Ever since the release of Windows 8, Microsoft has been trying to please tablet users by introducing touch-friendly universal apps, and Store, and new gestures. In Windows 10, Microsoft has enhanced the Settings app to make it easy-to-navigate and include new options. In Windows 10, users need to access the Settings app more often than […]
Fix: Cortana Is Not Working In Windows 10
Cortana, the personal digital assistant from Microsoft, is one of the new features available in Windows 10. The feature, which was exclusive to Windows Phone till a couple of months ago, is now part of Windows 10, and has just been released for Android operating system as well. Since the launch of Windows 10 for […]
Fix: Start Menu Not Opening In Windows 10
The all-new Start menu is one of the standout features of the recently released Windows 10 operating system. The Start menu on Windows 10 includes the best features of its predecessors. However, many users are having issues while launching the Start menu in Windows 10. For many users, the Start menu does not open when […]
Fix: The Installation Failed In The First_Boot Phase With An Error
While upgrading to Windows 10, many PC users are getting “Installation failed in the First_Boot phase with an error during Migrate_Data operation (0x80070004 – 0x3000d)” error, and not able to complete the upgrade because of this error. During the upgrade process, the setup starts restoring previous version of Windows, and once restored, the Windows 10 […]
How To Know Why Windows 10 Was Not Activated
Millions of PC users around the world have used the free upgrade offer from Microsoft to upgrade their computers to the Windows 10 operating system. As you likely know, the Windows 10 upgrade is absolutely free for existing Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. Once you upgrade your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installation to […]
Troubleshooter To Get “Get Windows 10” App In System Tray
Ever since Microsoft started sending desktop notifications to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs to allow users register for the free Windows 10 upgrade, users have been complaining about that the desktop notification or the Get Windows 10 icon is not appearing in the system tray of the taskbar despite having a genuine copy of […]
Use DELL Diagnostic Tools To Identify Hardware Issues
Identifying an issue caused by hardware or software is not as easy as it sounds. Windows 10 is equipped with a bunch of good troubleshooting tools to diagnose and automatically fix various Windows issues, including network connectivity and printer issues. Although there are plenty of good third-party troubleshooting utilities available for Windows, many of them […]
How To Enable Adobe Flash Player In Internet Explorer
Adobe Flash Player plug-in is pretty much required to view most videos and rich media content available on the web. While a small number of videos on video streaming services like YouTube will play using HTML5 in supported browsers, the number is pretty small. Windows 8 and above versions of Windows ship with Adobe Flash […]
Fix: Use Aero Peek To Preview The Desktop Greyed Out
Those of you reading this article probably aware of Aero Peek and how to use the same in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. For the uninitiated, Aero Peek was introduced first with Windows 7 along with other two features – Aero Snap and Aero Shake. Aero peek in Windows 10/8/7 Aero Peek lets […]
Fix: Missing Drives In Windows Explorer
This morning, after resuming my notebook (powered by Windows 8) from hibernation I noticed that some drives are missing from Windows Explorer. Two of my five drives were not seen in Windows Explorer but were visible in Disk Management. Computer users who have been using or used Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 operating system […]