Windows 10 without Edge and Cortana: LTSB
Few people know of the Long Term Servicing Branch of Windows 10: it is a lighter version of the Microsoft operating system without Edge and Cortana.
It's not for everyone, though. It...
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...
Recover unsaved Word file: How to
What to do when you realize you've lost a Word file or haven't saved the changes you were working on.
One of the most annoying and time-consuming incidents is the failure to...
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...
Test Mode in the Lower Right Corner in Windows: What It Means
That's why the Test Mode message suddenly appears in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop. What it means and how to remove this indication.
Some readers have reported that the Test...
Portable battery: How to check its health status
Does it seem to you that the battery no longer has the autonomy it once was? Here's how to generate a detailed report in Windows that photographs the battery's status on...
Black Screen When Windows Starts: How to Fix
When Windows starts or when the desktop appears, the black screen is a rather common problem even for those who use the latest versions of the operating system.
One of the most...
Reinstall Windows 7 without losing data and programs
Windows 7 offers a little-known possibility that allows you to perform a complete reinstallation of the operating system without erasing the data. This is a mechanism that, in practice, can be...
Does using HijackThis still make sense?
If the computer has become slow, one of the aspects to ascertain is, first of all, that the system is free from malware and all those components that represent a real...
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...
Car Bluetooth Not Working: How To Fix
What to do if the Bluetooth connection between smartphone and car stereo does not work or is otherwise unstable.
The professional who travels very often by car for work knows very well...
Windows 7 Windows Update is Blocked – The Solution
With a worrying periodicity, the Windows Update service on Windows 7 seems to be malfunctioning. The search for updates is slow, very slow, so much so that the wait can last...
Difference Between Public Network and Private Network in Windows 10
When working with Windows 10, it is good to be clear about the difference between public and private networks. Unlike, for example, what happened in Windows 7, by clicking on the...
Windows 10 Quick Start: Pros and Cons
With Windows 10, Microsoft has improved an originally introduced feature along with Windows 8: Fast Startup.
The Windows 10 Quick Start feature behaves a bit like hibernation: it allows you to completely...
Upgrade Windows XP and Vista to Windows 10 or Windows 8.1
Is it possible to upgrade Windows XP and Windows Vista to Windows 8.1 or Windows 10? You can replace an operating system that is no longer supported by Microsoft such as...
Sandbox, What it is and How it works in Windows 10
Windows Sandbox Operation Guide, a new feature introduced with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, allows you to try programs and test in an environment that is completely isolated from the...
Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Without Losing Data
Starting the Disk Management utility in Windows, you will find the words Basic and Dynamic corresponding to each disk drive in the Type column. Windows can manage basic disks and dynamic...
Download the Windows 10 ISO: Here’s how
Windows 10 ISO is ready to download and update to the latest version (read feature update ). Here's how to download it from Microsoft servers quickly and without surprises.
The most recent...
Switching from Windows 10 Home to Pro: how to do it, what differences
Even today, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who want to upgrade to Windows 10 can do it for free without putting their hands in their wallets. We talked about it...
Windows 10 Updates Blocked, How to Fix
With the advent of Windows 10, Microsoft has decided to switch to a Software-as-a-service (SaaS) model (we are talking about the Windows-as-a-Service approach ).
This means that updates for the operating system...