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Windows 10 Can’t Be Activated After July 29, 2016 Using Windows 7/8 Product Key

Last Updated on March 4, 2020 by admin 1 Comment

Ever since the first day of its official release, Windows 10 is available as a free upgrade for existing Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. The free upgrade program expires on July 29, 2016. This means that all users who would like to upgrade to Windows 10 for free should complete the upgrade before July […]

Fix: Windows Spotlight Is Missing From Windows 10

Last Updated on March 4, 2020 by admin 4 Comments

Windows spotlight is a new feature introduced with Windows 10. The spotlight feature, when turned on, displays the latest Bing homepage picture as your Windows 10 lock screen background. The spotlight feature can also be configured to display pictures from a specific category by clicking I want more or Not a fan option on the […]

Fix: Internet Explorer Missing From Windows 10

Last Updated on March 4, 2020 by admin 16 Comments

Earlier this morning, I rebooted my PC running Windows 10 to complete the installation of a pending update. After restarting Windows 10 PC, I tried to launch the Internet Explorer browser using the Start menu search, but the search didn’t show Internet Explorer in its results. At first, I thought the Start menu search is […]

Fix Windows 10 Activation Error Using Troubleshooter

Last Updated on March 4, 2020 by admin 2 Comments

You might encounter Windows 10 activation issues after upgrading from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 or after reinstalling Windows 10 or after making significant changes to your PC’s hardware. In the past, we discussed how to check if your Windows 10 copy is activated and how to know why your Windows 10 is not activated. […]

How To Change Windows 10 Wallpaper Without Activation

Last Updated on September 1, 2021 by admin 2 Comments

If you have not activated your Windows 10 installation, Windows 10 doesn’t let to personalize the operating system. In other words, you can’t change the desktop background, change the accent color, change lock screen image, and access Start menu settings. In fact, most of the settings in the personalization section of the Settings app are […]

Fix: “USB Device Not Recognized” In Windows 10

Last Updated on March 4, 2020 by admin 5 Comments

Fix to “USB device not recognized. The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it” message when you connect a USB drive or device to a Windows 10 PC. The USB device not recognized message appears when Windows 10 fails to recognize a connected USB drive or device. […]

How To Make Windows 10 File Explorer Look Like Windows 7

Last Updated on October 14, 2020 by admin 3 Comments

In Windows 10 and 8.1, the Windows Explorer is called File Explorer. There are several changes in Windows 10’s File Explorer compared to Windows 7’s Windows Explorer. The new ribbon in the File Explorer is possibly the biggest change compared to Windows 7’s Explorer. If you are a user upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows […]

Make Windows 10 Look Like Windows 7

Last Updated on October 14, 2020 by admin 10 Comments

Rolling back or downgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 7 is probably the best way out there if you are not happy with Windows 10. That said, some users like most of the features offered in the newest version of Windows but want to make Windows 10 look and feel like Windows 7. The following […]

Fix: “Open With” Option Missing In Windows 10

Last Updated on March 3, 2020 by admin 6 Comments

The Open with option appears when you perform a right-click on a file of any type in the Windows operating system. The Open with option allows you to open a file in a different program than the default program associated with the file type and also lets you set a default program for a file […]