Windows 10 makes it much easier to fix issues that you may be having with the operating system. The trick is knowing where to begin trying to diagnose the problem you are having. If the problem seems to be happening not long after you notice a software update, you could try solving the problem by learning […]
How to Change Number of Times Windows 10 Creates Restore Points
System protection is a feature that Windows 10 has so you don’t lose data if something goes askew in your operating system. System protection allows you to rewind the clock and restore an older snapshot of the computer by doing a system restore. It’s well documented that system protection isn’t always turned on for every computer […]
How to Fix Startup Repair Loop in Windows 7 without Reinstalling Operating System
One of the available features right across the board between Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 is the Startup Repair tool. It comes with the operating systems out of the box, so there’s nothing you need to install to get it working. Startup Repair can fix problems to do with a corrupted […]
How to Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10
Windows 7, the operating system version that most people were using before Windows 8, came with a sound when you shut down the computer. That sound was removed in Windows 8, among plenty of other things, and is—surprisingly to so many due to their love of Windows 7 and disdain for Windows 8—still not back […]
How to Play Sound at Logoff in Windows 10
Windows 7, the operating system version that most people were using before Windows 8, came with a sound when you logged off the computer. That sound was removed in Windows 8, among plenty of other things, and is surprisingly still not back in Windows 10 by default. You may, however, create a task using the […]
How to Play Sound when Unlocking Computer in Windows 10
While not commonly used, Windows 10 has a feature that allows you to lock the computer. It’s an alternative to logging off, “sleeping,” restarting or shutting down. Locking the computer offers a way to stop other people from using your user account while providing the quickest alternative to getting back inside that user account and […]
How to Enable/Disable Built-in Elevated Administrator Account in Windows 7
The Windows operating system and the varying accounts it has on offer can be confusing. When you’ve sat down and learned what’s happening with them at least once you quite possibly might not have to do it ever again. All versions of the Windows operating system to date have had these same user accounts available, […]
How to Create Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for Installing Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
You can create a bootable UEFI USB flash drive for installing Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 using the Rufus tool. Rufus is one of the easiest methods out there for getting Windows installed, but it’s also not suitable for everybody. Rufus is not designed for system administrators or to be power user friendly. […]
How to Install Windows 7 Using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Microsoft offers a version of the Windows 7 operating system that comes with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. There are several advantages to using the UEFI such as better interoperability, better compatibility with operating systems that support only BIOS, gives you the chance to boot from large disks, has CPU-independent architecture, has CPU-independent drivers, a […]
How to Create USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive
One of the ways you can install Windows 7 is by creating a bootable USB flash key drive, and then you load the operating system from that drive. It’ll then override whatever version of Windows you were using before, and have your computer up and running on the Windows 7 version instead. It’s not quite as […]
How to Change Command Prompt Default Window Size in Windows
Each time you open the Command Prompt in Windows 10 you are given what is known as a default screen size. The default size always resets after you close the window and will go back to that size the next time you open it up, which is why you might get annoyed at times when […]
How to Change Command Prompt Screen Buffer Size in Windows
There are things you can do to help make what you see in the command line easier—adjust the colors of the text and background, make the Command Prompt window smaller or larger, change the font and the font size, change the screen buffer size, wrap the text around the windows—and all of them are done […]
How to Turn On/Off Wrap Text Output on Resize of Command Prompt in Windows
The text that you input into the command line, including both the text to run commands and the text that shows up after executing commands, can be wrapped text or unwrapped. When the text wraps, it always sticks to the size of the window when you adjust the window. When the text is not set […]
How to Change Search Options in Windows 10
It’s possible to search most of the places on your computer by using the search index (the search field in the taskbar/Cortana search box), and it’s also possible to search for just the things you would expect to find from File Explorer from within the File Explorer search field. You’ll discover File Explorer’s search field […]
How to Open File Explorer in Windows 10
Windows often offers a variety of ways for people to get access to something and the built-in File Explorer is no exception. Sometimes you might find it quicker to open File Explorer a particular way depending on what you are currently doing in Windows, and other times you might just develop a preference based on […]
How to Defer/Pause Feature and Quality Updates in Windows 10
Software updates play a much larger role in Windows 10 than they did in earlier versions of the Windows operating system. It would take three to five years before features would change in Windows before and even then that sounds too quick for most people who just kept the same version of Windows running for […]
How to Rename a Folder on Start List in Windows 10
The Settings application allows for you to add folders to the Start menu. By default, you only have the Settings gear icon available and nothing else above it. After venturing into the Settings app and turning them on, you could also have the Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, HomeGroup, Network, Personal folder and File Explorer […]
How to Enable/Disable Legacy Console for Command Prompt and PowerShell in Windows 10
In Windows 10 there are two types of consoles you can use for the Command Prompt: the legacy console and the new console. The legacy console is the older console, and it has fewer features than the new console. Apart from the feature changes that we’re about to list, the two consoles are otherwise the […]
How to Customize Command Prompt Colors in Windows 10
The Command Prompt is one of the duller areas of Windows 10 and always has had a similar look throughout the years of different Windows operating system versions: it’s always had a black background, and the text has always been grey when running basic commands from within a regular or elevated Command Prompt window (even […]
How to Enable/Disable Indexing when on Battery Power in Windows
There has never been more focus on searching within a Windows operating system as there is in Windows 10. You get the search field available from the taskbar now and it also offers a way for you to quickly open up places around the operating system a lot of the time—you can get the Command […]
How to Change Command Prompt Font and Font Size in Windows 10
When you open the Command Prompt window, you are given a specific font and font size to go along with it. You’ll notice that font and font size already with the text that is found within the window, and you’ll continue to see that same font and font size whenever you start typing and executing […]
How to Choose What Files Window Search Indexes in Windows 10
The Windows operating system is cleverly laid out so that when you go looking for something, it’s path for finding it has some common sense attached to it. But the Windows operating system also has lots of stuff, and thus there are lots of different places and paths that one would need to follow should […]
How to Change Command Prompt Window Position in Windows
You might have tried changing the position of the Command Prompt window when you had the Command Prompt open and then wondered why it sprung back in its original position before you touched it the next time you opened the window. It happens because Windows has it set to a particular position and it always […]
How to Configure Windows 10 to Create Dump Files on Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
When using the Windows operating system, you might encounter the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) which stops you from being able to use the computer and will require a restart. The BSOD happens when the computer suffers from software issues, drive issues or faulty hardware. In most cases, the BSOD will be present from hardware […]
How to Start Picture Slideshows from File Explorer in Windows 10
Most of you us will be familiar with taking slide shows using older Microsoft compatible programs such as PowerPoint, but not many people would be anywhere near as familiar with slideshows using the Windows 10 default operating system and not involving any additional programs. The default pictures application in Windows 10 offers one way people […]
