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The moment you switch a daily driver from Windows to Ubuntu, certain expectations—system-level conveniences you didn’t notice until they vanished—quickly become obvious. A recent first‑person piece catalogued four Windows conveniences the author missed after moving to Ubuntu: a one‑click system...

When Windows Update malfunctions—whether it’s due to failed downloads, stuck progress bars, or cryptic error codes—the frustration can derail an otherwise productive day. Microsoft has made strides with update reliability over the years, yet issues persist even in the latest versions of Windows...

Resetting all network settings in Windows 11 is a powerful troubleshooting step that can resolve persistent connectivity problems by restoring your network configuration to its factory defaults. This process reinstalls all network adapters and erases any custom network configurations, such as...

Windows 11, the latest chapter in Microsoft’s long evolutionary tale of operating systems, arrived in October 2021 with a promise of modernity — a more refined visual language, a reimagined productivity suite, and the usual round of security enhancements. Yet, beneath the polish and pastel glow...

The FydeOS v20 update, charmingly dubbed “Cosmic Memories,” arrives with all the grace and anticipation of a high-stakes OS season finale—except this time, everyone gets a productivity boost, not just plot twists. Notes App Gets a Brain (and a Soul) Front and center is the FydeOS Notes overhaul...

Windows 11 April Update Fiasco: Installation Failures and Windows Hello Woes Unveiled Microsoft’s April update for Windows 11, labeled KB5055523, was meant to bolster security and stability across devices. Instead, it has delivered an unwelcome mix of installation headaches and a major...

Windows Hello Login Issues After Windows 11 Reset: Bug Breakdown, Impacts, and Workarounds Windows 11 users relying on the convenience of Windows Hello for facial recognition or PIN login have recently encountered a frustrating hiccup after performing system resets. This unexpected bug emerged...

Microsoft’s Windows Hello Faces a Glitch in the Latest Windows 11 Update Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update, KB5055523, rolled out on April 8, 2025, with the goal of enhancing system security, has instead stirred up user frustration by causing notable issues with Windows Hello, the biometric...

Windows 11 Update Sparks Unexpected Windows Hello Hiccup In the ever-evolving world of Windows, the latest KB5055523 update for Windows 11 has certainly raised some eyebrows. While Microsoft managed to squash several issues with this release, an unexpected snag has emerged: a malfunction...

The Case for a Clean Install Ladies and gentlemen of the digital age, let's talk about one of the grandest rites of passage for a PC enthusiast: the clean install. You're not just doing a bit of spring cleaning; you're rolling up the sleeves and giving your system the full Marie Kondo treatment...

I am getting consistent blue screens on certain games and the error codes I am getting on the blue screens keep changing the last one was DCP Watchdog violation but I've also had Page Fault in the non page area and Unexpected Kernnel Mode Trap. This seems to be happening mostly in Call of...

Hey guys, I have a strange behavior on my system: I manually select date format to be dd.mm.yy and after every reboot, or even randomly while using the computer it resets itself to dd/mm/yy. This is driving me crazy. I even tried to edit the registry key manually but it's not helping it...

NET: 1)I have an older Thinkpad T500 which came with Windows 7 and I later upgraded to Windows 10. 2)I had given it to my sister; she no longer uses it, and I am planning on: A) Doing a Reset and reloading Windows 10 B) Possibly change the hard Drive and reload Windows 10, etc, via USB Tool...

Dear all, I just did an update of windows 11, I have a monitor connected, after restart my surface pro 7 stays black and monitor is working. Important info, when I touch my surface screen, it moves things on minotor screen, as if the sytem is considering my monitor as the computer screen. How...

So this morning I awoke started my computer, cat ripped out power cord, so I plugged it back in and restarted. Crashed within an hour after that However after over 18 hours of crashes, BSOD, and black screens I'm huffed, I've done the sfc check, system restores/ system reset, reformatted my HDD...

so today I discovered something majorly wrong with my win10 PC. I tried something simple like accessing Task Manager from the task bar only to receive the following message - " turns out I cant access anyting but the folders and the internet....any administrative function, device manager...

OK so a few weeks ago my PC screen would go off and the oc would reboot. There is no rhyme or reason to it. I am not watching videos or doing anything that would cause it to crash. I am getting an event error 10016 The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation...

Today i had to do an OS Factory default reset becaus of some issues i was having starting services needed to run a server i had for personal use, the reset worked but then it was too late to notice my mistake, this laptop had a Windows 8.1 rom as Factory and now i'm stuck with Windows 8.1...

Hello all. I am in quite a predicament here. I recently installed Win 10 because it was time to reformat and I figured that an upgrade from win 7 was a good idea. After installing and using win 10 for a few days I decided it was not for me and used the system reset function on win 10 to wipe...

I have a Toshiba Satellite E45DW-C4210 (came preinstalled with Windows 10 so no disc obviously) & it came with some bloatware from Toshiba. I have no idea what other junk is on this machine. How can I do a "fresh" wipe or whatever you want to call it so only Windows 10 is on the laptop, I don't...