When and Why to Use Windows Advanced Startup By Ed Tittel published 21 August 24 The Advanced Startup menu lets you restore Windows, enter the BIOs, boot off an external drive and much more.
How to Fix Windows with a Repair Install By Ed Tittel published 21 August 24 If you spend more than 30 minutes trying to fix a problem in Windows, this could save you a lot of time.
How to Fix a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE Error in Windows By Ed Tittel published 18 August 24 A faulty device or driver can cause a BSOD with the stop code DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE in Windows. Here’s how to fix it.
How to Fix a Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) By Ed Tittel published 17 August 24 There are few things more frustrating than receiving Windows 10 or 11's Blue Screen of Death or BSOD. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take to diagnose and resolve the problem.
How to Make Windows 11 Look and Feel Like Windows 10 By Ed Tittel published 28 July 24 Follow these tips to get Windows 11 to be more like Windows 10, complete with a different Start menu, taskbar and wallpaper.
How to Make a Bootable Windows USB Install / Recovery Drive By Ed Tittel published 4 July 24 If you need to fix Windows 11 or start fresh, a bootable USB install and recovery drive may be necessary.
How to Fix CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED Errors in Windows By Ed Tittel published 25 June 24 This error occurs when, as its name says, an important process crashes. Here’s how to diagnose and fix it.
How to Fix the KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED BSOD By Ed Tittel published 25 June 24 Learn how to diagnose and fix KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED errors in Windows.
Fixing Windows Update or Upgrade into Black Screen By Ed Tittel published 15 June 24 After upgrading or updating Windows, you’ll reboot into a black screen. Here’s what to do if that happens.
How to manage Windows Updates with WinGet (Microsoft.AppInstaller) By Ed Tittel published 7 June 24 Use this command-line tool to get your updates.
How to Fix an INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE BSOD in Windows 11 or 10 By Ed Tittel last updated 30 May 24 Diagnose and fix the INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE stop code, which results when Windows can't boot from your drive.
How to Fix IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Errors in Windows 11 or 10 By Ed Tittel last updated 30 May 24 If your computer is blue screening and giving you the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error, follow these steps to solve the problem.
How To Fix The ‘Page Fault in Non-Paged Area’ BSOD In Windows 10 or 11 By Ed Tittel last updated 24 May 24 The PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA stop code can have many causes, including driver, update or memory issues.
Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC just made “AI PCs” obsolete, leaving anyone who bought a 2024 laptop behind By Ed Tittel published 20 May 24 While exciting, Microsoft’s new requirements for PCs that do AI leave out anyone who bought an “AI PC” in recent months wishing that they’d waited.
How to Make a Full System Image Backup in Windows By Ed Tittel published 20 July 23 Make a disk image file that can give you a perfect restore or even mount as its own drive in Windows.
How to Troubleshoot Windows Network Connections By Ed Tittel published 18 July 23 If you can’t connect to the Internet or your local network, try these tips.
Why You Should Use Desktop Gadgets Instead of Widgets in Windows 11 or 10 By Ed Tittel published 29 June 23 First introduced in Vista, Desktop Gadgets stay on the desktop at all times, unlike widgets which hide behind a click. Here’s how to use them and why.
How to Fix a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD in Windows By Ed Tittel last updated 3 May 23 This confusing Blue Screen of Death error is often caused by drivers.
How to Use Windows Debugger to Fix Crashes By Ed Tittel published 28 August 21 A free app from Microsoft, WinDbg, lets you find out why your computer or any individual app has crashed.
How to Fix VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE BSODs and VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED Errors By Ed Tittel published 10 July 21 Learn how to diagnose and fix the problems that lead to VIDEO_TDR BSODs in Windows.
How to Fix a SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED Error in Windows By Ed Tittel published 5 July 21 This catch-all error BSOD error is really frustrating, but we have some steps you can take to make it stop.
Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide 2008, Part 1 By Ed Tittel, Chris Angelini published 5 November 08 Welcome to the first installment in our six-part Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide. In Part 1, two beautiful models help showcase some of our favorite no-hassle hardware gifts for 2008.
CoolerMaster Tweaks Cosmos 1000 S Case for High Performance By Ed Tittel published 11 January 08 CoolerMaster is showing off a new version of its excellent Cosmos 1000 case at CES, tweaked for maximum performance.
Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007, Part 2 By Ed Tittel published 12 November 07 In Part 2 of our 6 part holiday gift guide our focus is on home and portable audio and video equipment, networking gear and prosumer monitors.
