Tips, tricks and tutorials to help you get the most out of your favorite software and tools
As your laptop’s hard disk gradually gets filled up and used over time, storing new files in it will cause disk fragmentation. This significantly slows down the rate of retrieving data from your hard drive. In severe cases, it can…
Despite its popularity among users, Chrome can sometimes ruin your browsing experience. Since Google Chrome is infamous for consuming a lot of RAM memory, it is normal for it to run slowly, stop responding or crash abruptly. While there are…
If you’re a Microsoft Edge user, you may have encountered a frustrating issue where the browser keeps redirecting you away from your desired homepage to edgeservices.bing.com every time you launch it or start a new session. This can be incredibly…
If you upgraded to Windows 11 with low system requirements or if you’ve been using your Windows 11 PC for a long time, you will eventually see some performance decline. Even if this is not the case, you can still optimize…
In addition to system management and administration, PowerShell is often used to troubleshoot various issues in Windows. But if PowerShell itself isn’t working properly, troubleshooting can be a handful. Generally speaking, most PowerShell issues occur due to misconfigured settings. Problems…
Task Manager is the go-to utility in Windows when you’re dealing with a non-responding program. But on occasion, Task Manager itself can stop working properly – in various ways. On some systems, Task Manager might not open at all. On…
Chkdsk, or checkdisk, is a Windows system tool that verifies the integrity of a volume and attempts to fix file system errors. If you’re running into repeated disk errors, system instabilities, or blue screen of death, the problem might be related…
If you encounter any system issues on Windows and browse the internet for fixes, people will suggest you use DISM, SFC, or CHKDSK tools. While all these utilities are used to repair system corruption in Windows, they target different types…
Multi-booting, and particularly dual-booting Windows and Linux, is becoming more and more mainstream with each passing year. On a PC with multiple operating systems (OS), the Windows Boot Manager is what lets the user pick which OS to boot to.…
Windows Memory Diagnostic is the default memory testing software on Windows. Many system problems occur as a result of RAM defects. So, Windows includes this tool to check for such defects. You can use this tool if you encounter any…
Windows has many features and functions, and if one of them fails, you can always use the Windows troubleshooter to identify and resolve the problem. But what happens when Windows Troubleshooter itself does not work anymore? Is there any tool…
Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode that starts your computer in a limited state. This limited state can help you troubleshoot your computer’s startup problems. In this mode, only the essential Windows files and drivers are loaded. Moreover, booting…
