Help Desk Articles
How to Fix “Your Connection is Not Private” Error in Google Chrome
And why you are getting this warning
How to Make a Bootable USB and Save Your PC
You can keep it on your keychain to look super geeky
Gone are the days of CD installers. Now you can use more convenient tools like a USB to install or repair an operating system. We’ll show you how you can […]
SD Card Can’t Be Read? Here’s How to Fix It
Don't lose your precious data
Having trouble with your SD card? SD cards can fail for many reasons. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to remedy the issue. Here are some of the things […]
21 CMD Commands All Windows Users Should Know
So you can have more control over your PC
The Windows command prompt is a feature that’s been a core part of the Windows operating system for a long time. There are some CMD commands that are so useful […]
Fix Killer Ethernet Driver Stopped Working
It's actually not that hard to do
Most of the time, the Killer Ethernet driver that comes prepackaged with your motherboard is a reliable ethernet driver. However, like all drivers, you may occasionally run into problems with […]
How to Fix a Low Disk Space Warning in Windows
We'll show you the best free tool to use
Even though traditional hard drives have gotten cheaper over the years, a lot of people still have primary drives that are 500 GB or less in size. Why? Well, mostly […]
Fix Scheduled Task Won’t Run for .BAT File
We'll walk you thru all the steps and settings
If you have a .BAT file and you’re trying to get it to run automatically using Task Scheduler in Windows, you might have run into the issue where it simply […]
Fix “This device can’t use a Trusted Platform Module” When Enabling BitLocker
We'll also explain what the heck it means
I recently tried to enable BitLocker on an old Windows 10 PC at home and got an error message that I found would be extremely cryptic to anyone who isn’t […]
How To Fix Flash Crashes in Internet Explorer 11
Make them play nice together again
If you’ve been on sites like YouTube while using your new shiny Windows 8 computer running IE 11, you might have run into a very annoying issue where the browser […]
Ultimate Guide to Troubleshooting PS4
Plus how to boot into safe mode
Unfortunately, if you’re reading this page, you’re probably having some trouble with your Playstation 4 system. As with any new hardware, there are always kinks to be worked out. Luckily, […]
Fix Can’t Adjust Brightness after Upgrading to Windows 8.1/10
Sometimes an older driver comes in handy
After upgrading an older Lenovo laptop to Windows 10 recently, I ran into a very annoying problem. For whatever reason, the ability to adjust the brightness stopped working. Pressing the […]
Fix Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Missing from Services
You can't download Windows updates without it
Back in the day, I wrote an article about the BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) service not starting and how you can go about fixing that problem. Without this service […]
iPod Shuffle Bricked, Not Charging?
Don't trash it, try this unusual fix
I recently came across an issue with a Apple iPod Shuffle that wouldn’t power on. It was simply operating correctly one day, and the next day, it refused to power […]
Fix Base System Device Not Found in Device Manager
Get rid of those annoying question marks
I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 on my PC and downloaded all the drivers from the manufacture’s website and thought everything was good to go. I happened […]
Fix Detected DNS Cache Poisoning Attack Message
Plus find out if it's an internal error
I have ESET Smart Security installed on one of my PCs and I recently got an alert message saying the following: Detected DNS Cache Poisoning Attack is detected by the […]
HDG Explains – Swapfile.sys, Hiberfil.sys and Pagefile.sys in Windows
And how they help your computer start faster
In previous versions of Windows, you probably remember the good old paging file. It is used when physical memory becomes over-committed and it holds objects that usually have not been […]
Unable to Boot Windows with External Hard Drive Attached?
6 different methods to fix this problem
I recently purchased a 2TB Western Digital My Book and connected it up to my Windows PC at home. Everything was working great until I decided to restart the computer. […]
Blue Screen of Death BSOD Restarts Too Fast in Windows?
An important option you should uncheck
I recently got a blue screen of death (BSOD) error on a Windows computer. However, upon restarting the computer and adjusting BIOS settings, the BSOD error would still display, but […]