Think you have a finely-tuned Windows machine? Think again. You’ve done everything you’re supposed to do: You’ve kept up on Windows Updates, your hardware drivers are current, and you perform routine maintenance. You computer seems to be running just fine, thank you very much. But have you peeked into that cold, dark keyhole called the [...]

If you’re thinking about reinstalling Windows or buying a new hard drive, stop a moment and think about how you plan on organizing your Operating System and data. Will you have it all together in one large blob? Or will you partition the drive into multiple logical drives and separate your data from your Operating [...]

Disk Defragmenter is a built-in utility for Windows. When you defragment a disk, it rearranges data scattered throughout the drive and puts it in a contiguous order near the front. Because your hard drive has moving parts, organizing files in this manner reduces the read / write times of the drive and speeds up boot [...]

When it come to uninstalling a program in Windows, we are often surprised to find people are doing it incorrectly, resulting in corrupt files, system crashes and other problems. On a Mac, you simply grab the program folder and drag it into the Trash. Seems simple enough. But the Windows registry system is a bit [...]

It should be easy to turn off your computer in Windows 8, right? It is, if you know what you’re doing. But for those new to the public beta of Windows 8, navigating the new graphical user interface can be alien to lifelong Windows users. Once you learn about the secret trapdoor, however, you can [...]

If you attempt to update Windows and receive the Windows Update Error 0x800A0046, you will not be able to proceed unless you correct the problem. Windows Updates are important, as they protect you from security exploits and other patches that help keep your Operating System healthy and running smooth. You might see the following screen [...]

You can use hotkey shortcuts to open programs quickly in Windows. A hotkey shortcut is a combination of keys that launch a program, and it is easy to assign these to your most frequently opened programs. No longer will you need to sift through layer upon layer of menus to find the program you want [...]

You can fix access denied error messages by claiming ownership or by ensuring you have proper permissions set. You might be getting these errors when trying to open (read) or save (write) to a file or directory. You have somehow lost either the ownership of the file or the permission necessary to read or write [...]

By: Tibor Schiemann, President and Managing Partner, TuneUp Boot optimization isn’t rocket science, but PC users, beware! There are a lot of misleading tips that claim to improve Windows’ boot-up time. In reality, however, most don’t effectively reduce it, and some are even dangerous for your system. Myth Number 1 – Deleting Fonts For example, [...]

The majority of Windows users think that to troubleshoot blue screen errors and fix computer stop errors, such as the stop error 0×80070002, one needs the help of a computer technician. Well, there is no doubt that such errors are typically more difficult to resolve than common application errors, such as DLL and EXE errors, [...]