How to Fix Windows Update When It Gets Stuck or Frozen For the most part, Windows Update works silently in the background. It downloads updates automatically, installs the ones it can, and saves others to install when you restart Windows. But sometimes it breaks and stops working. Here’s how to fix Windows Update when it gets stuck or frozen.
Read moreMap Any Key to Any Key on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista If you’re tired of the way certain keys on your system work, you can re-map them to function as a different key by using a free utility named SharpKeys. Here’s how it works.
Read moreYou’re Shutting Down Wrong: How to Really Shut Down Windows Sometimes you need to shut down your Windows 10 or 11 PC, but thanks to something called “Fast Startup,” you might not be shutting it down all the way, with a fresh OS reload on the next power up. Here’s how to make sure your PC really shuts down completely.
Read moreHow to Change a Drive Letter on Windows 11 & 10 Using multiple drives on your PC? You might want to change the drive letter on Windows to make it easier to manage. This guide will show you how.
Read moreWindows 10: 61 Keyboard Shortcuts You’ll Use Every Day You barely even need a mouse with these keyboard shortcuts.
Read moreStill using Windows 10? You need to change these settings There are eight settings you should tweak to stop annoying ads and notifications, improve your computer’s speed and boost your privacy.
Read moreHow to Screenshot on Windows 10 By taking a screenshot, you can capture an image of your entire display—or just an area of it. Windows 10 has a variety of built-in tools for easily capturing a screenshot, and we’ve also got some even more powerful third-party tools to recommend.
Read moreStop Shutting Down Your Windows PC If you’re in the habit of completely shutting down your Windows PC on a regular basis, you might be inconveniencing yourself unnecessarily. Windows 10 and Windows 11 include more effective methods of saving power—and they also save you time. Here’s what to do instead.
Read moreHow to Copy, Cut, and Paste on Windows 10 and 11 Copy, cut, and paste are three basic operations that every Windows 10 and 11 user should know by heart. The concepts behind them apply to nearly every application you’ll ever use. Here’s how they work.
Read moreHow to Enable Wake-on-LAN in Windows 10 and 11 Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an old-school technique that network administrators have used for years to remotely turn on PCs on the same network without sidling up to them. You can use it at home, too. Here’s how.
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