[ Quick guide ] How to solve windows pc stuck on recovery screen

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Today a friend came to my inbox, their laptop running Windows 10 was stuck on the recovery screen. This is a very common problem with Windows machines. Whenever a computer running Windows OS is not shut down properly, you run the risk of getting stuck in this screen.                                                                                                                                                             (image by: Melissa Lee) Normally, when you get to this screen you just press startup repair and your...
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Opening the Terminal on a Mac

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The terminal is a window on a computer in which you can type in words to perform commands in the computer. There are a number of ways to open a terminal on a Mac
  1. Using the applications folder
  2. Using Spotlight search
  3. The application dock

Using the applications folder

Open Finder then click the applications folder on the left side of the window. this will open a section with all the applications on your Mac. Select and click the terminal application to open it

Using spotlight search

To launch the terminal using spotlight search, simply click the Command key +  space bar. this will open a search area where you can type in the name of the application

Using the Application Dock

For easy access to the terminal and any other applications, users normally add the application to the application dock.  For this step, just right-click the terminal application icon in the dock → Options → Keep on Dock and that's it. The application is added to the dock. Next time you want to use the terminal, just click the terminal icon on the dock.

Conclusion

This post showed how to open the terminal on a Mac. It is a simple process but it is the first step to becoming a power user as a biologist


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