How To Turn Off Automatic Updates In Windows 10?
Windows 10 automatically installs updates released by Microsoft every month. It no longer does so with feature updates or with substantial updates distributed 6 months later (unless the version of Windows...
How to Download Windows 10 Free US and Activate it in a few clicks
In a few steps, we explain how to download Windows 10 in the US and activate the operating system almost for free with a valid, legitimate, and perfectly-recognized product key by...
Difference Between NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT: Here’s What Changes
Whenever you are about to format a hard disk, Windows offers the use of one of the following three file systems: NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT.
However, what is the difference between NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT,...
How To Disable Windows Defender Completely?
In Windows 10, the Microsoft Defender antivirus can be disabled from the classic interface or using a specific policy. Hence, the possibility to use the registry disappears.
Windows 10 integrates a version...
SFC Scannow – Command to Restore Damaged Files
How to check if your Windows files are damaged and restore them with the Sfc Scannow command.
One of the most useful commands in a Windows environment during a problem is sfc...
Regedit and Registry: Guide to the most useful Aspects
A brief guide to using Regedit and the main features of the Windows registry. A difficult topic for many that we try to address in a nutshell.
The registry has been preserved,...
Basic and dynamic disk: What are the differences
What are the main differences between a basic and a dynamic disk in Windows?
When installing Windows on a hard drive or SSD, the operating system configures that media as the basic...
How to Change DNS in Windows, Linux, macOS and Android?
A simple guide to change DNS quickly in the main operating systems, together with some insights.
DNS servers are responsible for resolving domain names, every time you type a mnemonic address (such...
Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device: How To Fix This Error?
What to do if, when starting the system, you receive the error "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" or "Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key" and...
How to Install Windows 10 from USB?
How to install Windows 10 from USB: preparing bootable media and booting the system.
In general, it is much easier to make CD / DVD media bootable than a USB drive. If...
How to Format PC to Reinstall Windows from Scratch?
What's the quickest and most painless procedure to format your PC and install Windows from scratch regardless of which version you are using?
Much attention can be used to avoid making the...
A Quick Guide on How to Move OS to SSD
Replacing the old hard disk with an SSD is one of the best things that can be done to speed up a machine that is now starting to feel the weight...
Command Prompt: Tricks and Secrets to Use it Better
How to start the Windows Command Prompt, access it from the PowerShell window, and which commands to use.
Ever since Windows 95 was released, the command prompt has been an integral part...
Print Spooler is Not Running or Not Working When Upgrading From Windows 7 to...
Try to resolve error messages if the print spooler is not working or running. A rather common situation on Windows 10 systems upgraded, starting with Windows 7.
There are many Windows 7...
Activate Windows 10, When the Message Appears and How to Delete it
The message Activate Windows 10? Appears in the lower right corner of the screen. That's when it happens. Can I use a non-activated version of the operating system?
To use a Windows...
PC Turns On by Itself: How to Fix This Issue?
Several users, especially those using Windows 10-based devices, have reported that sometimes the PC turns on by itself in an inexplicable way.
To "wake up" the PC, even when it was previously...
“Windows.old Folder Won’t Delete” – Here’s How To Remove It!
What is the Windows.old folder, and how to delete it when it is no longer useful?
Whenever you upgrade Windows to a new version, the operating system creates a folder called Windows.old.
Inside...
WinSxS: What it is and When to delete the folder to recover space?
What is the WinSxS folder, and what is it used for: How to delete unnecessary content to recover disk or SSD space?
A portable program like WinDirStat helps you understand which files...
Windows 10: Black Screen Problem on Startup or After Login
One of the most common problems among users who have upgraded to Windows 10 or otherwise decided to install the latest Microsoft operating system is the inexplicable appearance of a black...
“USB Key Not Detected” or “Drive Not Recognized”: How To Fix It?
What to do when Windows does not recognize a USB stick or any other removable drive?
The reference to a drive or USB stick should appear on the Windows' This PC, Computer,...