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How to Change the Clock to Military Time in Windows 11 and 10
Change the Windows 11 or Windows 10 clock to military time by choosing 24-hour Short time and Long time formats...
Windows 10
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Best Ways to Quickly Hide Windows Applications
You’ve probably run into the situation at home or at the office where you were doing something confidential on the...
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How to Remotely Shut Down or Restart a Windows 10 or 11 Computer
Need to remotely shut down or restart a Windows 10 or 11 PC? Configure access, fix "Access is denied (5),"...
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How to Print a List of Files in a Windows 11 or 10 Directory
Need to print a list of files in a Windows 11 or 10 folder? Use File Explorer, Command Prompt, or...
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How to Extract Icons from EXE, DLL, OCX, and CPL Files
Wish you could extract all of icons stored on your computer? Have you ever wondered where all those icons you...
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How to Fix “This Device Can’t Use a Trusted Platform Module” in Windows 10 and 11
Getting 'This device can't use a Trusted Platform Module' when enabling BitLocker? Here are 3 fixes for Windows 10 and...
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Microsoft Defender Antivirus vs. Safety Scanner vs. Security Essentials: Which Do You Need?
Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Safety Scanner, and Security Essentials each do different things — and one of them is gone. Here's...
Reviews
5 Windows Alternatives to the Linux sudo Command in 2026
Windows 11 24H2 includes a native sudo command. Five ways to run elevated commands in Windows — built-in sudo, Ctrl+Shift+Enter,...
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How to Fix Apps That Open Then Close Immediately in Windows 11 and 10
Apps "open then close immediately" in Windows 11 or 10? Try these 11 fixes for Microsoft Store apps, Settings, and...
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Fix Windows 8/10 Live Tiles Not Updating
Recently, I had a client come in with a Windows 10 PC that had live tiles that were not updating....
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Fix Can’t Adjust Brightness after Upgrading to Windows 8.1/10
After upgrading an older Lenovo laptop to Windows 10 recently, I ran into a very annoying problem. For whatever reason,...
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9 Ways to Fix a Windows 11 or 10 PC That Won’t Sleep
Windows 11 or Windows 10 won't sleep automatically? Try 9 fixes for power requests, wake timers, drivers, peripherals, media sharing,...
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How to Fix BITS Missing From Services in Windows 11 or 10
Is Background Intelligent Transfer Service missing in Windows 11 or 10? Restore BITS, repair Windows Update, and get background downloads...
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Install .NET Framework 3.5, 3.0, 2.0 on Windows 8/10
With Windows 8/10, .NET Framework 4.5 comes installed by default. Since .NET 4.5 is an in-place upgrade of 4.0, you...
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How to Fix “Base System Device” in Device Manager on Windows 11 and 10
Seeing "Base System Device" in Windows 11 or 10 Device Manager? Identify the missing driver, install the correct OEM package,...
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What Are pagefile.sys, hiberfil.sys, and swapfile.sys in Windows 11?
Found pagefile.sys, hiberfil.sys, or swapfile.sys eating disk space in Windows 11? Here's what each file does and how to safely...
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How to Fix “We Weren’t Able to Connect to the Store” in Windows 11/10
Seeing "We weren't able to connect to the Store" in Windows 11/10? Start with wsreset.exe — it clears this in...
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Automatically Move, Delete, or Copy Files in Windows
Previously, I had written about a program to automate file management tasks in Windows, but unfortunately, the program was very...
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How to Fix a Black Screen on Windows 10/11 Laptops with Intel HD Graphics
Black screen on a Windows 10/11 laptop with Intel HD Graphics? These 8 fixes go from a quick driver reset...
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How to Fix “Device Association Framework Provider Host” High CPU in Windows 11 and 10
Device Association Framework Provider Host spiking your CPU? Here are 5 fixes for Windows 10 and 11, from driver updates...
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How to Fix “Turn on Fast Startup” Missing in Windows 10 and 11
"Turn on fast startup" not showing in Windows 10 or 11 Power Options? Hibernation is disabled. Here's how to fix...
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How to Tell if a Folder Is Shared in Windows 11 or 10
Windows no longer marks shared folders with a special icon, making it hard to tell what's shared. Here are 4...
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8 Ways to Fix NT Kernel & System High CPU Usage
System (NT Kernel & System) hogging 15–30% CPU at idle? Here are 8 fixes for Windows 11 and 10, from...
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What Happened to Disk Defragmenter in Windows 10 and 11?
Can't find Disk Defragmenter in Windows 10 or 11? Microsoft renamed it to Defragment and Optimize Drives. Here's how to...
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How to Run Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 and Windows 11
Free up drive space with Windows' built-in Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 and 11. Three ways to open it, plus...
