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As we inch closer to the phasing out of Windows 10—just under a year remains—it’s critical for users to transition to a supported version without splurging on new hardware. Jeremy Hellstrom from PC Perspective recently shed light on this topic, documenting his experiences with running Windows 11...

Ah, the joys of a new Windows update! If you’re like most tech enthusiasts, the rollout of Windows 11's version 24H2 came with high hopes for enhanced performance and shiny new features. However, for some users—especially those sporting Western Digital NVMe SSDs—this update feels more like a...

The world of Windows is teeming with excitement—or rather, a fair bit of consternation—as users of Windows 11's latest feature update, version 24H2, grapple with some pesky bugs. If you've updated your system and noticed those dreaded blue screens of death (BSOD) cropping up, particularly if you...

As Windows 10 draws closer to its inevitable end-of-life, many users find their trusty machines suddenly sidelined by Microsoft's exacting Windows 11 compatibility requirements. But fear not! You don’t need to bid farewell to a perfectly functional PC just because it doesn't tick all the boxes...

To fix Win 11 most annoying feature, I tried a registry hack to restore the full menu options, instead of always getting, "More Options" Instructions were recently posted on, Toms Hardware. How to Get Full Context Menus in Windows 11 However, it did not work for me. Any suggestions??

I would like to decrease (!) the font size, line height and eventually the font family of the font used in File Explorer of Win10. When I search for "Font change file explorer" in google then users are always directed to Settings--->Ease of Access--->Display --->Make text bigger But I don't...

The windows 10 Gamebar ruins your game's performance! Here I have the steps to completely disable the Gamebar in Windows 10 (Any version) OK, So first go to your XBOX settings in the settings app and change the setting Record game clips,screenshots and broadcast using Gamebar to off. And now...

I have a Surface 3 Pro Tablet running Windows 10, Version 1607. There is only one power plan, Balanced, that I can select. Is there a way to get additional plans? Such as Power Saver, Performance, etc? Second question. The plan settings are very limited no CPU settings, no wifi settings, etc...

I am trying to sync IE favorites between two PCs I own. Absolutely no luck. I found a way using a Registry hack, but results stink. I have a "master" PC that I want to sync the other PC to. And I have been able to complete a sync to the second PC, but the Favorites end up in alphabetical order...

I really like Win 8.1 and its many improvements over Win 7 although I do not use the Start screen. My tablet has no problem and is working exactly as designed; I am not trying to fix anything that is broken. What I want is to remove the Ease Of Access button, icon, menu, whatever it's called...

Jasc Paint shop pro 9.1 in Windows 8.1- ERROR MSG. "there was a problem sending this command to program" I checked to make sure that Administrator permission was not required. I also tried to run it as in Windows XP3 with no success. The selected image will come up along with the error...

Okay, since there are many questions on this topic, none exactly the same as mine, I'd like to make myself perfectly clear. I know about Default Programs, and I know about Autoplay settings in the Control Panel. What I want to achieve is use Media Player Classic (comes with the K-Lite codec...

Platform: WIN 8.1 Spring Update Using a local (domain) account to login to Windows Using a MS Live account just for the purpose of installing Store apps The first time you go to install a store app you are prompted for your Live account credentials. Once entered, the only choice is SAVE or...

According to industry monitor Net Applications, Windows XP is still being used on 26.29% of all computers globally. As such, it stands to reason that people would look for workarounds now that Microsoft has stopped supporting the aged operating system, and will no longer issue security updates...

I have been fighting a never ending battle in both 7 and 8 to make all my folders and libraries to view in details view and not any other view. I have set all folders on all my drives set to General Type. I had it do this for all sub folders. At least 2x's a day I will open a folder that I...

Ok... so very quickly i am an XP user who is just now getting win7 so i hope this isnt too dumb of a question... I just need to know how to setup an auto login using a domain user account. In winXP i used tweakUI or Powertoys to set the auto login... this would only auto login after a reboot...

Hi, I'm using a laptop (Compaq 6910p using Intel Express 965 chipset graphics) and connecting a Samsung 1080p tv as an external display. Using Output to projector only (Win-P) I have been able to run the external Samsung TV at it's native 1080p (1920x1080) resolution. However since...

In Windows XP, if you try to update a driver and the OS can't find all of the driver files it will tell you which file is missing, and then give you the option to select the folder the file might be in. In Windows 7, if you try to update a driver and the OS can't find all of the driver files it...

30 sec advance issue I know this is question has been asked before but I'm still unable to fix the problem. I'm unable to fix the 30 sec advance and 7 sec skip backwards function in wmc7. For me the problem arose when win7 went from beta 7077 to rc 7100. I have the white wmc remote with...

All, I am running Windows 7, and currently using a Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0a. This keyboard has a rather disconcerting feature called the "f-lock", which is a key that you must press if you wish to have access to the function keys F1 thru' F12. The problem with this f-lock key is...