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Has your Windows 10 PC starting freezing up or acting erratically?
Does a Windows feature that used to work just fine no longer work as it should?
A simple reset of your PC’s Windows installation will often solve an irritating Windows issue that’s difficult to solve any other way. [Read more…]
It’s a well-known fact that the online world is riddled with malware these days.
That means if your PC is connected to the Internet it’s constantly at risk of being exposed to viruses, trojans, spyware, ransomware and other forms of malicious software.
Luckily, you can reduce the risks posed my malware by learning how to avoid phishing emails and social engineering ploys. But sadly, that just isn’t enough to keep your computer free of malware. [Read more…]
As you probably know, Windows 10 has both a Control Panel and a Settings app that make it easy to alter a plethora of Windows settings and features.
Unfortunately, these powerful tools also make it very easy for inexperienced users to make system changes that end up causing issues with either the Windows installation itself or the programs and apps that run under it.
If you’re like me you want your computer to respond to your clicks and perform its tasks as quickly as possible.
By default, Windows 10 has several features enabled that are designed to make the user interface look pretty.
For example, have you noticed how menus slide into view instead of just popping immediately onto the screen? Or perhaps you’ve noticed the cute little shadow that is displayed under your mouse pointer?
There are actually well over a dozen of these features that spiff up the user interface in Windows 10, and most of them are enabled by default. Unfortunately, all of those “pretty” features slow your system down by varying degrees.
There are times when we need to copy the entire contents of one hard drive onto another hard drive.
This process is called “cloning”, and it is most often done when upgrading to a larger drive or replacing a drive that is about to fail.
Cloning a hard drive isn’t all that difficult. All you need is both drives connected to the computer at the same time and a copy of a good hard drive cloning utility (I use and recommend Clonezilla because it works well and is available as a free download).
Here’s how to use Clonezilla to clone the contents of one hard drive onto another: [Read more…]