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You probably don't need this if you have an SSD. However, if you have that and many regular drives and sometimes experience a slowdown which disappears when you do a manual defrag, then this might help. Run Task Scheduler, then go to the Microsoft - Windows - Defrag folder. You'll see a...

Most of money supply has been digital for some time. That is, with large transactions, numbers are adjusted in electronic accounts, as it is impractical to use bill and coins. Proof of ownership, etc., is achieved through legal, financial documents.

Scan the system for malware, e.g., the AV, MalwareBytes and others as secondary scanners, etc.

Check Settings -> Home -> Homepage and new windows.

There are also programs like BlueScreenView that can help users identify the cause of the BSOD: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

What I did was use programs like O&O Shutup and Windows Privacy Dashboard. They usually come with features to import and export settings, create restore points, or go back to the previous or a factory setting. Next, I looked at the task scheduler and either disabled or changed the time for...

If you'll need a new copy of Win 10 for the new PC, then you can probably just insert the boot drive in it and re-activate the OS by buying a new key: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

Hi, Click the hamburger menu, select "Options", then "Search", then choose "Add search bar in toolbar".

I was able to do that using MP3Tag: https://www.mp3tag.de/en/ I clicked the "Change Directory" button to go to the directory containing the folders. Then, I selected all of the files listed and clicked the "Tag - Tag" button. For the field, I chose "TITLE" and for the format string, I...

Or maybe a repair upgrade first to retain data and settings.

Or maybe a repair upgrade first to retain data and settings.

Windows 10 is the best of the lot in terms of internals. Also, the others won't be updated in the long term. To make it look like Win 7, use programs like Open Shell.

I did an upgrade from Win 7 and 8.1 to 10 as well as repair installs, and all apps (and settings), data, and even desktop appearances were retained. But I had to make sure that I correctly selected the option to keep apps and data in the upgrade process.

I use a small program called Firewall App Blocker which adds programs to the Windows firewall. https://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app-blocker-fab-v1-7/

What I did for several PCs and laptops several months ago was download the media creation tool and run it to install Win 10. All of the programs, data, and even desktop interface (I used Open Shell with Win 8.1 to make it look like Win 7) were retained. I got the upgrades for free. This article...