Safe mode offers three modes: Safe Mode, Safe Mode with networking and Safe Mode with Command Prompt. ‘Safe mode with Networking’ is similar to safe mode but also loads the needed services to give network connectivity. In case you don’t need an internet connection and the desktop or task-bar does not load properly in the Safe Mode, it is recommended to start it in the ‘Safe Mode with Command Prompt’....

With advancements and new features in the Windows 11 OS, Microsoft is adding more apps and tools for user convenience. However, the average user rarely uses much of the software found within the OS. With that, you can remove the bloatware on your Windows PC. There are several methods for doing so, all of which are discussed in this post. But before we dig into that, let us discuss what can and cannot be removed....

What is Windows Media Center? Windows Media Center is an all in one multimedia app for recording and playing videos and audio. One of the main benefit of Windows Media Center is that it can play streaming video onto the computer or the television from services like Netflix. Technically, Windows Media Center is a media player just like Windows Media Player but with more functionality. Additional functionality includes playing TV through TV Tuner, recording, DVD Player, old MPEG-2 video support, etc....

The driver version for the supported GPUs will change to 27.20.100.9126 after installing this update. It is important to keep your system’s drivers up to date for bug fixes and performance enhancements. Let us see what the new update has to offer and what devices are supported. Supported hardware Below is a list of Intel’s hardware that the new driver update supports: 11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (Tiger Lake)....

This driver can be installed on the following operating systems: Windows 11Windows 10 versions:21H120H2200419091903 You can check your Windows version by typing in winver in Run. You must keep your drivers up to date so that maximum bugs are fixed and new features can be supported. Let us discuss in detail what this update will bring and how you can install it on your PC. Intel GPU driver update 30....

Microsoft has released KB5022282 for Windows 10 versions 22H2, 21H2, & 20H2 (Enterprise and Education editions). KB5022282 includes some fixes and many security patches for the operating system. When accumulated for the 4 Windows 10 versions, this update fixes a total of 57 vulnerabilities. However, the update does not include any new features. You can learn more about these security vulnerability fixes on Microsoft’s MSRC vulnerability guide. Note: Windows 10 version 21H1 has reached the End of Service on 13th December 2022....

Let’s go through some of the new features and enhancements included in this release of .NET Framework and then head towards the direct download links to 4.6.1 offline installers. Features Windows Presentation Foundation improvements The WPF has improved with enhancements in spell check, support for per user custom dictionaries and improved touch performance as it becomes more and more integrated into Windows 10. You can read more about WPF improvements on the WPF team blog....

But is Windows 10 Enterprise free? The short answer is No. The ISO for download is an evaluation copy of Windows 10 Enterprise. You can evaluate it for 90 days (extended up to 180 days). After the expiration of the evaluation period, the background of the Desktop will turn black, a notification will appear that this installation of Windows is not genuine and the system will restart after every hour....

Things went smooth until the next upgrades of Windows 10 build 10041 and build 10049. Windows Update would download the updates successfully and start installing the updates after restart. But the update would hang in the middle and I would need to restart the PC after sometime. After restart, Windows would restore to the previous build of Windows 10. The error message would read like this: There are two possible solutions that I have found out....

The conversion process went smoothly until I restarted my Windows 7 VM. Windows 7 was showing a black screen no matter how many times I restarted the system. After a few troubleshooting attempts, I came to know that the boot sector was not properly configured on the converted hard drive and the system didn’t know where to find the Operating System to boot. Let’s go through the steps I followed to get rid of the black screen on Windows 7 startup....

With Microsoft 365 plan, a subscription-based service run by Microsoft, clients are given updates automatically without them having to pay for a new license for each new version. The software remains free and updated to the latest version until the subscription is cancelled. Within Microsoft 365, there are free products as well as subscription-only products. Then there are certain products and services that can only be used once the user has purchased a certain type of subscription....

The biggest benefit of creating a Microsoft account using your Gmail ID is that you continue to use Gmail as your primary email address, without having to keep track of multiple email inboxes. There are two ways to create a new Microsoft account using your Gmail ID. We will discuss the steps for each method here. Create a Microsoft Account Using Gmail That’s all. You have successfully created your Microsoft account using your Gmail email address....

By default, both Windows 11 and Windows 10 support multi-core processors and activate all cores by default. However, these can be disabled manually, primarily through the system BIOS and within Windows. This post discusses how you can enable all CPU cores supported by your CPU and operating system (if disabled), as well as its repercussions. Why Enable All CPU Cores By default, Windows itself manages the available CPU cores. They are only used when required to speed up the tasks....

Before going in detail on how to find the exact location of the Wifi router, we will review the software which we will be using for finding the Wifi router location. InSSIDer is a wonderful software which gives details of each Wifi connection in the user’s surrounding. InSSIDer It is completely free for home and non-commercial use. It can be used to optimize and troubleshoot the Wi-Fi. This is used for small organizations like home, small offices and like that....

These Microsoft Management Consoles (MMCs) can go haywire due to several different reasons. Don’t worry, you will not have to redo the entire OS. Rather, we have some fixes for you to mitigate the problem and restore the Management Consoles. Why Has MMC Stopped Working The Management Console is executed using the mmc.exe process, which runs using certain Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs). DLLs are files containing codes that can be used with more than one program/app simultaneously....

Reports are that some users aren’t able to open the File Explorer either, let alone perform any other work. Some are even confused about whether it is a legitimate process or a virus. Continue reading down this article to learn more about Nvidia Container and how you can fix its high CPU consumption issue. What is Nvidia Container Nvidia Container, like every other container, is a shell around one or multiple Nvidia processes which isolates them from other processes so that they do not interfere with one another....

We will discuss all three scenarios one by one. Rollback major Windows updateRollback Windows Insider Preview buildUninstall cumulative or minor Windows updates The steps to rollback a major Windows update and Windows Insider update are the same. Note that rolling back to a previous build would undo any changes made to the computer, including settings, personalization, installation or removal of applications, etc., during this period. Rollback major Windows updates (including Windows Insider build rollback) If you recently installed a major feature update (Windows 10 Version 20H2 is coming soon) and it doesn’t work well on your system, you can downgrade or rollback the update within the first 10 days of installation....

If you are using Microsoft Edge, you will automatically get the updated version with Windows Update. Alternatively, you can go to Menu > Help & Feedback > About Microsoft Edge to check for updates manually. Let’s discuss the improvements and fixes in detail. Edge 107 Release Summary Complete Release Build: 107.0.1418.24Release status: Stable/FinalRelease Date: Monday, October 27th, 2022Compatibility: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android....

The WinPE, or WindowsPE, is a command-line-based lightweight version of a Windows environment that runs on your RAM and does not require a hard drive. Its base version needs only 512 MBs of RAM to run, which can go up depending on the optional features you add. That said, Microsoft does not provide the Windows Preinstallation Environment on a plate. Instead, you must create it yourself for the specific type of Windows version you want to troubleshoot or perform any actions on....

Before we begin discussing the fixes, we would like to highlight the build number after installing the update. Installing KB5014958 on the Release Preview channel will increase its build to 22621.169. However, the current build on the Beta channel is only 22621.160. The build on the Release Preview channel has somehow surpassed that of the Beta channel, which is a bit unusual. Usually, the build number in the Beta channel is higher than that of the Release Preview channel, as it receives more updates....