Older versions of Windows operating systems didn’t make adding and removing programs as easy as they probably should have. If you knew your way around Windows pretty well, then you would’ve been able to find the right ...
During your time with Windows 10, you’ll likely use quite a few folders. Some of them can be deleted (like Windows10Upgrade folder), but some of them need to stay. You should always research a particular folder’s name ...
Windows 10 is a lot like Windows 7 but with some additional features that most people find very handy, and it comes with an overall design upgrade as well—so it’s hard to understand why so many people still haven’...
When it comes to the Windows 10 operating system, there is lots to understand with regards to versions, editions and builds if you care about updates. As it currently stands, two different types of versions help make up a Windows ...
Hanging around Microsoft’s personal assistant all day likely won’t be a legitimate cure for loneliness, but Cortana calling you by your name might help flatter you a little bit. When you set up Cortana in Windows 10, y...
The world of data encrypting is a pretty complicated thing, and there is often more to it than meets the eye. That is one of the reasons why there is currently no built-in encryption from the Microsoft-owned BitLocker in the editi...
One of the problems with coming up with the whole Microsoft account idea is that people’s accounts are going to get hacked from time to time. There is a gray area between Microsoft not wanting to force people to create passw...
Windows 10 comes with the option to sync your settings. If you have the sync settings turned on, Windows saves your Internet Explorer web browser settings, applications, passwords, Ease Of Access, themes, and other Windows setting...
Even though Windows Update has been around since Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it wasn’t uncommon to not know a whole lot about what Windows Update was before Windows 10 arrived. Windows 10 has seen many changes, an...
Microsoft has designed Windows 10 in such a way that the Windows Update feature automatically installs the drivers when they are available to download. That means you are going to be getting hardware drivers whether you wanted the...
Although we’ve just gone over all of the ways people can uninstall Windows updates and even stop them from rolling out to a computer entirely, most people are unaware that those two options even exist and will continue to re...
Few things relating to your devices are as important as keeping a working internet connection. A working internet connection allows users to browse the World Wide Web freely, receive Windows OS updates, and application updates. If...
Windows 10 is a lot different to older versions of Windows since Bill Gates is no longer in charge; however, you’ll still find many of the same features available that you have known for a long time—one of those is Sys...
On the odd occasion, you might find that you need to roll back or uninstall an automatic update that arrived on your computer from Windows. These events will prove rare due to Microsoft always rolling out updates slowly for the sa...
Windows comes with a system tool called Check Disk (know as Chkdsk for short) that can periodically check the integrity of your computer’s disks. That advice comes directly from Microsoft themselves, just in case you need to...
