Microsoft offers numerous useful tools that can help users and admins diagnose problems in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use them for best results. As people use Windows 10 or 11 in their daily ...

For a limited time, the Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your PC All-in-One for Dummies 3rd Edition by Wiley is available for free. This eBook offers easy to understand instructions on how to diagnose ...

ZDNET's key takeaways The Black Screen of Death is incredibly annoying, but often easily diagnosed.The most common culprits ...

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If you stop and think about it, a Windows PC is a pretty amazing machine. That little box (or big box, if you use a desktop) contains dozens of small components most likely made by different companies ...

Keep these tools handy for ironing out install issues, diagnosing application crashes, probing process activity, slaying resource hogs, and curing other Windows ills. Last month I compiled a list of ...

Building a PC is a little like walking a tightrope without a net. Okay, it’s not quite that dangerous, but unlike buying an off-the-shelf system, you have to be your own tech support staff. Sure, you ...

A malfunctioning computer is one sure way to ruin an otherwise productive day. If your computer has started scrolling on its own, it could prevent you from performing the simplest tasks. Unexplained ...

According to the 2010 Census, half of the American households reported owning at least one computer, and one in every seven had multiple computers. When a computer used for business fails to work ...

Virtual Printing problems As previously noted, when attempting to install Virtual PC 6.1.x, users without administrator access cannot complete the process. A user with administrator privileges has to ...