Windows 10 contains programs, such as Notepad and Task Manager, that we have come to love and use often as part of our daily use of a Windows computer. Sometimes, though, you may find that you want to ...

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If you have been using the Windows operating system for a while, you may have occasionally run into problems on your PC from time to time. Most of these problems ...

No matter how much experience you have with Microsoft’s Windows, it can still be improved by turning to software and tools that can make the operating system that much better. Take Windows 11, for ...

Windows, Microsoft, and third-party software makers supply numerous useful tools for the command line — but these are not always easy to use. Graphical user interfaces (GUI), on the other hand, ...

The System Restore feature has been a part of Windows for decades. In Windows 10 it's still useful for recovering quickly when a new app or device driver causes instability. System Restore works by ...

To disable a program, simply right-click on it and select “Disable.” Be cautious not to disable essential system programs. Focus on third-party applications that you don’t need immediately after ...

We're on the heels of 2026, and I can confidently say that you don't really need a third-party antivirus program on your PC. Any Windows 11 PC already has built-in antivirus protection, thanks to ...

So, I decided to perform a full system security audit of my Windows PC. It revealed something a bit concerning: software that ...

Environment variables are name-value pairs for various programs or processes on an operating system. On Windows, the environment variables store all sorts of information about the operating system ...