Mat Diekhake

Certain computers now support a new feature called Windows Hello. If you have a computer that is part of the Microsoft Surface Book, Microsoft Surface laptop, or Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (and likely future versions of the Surface Pro lineup), […]

Most of the time you use Windows 10, it should work smoothly and without issues. If there does come a time that you experience problems, it might come down to application and system crashes. Sometimes due to not necessarily any […]

If you needed to share files and resources within Windows 10 networking, you could do that using a homegroup. Joining a homegroup isn’t something that everyone knows how to do, but it only takes a few minutes to set up. […]

A homegroup makes it easy to share all of those things that are connected to the homegroup, as long as they are all on the same home network. If you have quite a few computers on a home network and […]

There have been significant changes to the way the Windows operating system handles antivirus over the years. Windows 8 was the first operating system to come packaged with built-in Windows Defender, Microsoft’s answer to antivirus programs that were developed by […]

If something ever goes wrong with a component or you need to find out information of a component, the serial number is the quickest and easiest way to begin researching about that particular component. For example, if there was a […]

Windows 10 comes with default applications. A default application is one that is already installed by Microsoft when you first set the computer up. Sometimes in operating systems, it isn’t possible to remove default applications—Android is an operating system that […]

Windows 10 comes with a bunch of default sounds that you hear after performing an action. These actions can be associated with a particular application or just roaming the operating system in general. These default sounds are called sound themes […]

Occasionally when you turn on your computer that is running on Windows 10, you’ll get a breaking news story notification from the Action Center along with a notification sound. The reason you see news coming from Windows 10 is that […]

Anyone who knows a lot about Android has likely already learned all about what having root access on it means. Root access is basically the Linux word for being the person who is in control of the account that has […]

For as long as I’ve known myself, I’ve never enjoyed having to have pictures taken of me because I know I’m going to hate looking at them. I believe it’s because I’m not very photogenic. Others I’ve spoken to don’t […]

Windows operating systems become more visually appealing each time they arrive. There’s a lot more that goes into a version of Windows than just visuals—for example, new features and new ways of navigating through the operating system to use those […]

The way users interact with the Control Panel has changed a lot over the years. In older versions of Windows, you could make the Control Panel appear as a menu or even a drop-down list from the ever so popular […]

Grammar software advancements have come a long way over the years. Now not only are there tools out there to correct spelling, but punctuation and sentence structure are being included to as the software learns from the millions, billions, or […]

Instant messenger applications are a must for most people who use smartphones. They offer a cheaper alternative to sending traditional SMS text messages because you can send them using WiFi data or the data from your plan when you’re away […]

With Google Chrome continuing to gain record browser market share at an alarming rate, Microsoft knew it had to do something to try to stand in Google’s way. At this pace, nearly everyone will be using the Google Chrome web […]

Instant messenger applications first became popular on smartphones and have since risen in popularity on desktop environments. Once people establish connections with a particular instant messenger app, they then want to be able to use that same app across all […]

Windows 10 gives you the chance to choose between and change power plans at any time with ease. There are three existing power plans that you can choose from directly from the current options Windows 10 has on offer. The […]