A few months back I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step to take given that few PCs these days come with one. A reader who uses Vista ...

Microsoft has included a lot of tools to help you identify potential issues that may be affecting your Windows computer. One such tool is System Information Tool. With the help of this tool, you can ...

How and why to run chkdsk to scan and repair a Windows 11 hard drive Your email has been sent There is one indisputable and inevitable truth about storage technology: It will eventually fail. Whether ...

Uh, oh. Your Windows 10 system won't boot up and can't fix itself. In most cases you would be out of luck, but not if you've already created a recovery drive. A recovery drive stores a copy of your ...

How to scan and repair corrupted system files in Windows 11 Your email has been sent One inescapable truth of using computer technology is that eventually, and probably inexplicably, it will fail you ...

So my wife bought a new Acer laptop that comes with Windows 8. She hates it and ask me to install her old Windows 7 back on. The laptop has a mechanical HDD and a small SSD. They are partitioned in ...