Prevent Chrome from Reloading Tabs, Disable Windows 10 Notifications

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Read This Article → How to Put a Folder on Your iPhone's Dock The dock on your iPhone only gives you space for four icons (eight on an iPad), and most people keep just their favorite apps there. But did you know you can stick app folders on the dock, too? Here’s how. Read This Article → How to Disable Notifications on Windows 10 Notifications can be distracting, but Windows 10 has a one-click switch that disables all of them. You can also disable notifications for individual apps, or hide the many other notifications that appear throughout Windows. Read This Article → You Don't Have to Pause After Saying “Alexa”, “Hey Siri”, or “OK Google” Raise your hand if you summon your smart speaker by saying its wake word and then waiting a second or two for it to light up. You might be surprised to know that you don’t have to wait for a response. Read This Article → How to Broadcast Your Xbox One Games on Twitch or Mixer The Xbox One can broadcast your gameplay on Microsoft’s own Mixer service, but it also lets you broadcast on Twitch. Twitch streaming just requires some quick setup the first time you do it. Read This Article → How to Change the DNS Server on Your iPhone or iPad Your iPhone or iPad normally uses the DNS servers provided by whatever Wi-Fi network you use. But you can set a custom DNS server and use Google Public DNS, OpenDNS, or any other DNS server you prefer. Read This Article → What is sandboxd, and Why Is It Running on my Mac? You noticed something called “sandboxd” while looking through Activity Monitor, and now you’re here. So what is this thing? Read This Article → How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10 The Windows Subsystem for Linux, introduced in the Anniversary Update, became a stable feature in the Fall Creators Update. 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