There are multiple ways to format a drive in Windows 10. You can format a drive either from File Explorer, Disk Management, Command Prompt, or PowerShell. Like earlier versions, Windows 10 also supports two types of formats: quick format and full. Quick vs full format The quick format, as its name indicates, completes the format […]
How To View Hidden System Files In Windows 10
The File Explorer in Windows 10 doesn’t show all files by default. The File Explorer hides many of the system files (operating system files) with default settings. For instance, the desktop.ini, hiberfile.sys, and pagefile.sys are hidden by default. While hiding operating system files is a good idea to make sure that users don’t delete them […]
How To Delete Pagefile.sys In Windows 10
PC users often ask what’s the purpose of the huge pagefile.sys file located at the root of the Windows installation drive and if it’s possible to delete it. To start with, page files work as a physical extension of RAM. Windows 10 moves infrequently or least used memory pages from the physical RAM to page […]
How To Turn On Tab Freeze To Reduce Chrome Memory Usage
Hundreds of millions of computer and smartphone users are using the Google Chrome browser because it’s fast, offers intuitive user interface, and has thousands of apps and extensions. Most Chrome users are happy with the browser. However, some users often complain about excessive resource usage by Chrome. The team behind Chrome has taken several measures […]
How To Change External Monitor Brightness In Windows 10
Windows 10 offers multiple options and settings to change the default settings of the second monitor. For instance, you can change the second monitor resolution with ease. However, there is no option to change the screen brightness of the second or third monitor connected to your laptop. If you are on a multi-monitor setup, you […]
How To Make Office Word, Excel & PowerPoint Save Files Every Minute
All recent versions of Microsoft Office programs come with a feature called AutoRecover. The AutoRecover feature (not to be confused with the AutoSave which also does the same job but only when working on a file saved to OneDrive), turned on by default, automatically saves Office documents that you are working on every few minutes […]
How To Rename Virtual Desktops In Windows 10
The virtual desktop is a largely underused feature of Windows 10. PC users who know how to use the virtual desktop and power users mostly use the virtual desktop feature. For the uninitiated, the Virtual desktop is a very common and well-known feature in Linux distributions. Virtual desktop makes it possible to create multiple virtual […]
How To Install Or Uninstall WordPad In Windows 10
All PC users have used the Notepad in the Windows operating system at least once. However, the WordPad program often goes unnoticed because most PC users either use Notepad or a full-pledged word processor like Office Word. The WordPad program offers much more than the basic Notepad. WordPad lets you format text, change the font […]
Reset Windows 10 Without Losing Apps & Programs?
The Reset this PC option in Windows 10 comes in handy when all troubleshooting fails to fix an issue on Windows 10. By resetting, you can restore Windows 10 to default settings. The Reset this PC option can be accessed by navigating to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery page. Upon launching the Reset […]
How To Install Windows 10 Without Entering A Product Key
Many PC users who are still running Windows 7 looking to upgrade to Windows 10 as the Windows 7 end of support is fast approaching (see our can you use Windows 7 after Jan 14, 2020). A PC user who is currently running Windows 7 recently asked us if it’s possible to install Windows 10 […]
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