As a Windows user, you probably open the Device Manager quite frequently. After all, it’s the one-stop shop for managing all of the devices and hardware attached to your computer. It is also a critical part of troubleshooting. But despite the important role it plays, it’s somewhat hidden. Fortunately getting into Device Manager is pretty … Read more
Does your Windows PC or laptop fail to connect to the Internet even though other devices connect on the same network? This usually is preceded by an error message such as “A network cable is unplugged,” “Ethernet not working” or “Ethernet not connected.” Instead of the Internet icon displaying connectivity, you only see the offline … Read more
The storage capacity of Microsoft’s Xbox One console can easily be upgraded with an external hard drive. However, if you no longer need the extra storage, you can’t simply just plug that drive into your computer and start using it. In fact, your PC won’t even recognize that the drive is plugged in. Well lucky … Read more
Windows 11 packs a lot of improvements over Windows 10. Unfortunately, to do a full Windows 11 install, you have to renounce your stable Windows 10. The good news is that you can try Windows 11 on your primary machine without messing with Windows 10. You have three options: use a virtual machine, dual booting … Read more
Windows devices have a variety of system and app notifications (sometimes incorrectly called program pop-ups) that alert you about events happening in real time. Be it incoming VoIP calls, Outlook calendar reminders, or frequent prompts for a Windows version update, they might all seem equally urgent. However that’s not always the case; and even if … Read more
Tried upgrading to Windows 11 only to discover Microsoft’s latest OS version can’t run on your PC? Before you run out and buy a whole new computer, there are a few things you can try first. Here’s what to do. Content Windows 11 Hardware Requirements Run PC Health Check How to Find Out if Your … Read more
Are you facing blue screen of death (BSoD) issues on your Windows computer, accompanied by a “Critical_Process_Died” message? It’s a fatal system error that shows out of nowhere, and freezes or restarts your device. In the worst case, it may prevent you from booting to the desktop. Fortunately, many of the problems that lead to … Read more
One of the great things about OneDrive is being able to sync your files for easy access wherever you need them on a wide variety of devices. While most of the time, you can set it and forget it, this doesn’t always work as smoothly as you’d hope. If you discover your files aren’t syncing … Read more
For the first time, you can install Android apps on Windows. Android apps, games, and notifications are natively supported on Windows 11. However, the official Amazon Appstore is only available to Windows Insiders.But thanks to a few package alterations on the original Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), you can easily operate Google Play services on … Read more
Normally, you’d never even notice the TiWorker.exe process running since it’s supposed to run quietly in the background. However, if you’re having PC performance issues, you might check Task Manager only to discover TiWorker.exe causing high CPU or disk usage issues. Since the process name doesn’t really describe what it does, it’s easy to think … Read more