I have an old Dell XPS 8100 desktop that I haven't used for years. The last time I took it out, I remember I upgraded it to windows 10 for free. Before that it used windows 7. I also remember before ...

Sometimes, the best way to fix deep-seated Windows issues is to burn everything to the ground and start from scratch. Reinstalling Windows refreshes the operating system, which gets rid of most ...

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass offers advice on how to install a clean copy of Windows 2000 or XP without reformatting the hard drive How can you install a clean copy of Windows 200 or XP ...

One key technique in the Windows repair playbook involves wiping out everything on the storage device (typically C:\) from which Windows boots and on which that OS resides. Prosaically enough, this ...

Probably the most frustrating and time-consuming part of installing or reinstalling Windows on a new PC is tracking down the correct drivers for your system and peripherals. Windows 10 includes a full ...

With the release of Windows 10 version 2004, Microsoft has broken the 'Fresh Start' feature that allows you to perform a clean install of the operating system while retaining your data. For users who ...

I have bought a 60GB SSD some months ago and kept my Win7 x64 on it, having ca 18GB to spare, I usually kept some most frequently used programs on it too, and kept some space unallocated to maximise ...

As part of its recent campaign to make Windows the platform of choice for "hybrid work," Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature. It's called Smart App Control and it's kind of like Windows ...