When your printer starts producing random smudges and lines in the print results, it’s a symptom that signal a clogged print head nozzles and that a printer head cleaning is needed to fix the issue. This guide will show you how to clean the printhead of your printer in Windows […]
Startup programs are programs that will launch themselves automatically on Windows startup. Some programs will set themselves as startup programs upon installation. It can be with or without your consent. When there are too many programs needed to be launched on startup, it might slow down your Windows startup. It […]
By default, the search bar in the Start menu or the Search icon on the taskbar in Windows 11 is meant to only search from general directories (Documents, Pictures, Musics and Desktop folders), installed apps or programs, or from the web. It is, by default, not set to search for […]
To clear things up, the .tar extension is a file format that archive multiple files into a single file without compression. The .gz (Gzip) is a compression method in which the logical size of the files is reduced to save disk space. The .tar and .gz are usually used together […]
Hard disk drive(s) not showing up in Windows or not even detected in BIOS after installing new M.2 SSD? This guide explains why the problem occurs and how to quickly fix it. HDD not showing up in Windows 11/10 after installing M.2 SSD Most motherboards have restrictions where when a […]
This short guide will show you how to re-enable the folder merge conflicts warning so that Windows will let you know when there is any duplicate folder or directory during copy or move process in Windows 10. No duplicate folders warning when copy or move files Windows 10 In the […]
If you want to download all files or only certain type of files (such as only images) from a website directory or a web folder, you can use a tool called Wget in Windows to download the files automatically. In this guide, you will learn how to use Wget (a […]
If you need to find out what type of RAM you have – DDR3, DDR4 or DDR5, here’s a few methods on how to check the DDR type of RAM in Windows 10. Check RAM Type DDR3, DDR4 or DDR5 via Task Manager In Windows 10, without a third-party […]
Each file has its own extension that identifies what file type the file is. File extensions are hidden by default in Windows 10 and all other versions of Windows. This quick tutorial will show you how to unhide / show hidden file name extensions in Windows 10 file explorer. The […]
This tutorial will show you how to partition new SSD and how to create new partition on an existing or external SSD in Windows 10 without formatting or losing any data. Since all these can be done using Disk Management – a Windows 10 built-in disk manager, you don’t have […]
Depending on what state your SSD is currently in, whether it’s already been initialized and have partitions on it, or is still entirely brand new and not initialized yet, the steps to properly format a new SSD to make it usable may vary. You do not need pay for and […]
Drive partitions are often split during a re-format or fresh installation of operating system when the drive is still unpartitioned or unallocated. However, formatting is not a needed condition to split C: drive or any other drive into multiple partitions. You can easily split drive into two or more partitions […]
If you have recently done a cloning of an old HDD to a new SSD, and have issue trying to format the old HDD afterward or just don’t know what to do next, this guide will show you how to make sure you’re booted from your SSD, and how to […]
During Windows 10/11 setup, when you select a particular hard drive or SSD and click “Next”, the setup displays an error that reads “Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style“. This could happen when you run Windows Setup via a bootable […]
Windows 10 update will show Windows needs more space warning when it detects there is insufficient storage space in your hard drive for Windows Update to download its installation files. It will suggest you to either free up your C: drive, or choose another drive such as an external drive, […]
When Windows 10 detects any of your hard drive is low on disk space, it will show you a low disk space warning popup at the bottom right side of your desktop screen. It’s a taskbar balloon notification that would sometimes minimize your full-screen apps or games just to tell […]