This tutorial contains step by step instructions on how to Turn On or Off the Windows Defender Antivirus (Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 OS. In Windows 7 and Vista OS, the “Windows Defender” was named “Security Essentials” and if you want to use it for your protection,
The "checking for updates" forever problem & the SVCHOST 100% usage problem (on Memory or CPU) during Windows Update, can happen even on fresh or old installed Windows 7 based computers: Problem description: After installing the latest update agent, Windows Update cannot find any new updates, stacks forever in "checking for updates" screen
I have seen the 100% disk usage issue in many Windows 10 and Windows 8 & 8.1 systems, and I have implemented different solutions to solve the problem because it can be due to various reasons. In most cases, the 100% disk utilization problem in Windows 10, appears in systems with Serial ATA (SATA) hard […]
In Windows 10 Pro based computers after installing the Security Update KB3147458 (April 12, 2016), the following error is appeared (2 times) when opening Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc):
The "Windows Store" or "Microsoft Store" is the official app store for Microsoft Windows metro style (modern) apps for Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10 based systems. In Microsoft Store you can find and install free or paid applications according your needs to your device.
In a Windows 10 based computer, suddenly, store apps becomes "broken", probably after a Windows update or after a virus attack.
In a previous tutorial I mentioned the way to uninstall the default apps in Windows 10, 8.1 or 8. Keep in mind that when you uninstall an app from Windows 10 or 8, in fact you un-register the app from the user(s).
This tutorial contains instructions on how to fix the "Raise without Handler" error, when you try to open Adobe PDF documents in a Windows computer. The "Raise without Handler" issue is commonly occurred in Adobe Acrobat Reader or other Adobe products (e.g. Adobe Photoshop) when the user tries to open a file using these products. […]
This tutorial contains detailed instructions on how to perform a clean Windows 10 installation from USB on your computer. To perform a fresh install of Windows 10 on your computer you must own a valid Windows 10, 8.1, 8 or 7 key to activate your copy, or an already installed and activated version of Windows […]
In a Windows 10 based computer, you can use the classic "Programs & Features" item in Windows Control Panel to uninstall any Windows application installed, but if you want to remove a modern app from Windows Store you have to go to "Apps & features" options. However in "Apps & features" options you cannot uninstall […]
Windows 8 & Windows 10 comes with many Store Apps (or Modern Apps) preinstalled. But, many users doesn't want all these built-in Apps, so they are looking for a way to uninstall them from their system, in order to keep their computer clean from bloatware.
