Europe has an electric bike problem. Direct-to-consumer e-bikes from inexpensive Chinese brands like Engwe and countless others can be easily purchased online despite openly flouting EU restrictions. They feature throttles and powerful motors that can be easily unlocked to far exceed the 25km/h (16mph) legal speed limit — no pedaling required.
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How to Take Screenshots in Windows 11
Snapping a picture of your display is tremendous helpful, whether or not you are utilizing a smartphone, a pill, or a PC operating Home windows 11. Microsoft’s desktop working system has lengthy had quite a few choices for capturing pictures out of your PC’s display—maybe too many. Thankfully, Home windows 11 simplifies the scenario. We’ll present you one of the best methods to take screenshots in your pc together with your brand-new OS. The strategies vary from long-standing keyboard shortcuts to the extra trendy, succesful instruments that allow you to do issues like set timers for the screenshots in addition to edit and share them.
Use the PrtSc (Print Display screen) Key and Paste
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Since properly earlier than Home windows 11, you’ve been capable of snap a screenshot with the press of a single key: PrtSc. Some keyboards spell it out to the complete Print Display screen. Faucet this key to repeat the complete desktop picture to the clipboard. Then paste the picture into any app that accepts pasted pictures, similar to Paint, Paint 3D, or Adobe Photoshop.
If you wish to seize simply the at the moment lively software window, add the Alt key, for Alt-PrtSc. Simply as with the whole-screen seize operation, utilizing this key combo saves the present window to the clipboard, and from there you’ll be able to paste it into an imaging software. On Home windows 11, the end result is usually a little unusual as a result of the rounded corners are prolonged to squared-off corners, since picture information are at all times rectangular.
Use the PrtSc Key With OneDrive
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You can even use PrtSc together with OneDrive to mechanically create a picture file of your screenshot in OneDrive. I’m together with this methodology individually from the usual PrtSc possibility as a result of the result’s so totally different and saves you the additional steps of opening an app and pasting from the clipboard. This is the way to set it up:
Click on or right-click on OneDrive’s cloud icon on the precise aspect of the taskbar. Select Settings after which the Backup tab of the dialog field and test Robotically Save Screenshots I seize to OneDrive.
That one easy test field modifications every part about PrtSc: You not must open a picture app or paste from the clipboard. As an alternative, a picture file is mechanically created within the OneDrive folder of your selection, which seems on the desktop identical to an area file. You can even entry it from any system the place you’ll be able to entry OneDrive (there are purchasers for each platform). I at all times use this methodology once I assume I may have to make use of the screenshot as a picture file slightly than simply pasting it someplace. It is also helpful when I haven’t got time to save lots of a picture file in a separate step, similar to throughout a dwell presentation.
Use the Home windows Key–PrtSc Keyboard Shortcut
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This is yet one more manner to make use of the PrtSc key: Use Home windows Key-PrtSc.
If you wish to take screenshots and mechanically save them someplace aside from OneDrive, you’ll be able to hit the Home windows Key along with the PrtSc key. This methodology causes the display to dim briefly and locations a PNG file within the Photos > Screenshots folder by default. (Word the totally different placement of the PrtSc key on the keyboard within the picture above.) You can even paste the shot anyplace proper after utilizing this methodology.
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Home windows 11 cleans up the earlier screenshot tooling confusion in Home windows by combining the sooner Snipping Instrument with Home windows 10’s terrific Snip & Sketch software. Snipping Instrument is the title adopted for the mixed Home windows 11 screen-shooter. The simplest solution to get to the Snipping Instrument is by urgent Home windows Key-Shift-S. That keyboard shortcut offers you a option to take a screenshot utilizing an oblong choice, freehand choice, window, or full-screen seize (that’s the order of the icons you select from within the picture above).
For the primary two choices, draw with the cursor to pick out the realm you wish to seize. For the second two selections, simply click on over the goal.
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When you launch the cursor, you see a notification within the lower-right-hand nook exhibiting a thumbnail picture of the screenshot. You may ignore this in the event you simply wish to paste the screenshot into one other app, since this methodology additionally copies the screenshot to the clipboard. Or you’ll be able to click on on the notification space’s thumbnail to open the Snipping Instrument interface (proven under). Right here, you’ll be able to mark up the screenshot with a pen or highlighter, or you’ll be able to crop it. You need to use a ruler to attract straight traces, and the finger button helps you to draw on a contact display.
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Most significantly, it can save you the screenshot and any edits utilizing the three.5-inch floppy disk icon (some visible metaphors by no means die). A Share button helps you to ship the picture utilizing Home windows 11’s customary share panel, and you too can print the picture or open it in one other app from the menu choices.
One beef I’ve with this utility’s crop function is that it doesn’t supply aspect-ratio choices. I’d like to have the ability to, for instance, select a 16:9 widescreen dimension, and I doubt I’m alone in that. As it’s now, you need to take the picture into Paint, Paint 3D, or another image-editing program to get this easy functionality. I additionally want the Snipping Instrument gave entry to earlier screenshots (because the OneDrive possibility above and the SnagIt possibility under do).
If you wish to use a timer earlier than snapping the display, merely sort Snipping within the Begin menu and open this system window, slightly than utilizing the keyboard shortcut. If you happen to change your thoughts after hitting Home windows Key-Shift-S and don’t wish to shoot the screenshot, the Esc key backs you out of the method.
Three final tips:
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You may change the habits of the PrtSc key to open the Snipping Instrument as a substitute of copying the picture to the clipboard. Head to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard and test the Use the Print Display screen Button to Open Display screen Snipping field (the underside possibility within the screenshot under).
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In case you have a Floor Pen stylus, double-tapping its eraser button opens the Snipping Instrument.
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If you happen to allow Clipboard Historical past, you will see your previous couple of screenshots obtainable for pasting while you hit Home windows Key-V. That really works with any of the screenshot strategies right here that duplicate the picture to the clipboard.
Use a Third-Celebration Screenshot Utility
For a few years I used to be a religious SnagIt consumer—it’s nonetheless a PCMag Editors’ Alternative winner for screenshot utilities—significantly as a result of I appreciated the way it saved any screenshots you took to be used later. (I now discover that the built-in Home windows screenshot instruments serve my wants adequately.) SnagIt may seize movies of display motion, window scrolling, and lte graphics, similar to arrows, for markup. Learn our roundup of third-party screenshot utilities to study extra concerning the choices obtainable.
Use the Sport Bar
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Home windows Key–G opens the Sport bar. From there, in the event you go to the Seize window, you will see a digicam icon. Faucet that, and your screenshot is saved (considerably counterintuitively) to the Movies/Captures folder beneath your fundamental consumer folder. You may change the goal folder in the primary Home windows Settings app. (Alternatively, you’ll be able to faucet the Home windows Key–Alt-PrtScn shortcut to bypass opening the Sport bar.)
Use Quantity Up and Energy Buttons on Floor Tablets
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Taking screenshots on Floor tablets is totally different from doing it on a PC, until you’ve gotten a keyboard connected. The on-screen contact keyboard has no PrtSc key.
On the Floor Professional 8 and most of its predecessors, press the Quantity Up and Energy buttons on the similar time to take a screenshot. Watch out to press the buttons concurrently, or else you’ll find yourself turning off the display.
The results of taking pictures this fashion is similar as hitting the Home windows Key–PrtSc mixture: A picture is saved to your Photos>Screenshots folder.
Older Floor tablets used the Fn-Home windows Key-Spacebar mixture on their connected keyboards, and a few had you press the facility button and a {hardware} Home windows button concurrently. On the Dell Latitude pill, you employ the Energy Button and Quantity Down buttons concurrently; you might need to experiment or dig into documentation when you have a less-popular pill mannequin. And as talked about beforehand, double-tapping the again button on a Floor Pen opens the Snipping Instrument.
Easy methods to Take a Screenshot on Any System
There is a good likelihood that you could be must take screenshots in your smartphone and different gadgets in addition to on Home windows 11 PCs. For these situations, head over to our story on the way to take a screenshot on any system, which walks you thru the processes utilized by your entire non-PC devices.
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Here in Amsterdam, cheap Super73-knockoffs ridden at almost twice the legal speed have made the city’s renowned bicycle lanes increasingly chaotic and dangerous. Across the Netherlands, over 10,000 of these electric “fat bikes” were seized in 2024.
Engwe’s new Mapfour lineup is the company’s attempt at going legit by expanding from souped-up electric fat bikes and foldables into “premium commuter” e-bikes. And because they’re the first e-bikes that Engwe has designed exclusively for European roads, the company swears they can’t be unlocked for more speed.
I’ve been riding the new Mapfour N1 Pro model for the last few weeks. It lists for €1,899 (almost $2,000), or €1,799 during the initial launch — a price that brings heightened expectations.
The N1 Pro is slathered in premium capabilities like GPS/GSM tracking for which some bike makers charge subscriptions. The monocoque frame and fork are made from carbon fiber supplied by Toray — “the same high-quality carbon fiber as Trek and Specialized,” claims Engwe. There’s even turn-by-turn navigation built into the full-featured app, a large colorful display integrated into the handlebars, and a built-in mechanical lock in the rear wheel hub that automatically engages when the bike is turned off and stationary.
My review bike was missing a fender bolt, occasionally flashed a strange error code, and the solar-powered rear light won’t turn on. Still, it’s likely the highest quality electric bike Engwe has ever made.
$1714
The Good
- Looks and rides sporty
- Long list of features for price
- Removable battery
- Can’t be speed hacked
The Bad
- Strange error messages
- Servicing parts likely an issue
- Doesn’t support height range claimed
- Can’t be speed hacked
I have lots of experience with assembling direct-to-consumer e-bikes and the N1 Pro was ready to ride in about an hour, which is typical. Even with a carbon-fiber frame it weighs 20.1kg (44lbs) fully assembled according to my scale, which is heavy for an e-bike — just not Veloretti-heavy.
In the box you’ll find a basic toolset that includes everything needed for assembly and instructions written in stellar English unlike some previous Engwe tutorials I’ve read. I had to assemble the pedals, front wheel, kickstand, handlebar, and fenders, and fish out a replacement fender bolt from some spare bicycle parts I had lying around. I then went to adjust the saddle to my height only to discover that I was too tall for the N1 Pro.
The saddle stem has a marked safety line that stops well before the height needed for my 6 foot (183cm) frame, despite being sold in the Netherlands where I’m considered a short king. Nevertheless, exceeding the line by about 2.5cm (one inch) hasn’t made the saddle feel insecure, even when riding over rough cobblestones. Engwe claims the N1 Pro supports riders from 165–190cm, and is considering offering the option for a longer saddle stem at checkout based upon my feedback.
The N1 Pro’s geometry puts the rider into what’s essentially a mountain bike stance: a moderate forward lean with hands spread wide out in front of the body. That wrist and body angle combined with a rather stiff saddle are not ideal for riding long distances, especially in combination with a backpack that’ll put even more weight on the hands and derrière. I do like that fun, sporty posture over short distances, but if you’re looking for a more relaxed ride then Engwe has the upright €1,399 MapFour N1 Air available in both step-over and step-through frames.
The 250W mid-drive Ananda motor on the N1 Pro is nearly silent under the din of road noise, and the integrated torque sensor provides an intuitive pedal-assist at all speeds. It produces up to 80Nm of torque that lets me easily start from a dead stop in fourth gear (of seven) on flat roads, but testing on a hill with a gradient of about 15 percent required a start from first gear. Typically, I only needed to shift to a high gear when I wanted to use my leg power to propel the bike at speeds above the 25km/h motor cutoff.
Despite claiming a range of up to 100km from its modest 360Wh battery, my first test performed over a few weeks yielded just 23km off a full charge in near-freezing conditions. I usually rode in power setting three of five on mostly flat roads. The second test performed on a single warmer day improved the range to 27km with 28 percent charge remaining — or an estimated 36km if I had time to run the battery dry for a below average 10Wh consumed per kilometer travelled. The bike battery seems to suffer from idle battery drain of about 1-2 percent per day when parked inside my house.
Worrisome for a “premium” e-bike: on two occasions I saw an “09” error message flash on the display which Engwe is still diagnosing. Once, while starting the bike after it had been sitting outside in the rain for a few hours. Another time after riding home on a rain-soaked street while switching between the N1 Pro’s regular and high-beam lights. In the first case, a simple reboot cleared it and I was able to ride away fine, but the other time required riding home under my own power before it inexplicably cleared the next morning.
- The bike’s integrated display is readable in all lighting, and shows the remaining battery level, speed, power level, and even distance and direction of next turn if using the navigation built into the useful but overwrought Engwe app.
- I didn’t find Engwe’s turn-by-turn navigation very useful as the guidance presented on the display wasn’t informative or urgent enough for me to make confident decisions when traversing the dense network of crossroads in Amsterdam.
- It has a very loud alarm that can ward off thieves and help locate the e-bike in large parking garages.
- The daytime running lights are fun and help with visibility, but also dorky if you choose the animated options.
- The solar-powered rear light never worked on my review unit.
- Engwe provides a chain guard on shipping units.
- The hydraulic disc brakes from an unspecified vendor provide good controlled stops.
- Includes a 1-year warranty on electrical components, chassis, and battery.
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There was a time when premium e-bikes had list prices around €2,000 / $2,000. Those days are as gone as the free venture capital propping up e-bike startups, pushing premium prices up to a starting price closer to €3,000 / $3,000. The Engwe N1 Pro is therefore priced about right. It’s not a bad e-bike, but it’s also not great despite checking off lots of features on a marketing sheet.
Just remember, servicing a direct-to-consumer e-bike can be a problem as it requires the ready availability of spare parts and the knowledge to replace them. As with any electric bike exposed to the elements and regular road use, the N1 Pro’s motor and any proprietary electronics like the controller, display, battery, lights, buttons, and integrated lock will eventually need servicing. So you’d better be on very good terms with your local bike shop or be handy with a wrench and oscilloscope to prevent your mail-order e-bike from quickly turning into e-waste.
Photography by Thomas Ricker / The Verge
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch the eighth flight test of Starship from Boca Chica, Texas, which could blast off as soon as this Friday as long as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives its approval.
“Starship Flight 8 flies Friday,” Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, said in a post on X Sunday.
For the first time, the upcoming flight has a planned payload deployment and multiple experiments on re-entry geared toward returning the upper stage booster to the launch site to be caught.
The launch will also include the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster that will blast the rocket off the launchpad.
STARSHIP UPPER STAGE LOST ON SEVENTH TEST FLIGHT, DEBRIS SEEN SPEWING IN SKY
Starship Flight 7 launches from Starbase, Texas, before its upper stage was lost. (Associated Press)
During the flight test, Starship will deploy four Starlink simulators, which are about the same size as next-generation Starlink satellites, SpaceX said.
The Starlink simulators will be deployed in the same sub orbit as Starship and are expected to burn up upon re-entry.
While Starship is in space, SpaceX also plans to relight a single Raptor engine.
POWERFUL WEBB TELESCOPE SPIES SPECTACULAR STAR BIRTH CLUSTER BEYOND THE MILKY WAY
Starship Flight 7 launches from Starbase, Texas. (Associated Press)
If all goes as planned, the launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The launch comes more than a month after SpaceX launched Starship Flight 7 from the Starbase test site in Boca Chica, which resulted in Starship experiencing a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” nearly 12 minutes into the flight.
The Super Heavy booster descended back to Earth, where it maneuvered to the launch and catch tower arms at Starbase, resulting in the second ever successful catch of Super Heavy.
Starship, however, was not as successful.
MERGER OF MASSIVE BLACK HOLES FROM EARLY UNIVERSE UNCOVERED BY WEBB TELESCOPE, SCIENTISTS SAY
“Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” SpaceX said in a statement Jan. 16. “Teams will continue to review data from today’s flight test to better understand root cause. With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability.”
SpaceX has investigated what caused Starship to break apart, though the investigation remains open.
For Starship Flight 8 to blast off, the FAA must give its approval, which could come in a few ways.
In 2023, the FAA issued a five-year license to SpaceX for launches from Texas, which is revisited for every launch in case modifications need to be made for things like the trajectory of the rocket. The FAA could grant approval once mission specifics and license modifications are made, the FAA told Fox News Digital.
But also lingering is the open investigation into the Starship Flight 7 mishap. To fly again, the investigation needs to be closed, and the FAA must accept the findings. Specifically, the FAA weighs whether the incident put public safety at risk.
At the time of this writing, the investigation had not been closed, and the FAA had not given approval. Still, it is common for the approval to be issued a day or two before launch, the FAA noted.
SpaceX did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the matter.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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