I knew something was off when my PC started taking longer and longer to reach the desktop. Like most people, I first tried ...

When you encounter problems with drivers that destabilize the system or software that malfunctions, System Restore is a very useful feature in Windows 11/10 that allows PC users to revert to an ...

With Windows Blue, Microsoft may concede that not everyone wants or needs the new modern-style Start screen. Citing unnamed sources, both ZDNet and The Verge say that Microsoft is considering a ...

Microsoft’s Windows Blue (Windows 8.1 for PCs) update may well bring with it an option to boot straight to the desktop. This built-in option would be popular with a vociferous section of PC users who ...

You can avoid Metro Lock Screen at start-up by forcing the desktop mode application to load as soon as you log-in. Here, basically, you overlay the Metro screen with Desktop mode, by creating an ...

If you have upgraded, however, you have probably discovered quite a few irksome "features" that have inexplicably changed since Windows 7 -- such as the removal of the Start menu, Smart Screen ...

Until I upgraded my computer, I was struggling with this problem also: how to make my computer boot faster. It took ages for it to boot up, and as I later learned, it was because all of the programs I ...

Scuttlebutt says Microsoft may have another pleasant surprise in store for desktop PC users with the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 expected in March or April. Microsoft is currently testing having the ...

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