Browse practical Windows guides, tutorials, and troubleshooting tips covering Windows 10 and Windows 11. This category includes step-by-step fixes, optimisation techniques, and how-to content for everyday users, IT professionals, and home lab enthusiasts.
If you need to download the Windows 8.1 recovery media for your OEM version of your operating system, then you can do so by clicking the link below and entering the details from your licence sticker (COA). Windows 8.1 Recovery Software You can download the media to a USB stick or ISO file to burn … Read more
If you need to download the Windows 7 recovery media for your OEM version of your operating system, then you can do so by clicking the link below and entering the details from your licence sticker (COA). Windows 7 Recovery Software You can download the media to a USB stick or ISO file to burn … Read more
We have had a number of people asking us about how to boot Windows 8 into Safe Mode, mostly so that they can carry out the Windows Update fix as detailed in our guide here: Windows Updates Stuck on Shut Down You should take a look at oiur guide which gives you all the various … Read more
We have been refurbishing an old Dell Precision M4300 this week and we have had nothing but problems with one driver missing. We downloaded all the drivers from the Dell support website but still it was showing as an Unknown Device: This had been driving use crazy and even though we had searched for the … Read more
If you have purchased Windows 8.1 and you have lost or damaged your DVD media or would simply like a backup, you can now download the ISO from Microsoft by inputting your product key. All you need to do is go to the website below: Windows Upgrade Media Download Then click on the “Install Windows … Read more
Microsoft have now released the Windows 10 Technical Preview for you to try out on an evaluation licence. You can download the ISO files from the link below but be warned, they are about 4GB in size each: Windows 10 Technical Preview Download The serial number that you should use to active your Windows 10 … Read more
We have had a lot of people asking us about how to get into the Bluetooth settings in Windows 8.1 without having to go through the charms on the side. Basically, a lot of people want to access their Bluetooth devices and settings just like in Windows 7 – through a window. This guide has … Read more
We have had a number of people asking us how they can remove the annoying end of life message that Windows XP displays. There are actually two of them, one is a Windows end of life message that looks like this: The other is Microsoft Security Essentials end of life message that looks like this: … Read more
If you are having problems uninstalling a piece of software that has become corrupt then it can be an absolute nightmare to get it uninstalled from your machine fully. There are a large range of software products that will not allow you to install if a previous piece of software is still on the machine, … Read more
We have recently been tasked with fixing a problem with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 and deploying a fat Windows XP wim image to a Dell Latitude E5510 with the newer generation of Intel processors, in this case the processor was an Intel i3 Processor. The problem was this, the customer had a fat Windows XP … Read more
If you are using our utility Windows Lock Screen Changer then you may be interested in our range of lock screens. Download Windows Lock Screen Changer We will be adding to this collection on a regular basis so check back here for more designs. If you wish to add your own to our collection then … Read more
We hear a lot of people complaining about Windows 8 since Microsoft launched their new flagship operating system. Stupid touchpad operation, stupid charms, stupid start screen and stupid apps are all common complaints of Windows 8. The problem is, if you buy a new computer, the chances are that the OEM operating system on it … Read more