Windows Registry is nothing but a central database used to store Windows settings, application settings, and other vital information in the Windows operating system. When the Windows operating system is running, it continuously refers to the information saved in Registry, and because of this, a corrupt Registry might stop Windows from booting. Since almost every […]

Activation issues have been troubling Windows 10 users ever since the first day of its official release back in July. When Windows 10 was initially released, several users who upgraded to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer were unable to activate their installation even after the successful upgrade. It looks like many users who […]

Just like its predecessors, Windows 10 is also available in both 32-bit and 64-bit types. If you installed Windows 10 yourself or upgraded to Windows 10 from a previous version of Windows, you likely know how to check if you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit type of Windows 10. There are many instances where […]

Around October and April of every year, Microsoft releases feature updates to Windows 10. Feature updates, unlike quality updates, bring in new features and options to Windows 10. In addition to adding new features, a feature update bumps up the Windows 10 version number. For instance, when you install Windows 10 November 2019 feature update, […]

A couple of days ago, a friend of mine approached me with a screenshot of the Windows 10 Start menu with the power icon clicked. Shut down, restart, sleep, and hibernate options were not appearing when the power icon was clicked. These power options were not appearing even in the Power User menu, which appears […]

Many users perform a clean install or reinstall of Windows 10 once in a year to fix issues and restore the lost speed. To help users easily download ISO images of Windows 10, an official tool called Media Creation Tool has been available ever since the release of Windows 10, and the ISO image file […]

Metro, modern or now known as universal apps, are not as stable as traditional desktop programs. Despite numerous updates to these default apps over the past few months, users have been experiencing issues with them. Groove Music in Windows 10 The Groove Music app, the default music player in Windows 10, is one of the […]

Your PC name or computer name is often required to establish a connection between multiple PCs or connect a printer to multiple PCs. You might also need to know your PC name while sharing files on a network. In Windows 10 and previous versions, you can easily view your computer’s PC name by opening System […]

The graphical boot options menu was first introduced with Windows 8 and is the default bootloader in Windows 10 as well. The new graphical, modern, or metro boot menu allows you to quickly access troubleshooting tools, startup options, and more importantly, can be navigated via mouse or touch input. Although the new boot menu offers […]