The “Console lock display off timeout” setting is the time the computer remains turned on after you have logged out and the computer is locked before it turns off the display. The Windows 10 operating system gives you a lot […]
Windows 10 Performance and Maintenance
Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows 10
In Windows 7 and 8, the WinSXS folder would continue to grow the longer you had the computer, taking up what many believed to be unnecessary hard drive space. In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, things have changed, and […]
Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10
A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how the computer chooses to conserve power. You can tweak a power plan to give you optimal performance, balanced performance, or subpar performance. Every choice you make […]
Disable Automatic Recommended Troubleshooting in Windows 10
If you’ve ever got a problem with the Windows 10 operating system, one of the first things you should check is running an appropriate troubleshooter to see if Windows can automatically detect and solve the problem. Because troubleshooters didn’t always […]
Turn On/Off Automatic Recommended Troubleshooting in Windows 10
If you’ve ever got a problem with the Windows 10 operating system, one of the first things you should check is running an appropriate troubleshooter to see if Windows can automatically detect and solve the problem. Because troubleshooters didn’t always […]
Use Disk Cleanup in Windows 10
Windows 10 handles a lot more maintenance tasks automatically than previous versions of Windows ever did, but there still may be times when you want to venture into Disk Cleanup and manually remove any files that no longer need to […]
Use DISM to Repair Windows 10 Image
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command line tool used to service and prepare Windows images and virtual hard disks. DISM comes preinstalled in all versions of Windows 10 and can be accessed from the Command Prompt or […]
Open Task Manager in Windows 10
Windows 10 has Task Manager—a feature you can get access to directly from your taskbar—to help manage your processes and process details, performance statistics, users, app history, and services. There have been some changes made to Task Manager since Windows […]
View Storage Usage of Drives in Windows 10
When you notice that a considerable amount of your drive space is used up you may wish to investigate what is taking up that space. That way you can choose to delete certain files that you no longer need and […]
Change ‘Turn Off Display After’ Time in Windows 10
Windows 10 lets you choose how long your display—and any other displays you might have connected to the computer—stay on before they turn off after the PC goes into idle. Once the computer’s display has turned off, you need to […]
Manage Power Plan Options in Windows 10
With the use of hardware system settings, the Windows 10 operating system can create a power plan to manage how your computer uses its power. These plans can be more geared toward offering your computer a longer battery life when […]
Clear Personal Data and Information from Cortana
Cortana is a virtual assistant created by Microsoft for the Windows operating system and its associated services such as the Invoke smart speaker, Microsoft Band, Surface Headphones, Xbox gaming console, iOS, Android, Windows Mixed Reality, and Amazon Alexa. The data […]
Change Power Plan Settings in Windows 10
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 […]
Enable/Disable SuperFetch in Windows
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 […]
Turn On/Off Fast Startup in Windows 10
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 […]
Add Energy Saver Settings to Power Options in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with an Energy Saver mode to help you conserve more battery power on your laptops and other computers that can run on battery power instead of just being plugged into the wall. The Energy Saver settings are […]
Add/Remove File Types for Search Index in Windows 10
Indexing is the process of looking up the files, email content, and other content from your computer and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. Once the search index has been built, it looks up the […]
Run Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter in Windows 10
If you’re having problems with apps that you’ve installed from the Windows Store, there isn’t a straightforward fix. It may take running through a variety of options before you get the problem solved. But rest assured, solving problems is much […]
Use Storage Diagnostic Tool in Windows 10
As of the Windows Anniversary update, there is now a new tool available from the command line: the storage diagnostic tool. It collects storage and system diagnostic logs and sends them to a folder for your viewing. The idea behind […]
Enable/Disable Wake Timers in Windows 10
You can use an Allow Wake Timer to bring your computer out of its “Sleep” state on a scheduled time, so you don’t have to be around the computer to wake it up personally. This may be an essential feature […]
See Active Power Plan Scheme in Windows 10
A power plan consists of a group of power setting preferences. These preferences consist of both an AC and DC value for each of the power settings. Each power plan is identified through a unique GUID as well as a […]
Sleep Computer in Windows 10
Sleep mode has been enhanced in Windows 10. Now there isn’t any reason to turn off your computer every time you spend an extended period away from the screen. Putting your computer in Sleep mode puts the computer’s state in […]
Generate SleepStudy Report in Windows 10
Sleep Study tells you how well the system slept and how much activity it experienced during that time. While in the sleep state, the system is still doing some work, albeit at a lower frequency. Because the resulting battery drain […]
Add/Remove ‘Turn off hard disk after’ from Power Options in Windows 10
Modern computers are made to last much longer than older PCs because of the newer operating system features and settings. Most laptops come with fast startup mode turned on, and those laptops don’t turn off completely when the user chooses […]
Add/Remove ‘Allow Wake Timers’ to Power Options in Windows 10
You can use an Allow Wake Timer to bring your computer out of its “Sleep” state on a scheduled time, so you don’t have to be around the computer to wake it up personally. This may be an essential feature […]
Enable/Disable Windows To Go Using Hibernate on Windows 10
Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Pro (limited to “Education” or “Enterprise” image) that allows you to boot the operating system from a USB […]
Enable/Disable Windows To Go Using Sleep on Windows 10
Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Pro (limited to “Education” or “Enterprise” image) that allows you to boot the operating system from a USB […]
Prevent Windows 10 from Deleting Thumbnail Cache
In Microsoft Windows operating systems, at thumbnail cache is used to storethumbnail images for Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view. This speeds up the display of images as the smaller images do not need to be recalculated every time the user views […]
Change System Restore Point Creation Frequency in Windows 10
Restore points are created to allow users a choice of previous system states. Each restore point contains the necessary information needed to restore the system to the chosen state. Restore points are created before key changes are made to […]
Enable/Disable Hibernate in Windows 10
Older versions of Windows PCs came with four different options from the Power menu: “Sleep,” “Hibernate,” “Restart” and “Turn off.” You would put the computer in Sleep mode when you intended to come back to the computer in a short […]
