Windows 10 Articles

The “Unmountable Boot Volume” stop code in Windows 10 shows up whenever your computer fails to read the HDD or SSD partition that houses Windows 10. It’s another one of […]

The Steam Client Bootstrapper is an essential component of the Steam Client. The Steam Client is the software front-end for the Steam online video game store. So if you’re seeing […]

When we refer to files like MP3s, ZIPs, or PDFs, we’re referring to the file type (or file extension) that allows the operating system to identify what type of file […]

Windows 10 has no shortage of cryptic errors and seemingly random problems that crop up from time to time. Which is probably why Microsoft has a dedicated program whose job […]

Sometimes you need an app or script to keep running whether you’re logged into your computer or not. Maybe it’s a PowerShell script to monitor ports or a web server […]

The Microsoft Windows Search Indexer, which shows up as SearchIndexer.exe in your task manager, has a pretty useful job. It makes your searches in Windows go much faster. However, you’ve […]

The dreaded BSOD or Blue Screen of Death has been around since the introduction of Windows 95. It’s a dreaded error screen that pops up with little or no warning, […]

How often do you think about the power usage of your computer when you’re away from it? While computers have become pretty power-efficient they can still be significant power hogs. […]

There are always some files that you want to keep away from prying eyes. It can be confidential information from work or even something as simple as a school essay. […]

Windows 10 comes with a lot of features that help boost your productivity. One of those is the ability to split the screen in Windows 10 with very little effort. […]

Apple products work well with other Apple products, but less so with Windows or Linux. It isn’t easy for a Windows PC to share files with a Mac, or for […]

There are plenty of Windows system processes with long, confusing names, from the WMI Provider Host to the Client Server Runtime. If you ask most Windows users what they do, […]

As one of the many system processes on your Windows PC, the Windows Modules Installer Worker plays a critical part in how Windows operates. You may not know it yet, […]

Do you keep getting an “Audio renderer error. Please restart your computer” message while watching—or trying to watch—YouTube in Windows 10? If you haven’t already, do what the message says […]

When adding a printer in Windows 10, it’s given a default name. The manufacturer name such as Brother or Canon, for example, followed by the model number of that specific […]

When you cut or copy something on your computer, it’s automatically copied to the clipboard so that you can paste a copy of the item elsewhere. The October 2018 Windows […]

First appearing in Windows 8, the Runtime Broker process is an important system process that continues to serve an important purpose on Windows 10 PCs. Like other major system processes, […]