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As you gaze at your computer desktop, what do you see? For many of us, it's a chaotic mix of folders, files, shortcuts, and sometimes, the odd meme or two. Picture it: a digital wasteland where the search for that crucial document feels more like a scavenger hunt than a straightforward task...

We've all encountered the frustrating situation where we download a file, only to find it missing from our Desktop. This common issue can cause significant disruption, especially when we urgently need access to the downloaded content. Today, we will explore several methods to troubleshoot and...

This is a Technical Preview for Visual C++ Build Tools 2015, which provides the essential tools for building C++ applications and libraries targeting Windows desktop. Link Removed

Hi When I boot my computer it is set to boot to the desktop without asking for a password or anything. But, Starting yesterday it gets to the login screen and says 'Your Password is Incorrect". At first I didn't get it, but then I realized that the name in the user box said "Other". In the...

This is a release candidate (RC) for Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop with Update 3 (2013.3). Link Removed

I've tried to install ATI RadeonHD 4250 video card driver but whenever i I go to restart my computer it always ends up on the windows desktop with no icons, start menu and blue bar at the bottom etc..., and when I press Ctrl+Alt+Del it goes to a black screen. I hope you can help me,Thanks.

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz takes a look at the Windows 7 Startup Repair Tool and explains how it works to automatically troubleshoot and repair the operating system. Link Removed

Windows IT Pro Appearing at an industry conference Wednesday night, Microsoft president Steve Sinofsky provided the first peek at the Windows 8 user experience, with a demo of a tiles-based UI that closely resembles that of Windows Phone. Sinofsky said that this UI could be used on iPad-like...

In this issue of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz describes how the Windows 7 Live File System format works and how you can use it for backups or additional storage. Link Removed

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to create and use a Password Reset Disk in Windows 7 using a USB Flash Drive rather than a CD or floppy disk. Link Removed

Hello. this problem started a few day's ago all of a sudden. (note that it's more than 3 months after the last time i formatted, and the problem only occurred lately) So, the problem is, that no matter where i move my mouse, it cause a massive CPU spike. moving the mouse around on the desktop...

I have a pre-Vista Win desktop and a Win7-64 (HP OEM) desktop at home. ATT DSL, 2-Wire router/gateway, all hardwired. Nobody uses this stuff but me. I've gone to a lot of trouble to set up a Workgroup definition and a shared folder for the 2 pc's (more than once). Got it working. Then the Win7...

This Color Scheme Looks TERRIBLE. PLEASE HELP!! I have had Windows 7 Home Premium for a couple of months on my desktop, and it dawned on me that the beta on my 4 year old laptop looked much nicer. So I tried to get Aero to work on my desktop. I tried to troubleshooting in the control panel, and...

Is there a way to set my Remote Desktop to log back on after I finish a session? That is I Remote Desktop from my laptop to my Desktop at home, I log out of RDC from my laptop, home Desktop logs back on (instead of idling on the Log-in screen).