The Windows 10 Hidden Game Bar
Using the Windows key-G command, you can pull up the new and improved Game Bar. This lets you switch your Windows PC into gaming mode which pools system resources to the game and turns off notifications and lets you record and broadcast your gaming. It also has added panels for controlling your audio. You can […]
What to do if you cannot access your PC's Hard Drive?
If Windows fails to load and you cannot even access your hard drive, try booting from a DOS-bootable USB drive, that you should have already created, to establish whether or not the drive is actually working properly. If this works, you should be able to view the contents of your hard drive and even reinstall […]
Pesky Windows Sound Problems
There could be a number of reasons for a lack of sound from your Windows PC. First make sure you've plugged your speakers into your PC, have turned the speakers on and have turned up the volume. And make sure you actually have a soundcard installed - either a separate card in a PCI slot […]
Should you clear caches and temp files from Windows 10?
Windows 10, stores large amounts of cache to make your system faster and more responsive compared to previous versions. This is very efficient if you have tons of free storage and free ram to work with, or a high performance CPU. Unless you have a considerable amount of free memory, you will eventually run into […]
Problems with your PC's DVD Drive not reading your disc
If you insert a DVD disc into your computers DVD drive and the light showing the disc is being read stubbornly stays on, that is probably as far as you will get, and the disc itself will not be read or actioned. The simplest explanation for a problem like this is that your DVD disc […]
Should you Defrag your PC's Hard Drive?
As long as your running Windows 7 or later the built-in Disk Defragmenter utility runs automatically at scheduled times, usually once per week. This happens by default, so chances are pretty good your PC's hard drive is already defragged. And by most accounts, the utility compares favourably with third-party alternatives, so don’t spend money on […]
Should you update your Windows 10 PC Drivers?
A graphics card driver or sound card driver update might improve your PC's overall performance, especially if there was some sort of problem with the driver you're currently using. You could of course go to the website for every component within your PC and download each driver manually. For example, to find the details for […]
Five ways to make your Windows PC run faster
1. Install a Solid State Drive (SSD) The very best way to improve your computers performance is to upgrade your hard drives to SSD's. And now that SSDs have fallen so much in price it's definitely the best upgrade you can do to improve your PC's responsiveness. Even if you cannot afford to have all […]
How to use System Restore in Safe Mode
As explained in our last email System Restore can take Windows 10 back to a point before any problems start to cause your PC to misbehave and will still leave all your precious documents intact. However, sometimes, things like a faulty driver or a buggy program can prevent System Restore from working properly. In cases […]
The Windows 10 Restore Point - Creation and Use
Whether it’s a failed Windows Update or a problem with the Windows Registry, or a bad software installation, System Restore can take Windows 10 back to a point before the problems started and will leave all your precious documents intact. For many people, System Restore protection is already turned on by default, for just the […]