Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and ...

Windows Registry or simply registry is a repository that stores low-level configurations and settings associated with the Windows operating system and its various programs. It’s one of those system ...

Windows operating system ships with a nifty feature called System Protection. It is a feature that allows you to perform a system restore where you select an earlier point in time, called a system ...

For systems builders, few things are as frustrating as a system that has crashed and just won't boot up again. The so-called Blue Screen of Death stares back at you mockingly, adding insult to injury.

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...

System Restore is a feature designed by Microsoft that helps users restore their systems to their previous healthy state. When it is turned on, it captures the snapshots of system image files and ...

Has the battery performance of your laptop noticeably declined? Here's how to generate a report in Windows to help you monitor the health of your device. If you've been dragging your feet on an OS ...

Microsoft is having a hard time picking the best search button for Windows 11 customers. Initially, the operating system featured a standard-looking search icon on the taskbar, then Microsoft swapped ...