Introduced in Windows 7, the HomeGroups feature aims to provide a simplified process of sharing files and printers on small networks such as in small offices or homes, where Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is not used. Read more...
With the performance and capacity benefits achievable with USB drives, Microsoft now sells Windows 10 installation media on USB drives. You can also download the Windows 10 image. Read more...
If you're having a hardware problem that you suspect is caused by a device driver, your first stop should be Device Manager. Read more...
Up until Windows 10, Microsoft historically released several new operating systems per decade. While most PC owners keep the preinstalled version of Windows that came on the system, a large percentage of owners seek to upgrade to the latest version Read more...
System Restore was the Windows go-to fix when your computer began running rough. System Restore lives on in Windows 10. But Windows 10 offers several other powerful tools that bring an ailing computer back to health. Read more...
When it comes to viruses, everything is suspect. Viruses travel not only through e-mail messages, programs, files, networks, and flash drives, but also in screen savers, themes, toolbars, and other Windows add-ons. Read more...
This tutorial discusses the components of your computer and addresses some common problems and their solutions. Read more...
The Control Panel's Hardware and Sound category, shows some familiar faces. The Display icon, for example, also appears in the Appearance and Personalization category. Read more...
Removing an app from your Start menu doesn't take much effort. Right‐click the app's tile from the Start menu and choose Unpin from Start from the pop‐up menu. Read more...
Windows 10 includes the Windows Backup program (Sdclt.exe) originally released as part of Windows 7. Its feature set is basically the same as its predecessor, and it's included primarily for compatibility with backups created using that older operating.. Read more...
With some devices, you may want to change the display size of text, apps and other screen elements to make them larger or smaller. Sometimes, you may want each of your monitors to have a different orientation. Read more...
Desktop themes are combinations of the visual and audio elements that set the appearance of menus, icons, backgrounds, screen savers, system sounds, and mouse pointers. Read more...
From our short exploration of Process Monitor, you can appreciate that for every piece of software that is installed or run on and even removed from a PC, the system will write, query, or delete entries in the Windows Registry. Read more...
In this tutorial, we assume that you have already configured a wireless access point (often included as a feature in cable modems and DSL adapters supplied by your broadband provider) and confirmed that it is working correctly. Read more...
If your computer already has any version of Windows installed and you have a second disk partition available (or enough unallocated space to create a second partition), you can install a clean copy of Windows 10 without disturbing your existing Windows in Read more...
