Windows

You’ve probably heard of Safe Mode on Windows 10. It’s a low state that Windows 10 runs in with just the bare minimum features and it’s ideal for troubleshooting a PC. There’s another state that you can run Windows 10 in which is the clean boot state. Not many users …

macOS apps come in different forms; some install as packages, some run entirely from the menu bar, some come as DMG files, and some install to the System Preferences app. Depending how an app is installed, the method for uninstalling it will differ. The easiest apps to uninstall are those …

Windows 10 supports HDR. If you have the hardware to support it, you can enable it from the Settings app. The option is a bit buried though so it wouldn’t come as a surprise if the common user doesn’t know it even exists. If you do have the hardware to …

If you pin tiles to the Start menu, you know that it takes some time to organize them all. That isn’t time you want to have to spend again if you can avoid it which is why, it’s always a good idea to back up the Start menu layout before …

Windows 10 supports Linux. This is one of the most loved features of the OS. Originally, it only supported Ubuntu but since then, it has added support for other distributions either officially or unofficially. Ubuntu can be installed easily enough from the Microsoft Store however, if you’ve installed the app …

Screenshot apps are very common and some of the best ones are free. They offer fairly good annotation and image editing tools, and even screenshot scheduling but they often fall short if you need to take a scrolling screenshot on Windows 10. Most of these apps, the free ones at …

Recording a PC screen has gotten easier. There are quite a few basic tools that allow you to record your screen. For more sophisticated needs, you can buy apps that do the job and make everything easy. If you need to record multiple screens at once though, you will find …

Automation is the best tool you can use if you have to perform a repetitive task. It’s not always easy to automate a task but scripting and the Task Scheduler are two great ways to get most jobs done. In very rare cases, Windows might have an automation feature or …

Microsoft has been working to improve how it delivers updates. So far, its in-place Windows 10 updates have not been working that well. Users often run into problems and the oddest of bugs. When you do an in-place update, Windows 10 downloads files to your system which require some space …

Your computer goes to sleep if it’s idle for a certain amount of time. You can also set the system to enter hibernate mode if you prefer it over sleep mode. That said, people do still shut down their systems and if you tend to forget, you can automatically shut …