doesn’t work, set it to 100%. (via Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display)

Option 2. If you want to retain your custom DPI settings and still want gadgets to work correctly, edit the protected file gadget.xml located in the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

The trick is to set <autoscaleDPI> setting to false, inside the XML file. By default, the auto-scaling is enabled in the gadgets configuration, which means the Zoom feature (of Internet Explorer) scales text and images for this gadget to match the DPI settings of the current user. Since IE11 has this bug with higher DPI, disabling the automatic scaling feature for that gadget is a nice workaround.

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How to upgrade or replace your PS4's hard drive?

Description

It is well-known to you that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are equipped with a 2.5-inch 500 GB hard drive. But, you can replace or upgrade this hard drive in PlayStation 4 only. 

Solution:

Here is the way to do this:

Tools

The hard drive must be of 2.5-inch drive and contain the space of 160GB. Also, you need a USB flash drive with at least 1GB of space, a Phillips-head screwdriver and computer with Internet connection. 

Process

As the console is lying flat, you have to apply pressure to the glossy black cover and slide it down. You will find the screw with old PlayStation shapes. Remove it.

Take the hard drive tray out and remove all the four screws. After this, replace the drive with the new one. Insert the drive back into the system and replace the PlayStation screw. Putting the cover back to its place may be a little tricky. Don’t slide it from the bottom and just put it from the top. 

Update

Go to Sony's site and download the latest software update for the PlayStation 4 from your computer and connect USB flash drive to the computer. Then format it to FAT32. In Windows, you can do this by right-clicking the drive, select Format, choose “FAT32” option from the pull-down menu and click “Start” button.

 After the completion of this, open the drive and create a folder titled “PS4.” Create another folder titled with “UPDATE” inside that folder and place the updated files inside it.

Console

Now, connect the power cord to the back of the console and plug in the HDMI port. Next, connect both the controller and USB flash drive. After this, turn the console on in Safe Mode. This can be done by holding the power button for 7 seconds. On the controller, click the PlayStation button if asked to do so and then scroll down to the “Initialize PS4” option. Then the update file will be copied from your drive to the console and install it by the system. When the installation task gets completed, PlayStation 4 will restart and boot as the first time. You have to create an account, sign in and download your content.

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5 things to do before upgrading to OS X Mavericks

Description

Want to upgrade to Apple’s OS X Mavericks? Well, it is available at Mac App store for free. Just check your system requirements and if your system has minimum requirements then you can install it.



Solution:
Firstly, you need to check the system requirements. If your system is running OS X Mountain Lion then it should run Mavericks. Also, Apple announced that it is available for iMac, MacBook Airs and Mac Mini. Furthermore, the Apple Store will surely check your system compatibility. If you can download it without any error then it will get installed easily.

Secondly, make sure your system is not experiencing any major problems including freezing or crashing of applications, inability to log into a user account, enable sharing services or problems with hardware connections. During the upgrade, they may cause some software configuration errors.

Thirdly, you need to run a few maintenance routines on your hard drive before installing Mavericks. Reboot the system into Safe Mode and then check the hard drive for errors using Disk Utility. In case, you found any problem then restart to the OS X Recovery HD partition as well as run Disk utility’s repair routines there. Running a full general maintenance routine using third-party tools for clearing system caches and temporary files is sometimes unnecessary for preparing a system to upgrade

Finally, the most important step is to take back up of your system by using a restorable backup solution like Apple’s Time machine or any other third-party cloning tool. This will keep your data safe. Also, it will allow you to perform a clean install of OS X Mavericks. After the installation, you can transfer your data and programs from backup. Always try to backup your system two times. It is beneficial if unfortunately one backup drive fails. 
Now, get ready to download and install Mavericks from the Mac App Store. For more from the XpertCrewTM team, please follow us on Twitter @Techvedic or contact Techvedic’s computer support helpdesk, as per below contact-details: 
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