How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 11, Even for Widgets and Search By Avram Piltch published 21 August 21 Microsoft makes it difficult to switch away from Edge, but with a few simple steps you can make Chrome, Firefox or any other browser your new default.
How To Recover Deleted Files From Any Drive in Linux By Shashank Sharma published 21 August 21 Testdisk and Photorec are powerful tools to recover accidentally deleted data from many different drives.
How to Create Command Shortcuts with Aliases in Linux By Les Pounder published 15 August 21 Sometimes typing in those long and complicated commands can get tiresome, so why not use an alias to get the job done quicker, and easier.
Start 11 Comes to the Rescue of Windows 11 Menu Haters By Ian Evenden published 12 August 21 A beta version of Stardock's Start 11 app is available, which changes the Windows 11 Start menu to something more familiar.
How to Stress Test Your CPU in Linux By Shashank Sharma published 8 August 21 Monitor your system performance then run custom stress tests, all from one simple terminal interface.
Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Build With Minor Changes By Nathaniel Mott published 5 August 21 Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.120 to Windows Insider Program members.
Microsoft Halts Windows 365 Trials Due to Overwhelming Demand By Anton Shilov published 4 August 21 Microsoft's Windows 365 runs out of servers.
Windows 365 Generally Available, Starting at $20 By Anton Shilov published 2 August 21 Microsoft's Windows 365 is now generally available, putting Windows 10 or 11 on almost any device from the cloud, starting at $20.
Microsoft Paint and Photos Get A Fresh New Look With Windows 11 Styling By Aaron Klotz published 2 August 21 Microsoft shows off some of its new fluent UI design in the Photos and Paint apps for Windows 11.
How To Fix The ‘Page Fault in Non-Paged Area’ BSOD In Windows 10 By Ed Tittel published 1 August 21 The PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA stop code can have many causes, including driver, update or memory issues.
How to Enable Dark Mode in Windows 11 By Avram Piltch published 31 July 21 Get light text on a dark background throughout Windows 11, even on web pages and documents
Microsoft: You Can't Get Around Windows 11 Requirements By Michelle Ehrhardt published 27 July 21 Individual PC Builders are left in the dust as Microsoft doubles down on its Windows 11 minimum requirements, a move that favors OEMs.
Windows 11 Store Won't Handle Updates for Win32 Apps By Nathaniel Mott published 26 July 21 Microsoft's policies indicated that Win32 apps distributed via the Microsoft Store will have to offer in-app updates.
How to Get Windows 10's File Explorer in Windows 11 By Avram Piltch published 19 July 21 The Windows 11 File Explorer has no ribbon and worse context menus. Fortunately, you can get the Windows 10 version back.
Microsoft Quietly Released Its Own Linux Distro By Nathaniel Mott published 19 July 21 Microsoft quietly released its own Linux distro, CBL-Mariner, for internal use with cloud- and edge-based projects.
How to Reset Windows 11 By Avram Piltch published 16 July 21 Get your Windows 11 PC back to a factory fresh state with all the default settings in place and your apps removed.
How to Fix VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE BSODs and VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED Errors By Ed Tittel published 10 July 21 Learn how to diagnose and fix the problems that lead to VIDEO_TDR BSODs in Windows.
Microsoft to Offer New Windows 11 Mixed Reality SKU By Anton Shilov published 8 July 21 The Bluetooth SIG leaks Microsoft's Windows 11 client SKUs.
When and Why to Use Windows Advanced Startup By Ed Tittel published 6 July 21 The Advanced Startup menu lets you restore Windows, enter the BIOs, boot off an external drive and much more.
How to Fix a SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED Error in Windows By Ed Tittel published 5 July 21 This catch-all error BSOD error is really frustrating, but we have some steps you can take to make it stop.
