Microsoft’s latest trick: fixing your PC before you can Google “how to fix my PC. Here's how Quick Machine Recovery works.

If a critical Windows system process fails to run properly, your operating system will crash and display a Critical Process Died Stop Error 0x000000EF or Blue Screen ...

The Critical Process Died error results in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and occurs when a critical process on which the system relies has unexpectedly crashed. This ...

Back in the old days of 2010, I used to walk into my home office in the morning, hit the power button on my production system, and then head back upstairs to have breakfast. By the time I returned to ...

Sometimes a Windows 10 system starts misbehaving to the point where repair is needed. This often takes the form of worsening performance or stability, and can originate from damage to, loss of, or ...

Troubleshooting a problem computer requires patience, know-how, and a lot of trial and error. Booting your PC in a clean configuration can help automate the process ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can control which apps and processes automatically start up with your computer. You can control which apps ...

Malware targeting banks, payment card processors, and other financial services has found an effective way to remain largely undetected as it plucks sensitive card data out of computer memory. It ...

Secure Boot is a feature found in Windows 10 and Windows 11 that blocks unsafe apps or software from loading during a PC's startup process. This feature helps keep your PC clear of malware that gets ...

That's good advice, and I'm happy to follow it. If all we do is sit around and moan about dual-booting Linux on UEFI systems, it really is likely to discourage some people from trying it, and the ...

Windows is essentially working because of its services. A large number of services running the background facilitate your daily tasks and operations. Some of these services are compiled into EXE files ...