This runs a continuous ping to Google's DNS, showing real-time information on whether your connection is dropping packets or ...

If your computer is slow to start up, it's likely due to too many apps opening at once, old or problematic settings, or a cluttered hard drive. Fortunately, these issues are usually fixable without ...

A former Microsoft developer thinks Windows sucks and explains why. Windows has become a marketing tool to sell Microsoft services. A Microsoft exec calls Windows an agentic OS, with brutal responses.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We reported on a bizarre Windows 11 bug late last month that allowed Task Manager to survive the ...

A new Windows 11 bug causes Task Manager to keep duplicating. Each time you close and reopen the tool, another instance launches. To avoid this, you'll have to close Task Manager from Task Manager ...

One reason to use the Task Manager in Windows is to see if any of the apps running on your computer are misbehaving or using a disproportionate amount of resources. But what do you do when the ...

This method uses the built-in System Configuration tool to manage boot settings visually. Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) is a built-in Windows component that runs before your operating system. It ...

Hamza is a certified Technical Support Engineer. When users encounter the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with the stop code ‘CACHE_MANAGER’ in Windows, it indicates a serious problem with the cache ...

One of the most frustrating things about owning a Windows PC is when it crashes, refuses to boot, or simply doesn’t work. Microsoft is preparing to roll out a technology called “quick machine recovery ...

Microsoft hasn’t received much love for Windows 11, with many users still reluctant to ditch Windows 10 even four years after the newer OS launched. The main reasons include Microsoft’s constant push ...

A Microsoft support document has confirmed that, for users of Windows 11 version 24H2, the Scan for Updates function might not be working. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue in ...

I always get a bit jittery whenever I hear of a new vulnerability that can enable a bypass of the Windows Secure Boot protections. I don’t really need to explain why, do I? Suffice to say, Secure Boot ...