Operating Systems

Today the Windows operating system has been a free install for many people, and Microsoft has instead turned its attention to profiting by getting people to pay for services that branch off of the operating system itself, such as with […]

All versions of Windows 10 allow for you to have more than one operating system installed on the computer and it’ll automatically choose to run the operating system of your choice. Windows 10 will automatically choose an operating system by […]

If you’ve got multiple computers that you want to install Windows 10 on, you might prefer creating a USB flash drive that has the Windows 10 installation media on it so you can simply insert it into your computer and […]

Windows 10 comes with a built-in tool for recording videos of computer games. It’s all part of the package found in the Game Bar which is part of the Xbox app and Game DVR feature. When you record a video […]

You may at one stage or another want to upload a system information file to your manufacturer or a help site online so others can help diagnose and solve problems to do with your computer. The MSINFO.nfo is included in the […]

Love it or hate it, Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Windows operating system editions over the years. Most people would be inclined to agree that many of those changes were for the better while other changes […]

The Windows 10 operating system comes with scores of features available to you without having to install anything extra, but only some of them are turned on by default when you start using your computer. Windows 10 has a hidden […]

The following tutorial demonstrates how to change between the desktop PC and Windows Mixed Reality input when using a version of the Windows 10 oeprating system. Mixed reality is the result of blending the physical world with the digital world. […]

The DNS (Domain Name Resolver) cache, or sometimes called DNS resolver cache, is a record of all visits and attempted visits to websites from a computer that runs on a computer’s operating system. All commonly used operating systems—Windows, Mac, Linux […]

File Explorer’s navigation pane is designed to show you the items and places that you visit the most so you can get to them easily. The navigation pane is always running down the left side of File Explorer’s window of […]

The Control Panel is a hub of applets that allow you to find all the settings that you need when using the Windows operating system. The Control Panel has been around since Windows 2.0 and with each new release of […]

Windows 10 has many unique settings all related to the power that you can tweak. Windows also comes by default with groups of these settings called Power Plans so you can quickly select one of the Power Plans that best […]

Bluetooth is a standard for wireless connection of computers and other electronic devices that are within close proximity of each other. Modern versions of the Windows operating system come with Bluetooth support, but before you can use it, you’ll also […]

Bluetooth is a relatively new wireless standard for exchanging data over short distances. Bluetooth is commonly used these days to connect wireless headphones to the computer so you can listen to the music stored on the computer or played through […]

Most of the settings that you used to change in earlier versions of Windows are now available from the Settings app in Windows 10. While the Control Panel still exists in Windows 10, most experts believe, in large part thanks […]

The Win+X menu is just another way that Microsoft aims to make your browsers around the Windows 10 operating system more efficient. The Win+X menu—also referred to sometimes as the Quick Links menu—offers a series of shortcuts that help you […]

The DNS cache, aka the DNS resolver cache, found in Windows 10 is a temporary database that is, in most cases, managed and maintained by the Windows operating system. There may be times, however, when you need to flush the […]

Windows allows for you to manually make any file of your choice hidden by setting the hidden attribute for them. It also hides other files by default—these are referred to as hidden files by Windows and they’re usually hidden for […]

All the way back since Windows 95, the Windows operating system has offered some variety of Folder Options. Folder Options—or what is refereed to as File Explorer Options if you’re opening it from the Windows Control Panel—offers you the chance […]

Windows Defender is the default antivirus that ships with Windows 10. You don’t have to do anything to set it up; just starting using Windows 10 and it’s already working in the background automatically and comprehensively protecting your computer from […]

By default the Windows 10 operating system will begin syncing your settings if you’re signed in with a Microsoft account; however, you can also personalize the sync settings individually from the Settings app or turn it on or off completely […]

Windows has long heralded the option for people to log off a computer so someone else can’t come along and pick up where you left off, or make changes to your user account. With the addition of Microsoft accounts, logging […]

By default the Windows 10 operating system will begin syncing your settings if you’re signed in with a Microsoft account; however, you can also personalize the sync settings individually from the Settings app or turn it on or off completely […]

Not to be confused with Superfish (malware), SuperFetch is a service that Microsoft introduced to Windows Vista and is still available in Windows 10 today. It’s a follow on from its predecessor, Prefetcher, which was available in Windows XP. SuperFetch […]

Windows 8 came with a feature called fast boot. In Windows 10 it got renamed to fast startup. Microsoft never publicly stated why they decided to change the name, but it might have something to do with fastboot already being […]

The taskbar is your gateway to using the Windows operating system. From the taskbar is where you’ll find access to the Start menu which offers many ways to branch out and explore the rest of the operating system, including getting […]

File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer in earlier editions of Windows, is a file manager and central hub of the operating system. When you download and save files to your computer, they automatically save to drives and folders in […]

Windows 10 allows you to check how long the system has been running for without a restart. This can be handy for when you need to do some detective work and need to know if your computer was still running […]