Sometimes your PC can just run very slowly. When this happens it could be something using all your processor time, using too much of the PC’s memory, or reading and writing large volumes of data to the hard disk. If it happens regularly though you…
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If you need help and support for your PC you’ll often need to know what version of Windows you’re using, be it Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro in S mode, or another edition. Fortunately it’s really quick and simple to find out this information. In…
Twice a year Microsoft release a Feature Pack for Windows 10, these are the equivalent of Service Packs for older versions of Windows. The difference is that where new features would come along every three or so years with a new version of Windows, and…
If you ever need to know exactly what’s going on at any time on your PC, the Microsoft utility Process Explorer should definitely be your first choice tool. Part of their Sysinternals Suite it displays details about everything that happens on your PC. The main…
Managing Startup apps and programs on a PC is useful, but what do you do if you suspect that a startup service, codec, driver, task, or Registry item is causing a problem or a slow-down, or if malware might have infected the PC. This is…
If you find that your PC is becoming unreliable, unresponsive, or perhaps even just won’t start there are a few things you can do to fix it and get it working properly again. Let’s say you need to uninstall a driver, or an update that…
Windows Update is essential, it keeps your PC safe and secure from malware, exploit hacking, and it keeps things stable, reliable and up to date. However not all updates install without a problem, and this is because as there is a virtually infinite number of…
Sometimes a change can be made on your PC that causes Windows to become unstable, or corrupt. When this happens it can seem difficult, even impossible to fix, but in reality it’s very easy to roll back the change and get your PC working again. …
If you download a program or app from the Internet you need to certain that it’s safe to use, and isn’t malware or has been modified to carry a malware payload. This is why downloading software from Torrent websites is always a bad idea, as malware…
