A driver is a program that tells the operating system how to work with a piece of hardware. There is usually at least one driver installed for each hardware and device connected to your computer. Therefore, you will find a long list of installed drivers on your Windows. If you […]
If the printscreen key (PrtScn or PrtSc) on your keyboard is broken or if there is simply no printscreen button on your keyboard, you can use other keyboard shortcuts or screenshot apps to take screenshot on Windows 11 or Windows 10 without the need of the printscreen button. Alternatively, you […]
If you have more than one monitor connected to your computer, you can choose one of the few modes available on Windows 11 – Extend, Duplicate, Show only certain monitor, etc. To display different things on two monitors, you will need to use the “Extend” option, which will extend your […]
Multiple monitors setup doesn’t only look great but also boosts productivity as things can be done much more efficiently. In Windows 11, you are allowed to connect (extend) any number of monitors. The limit depends on how many display ports you have on your hardware (particularly your graphics card). If […]
If you have put your computer to sleep or hibernate, to wake it up, you can press the power button of your computer or open the lid if you have a laptop PC. Apart from that, you can also press any key on your keyboard or any button on your […]
Like most other components in a computer, CPU is designed with heat dispersion and ventilation in mind so they don’t accumulate too much heat as you use it. If any of the components in the cooling system fails or becomes too old to continue functioning, it will cause the CPU […]
Realtek is a semiconductor company that has many bits and pieces of hardware built into today’s consumer desktop and laptop computers. Realtek drivers are used for Realtek hardware which can include PC audio codecs, card readers, Ethernet controllers, PC camera controllers, Bluetooth, PCIe controllers, USB hubs, etc. One best example […]
Windows 11 won’t usually restart your computer without any prior warning or your consent. When this happens, something is going wrong with your computer. For example, an overheating hardware part, a failing hardware, power supply issue, memory issue, etc. can all cause Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), which ultimately forces […]
By default, Windows 11 will hibernate or sleep when you close the lid of your laptop computer. It is defaulted that way so that people can quickly hibernate or sleep their laptops by just closing the lid of their laptops while on the go to prevent continuous draining of battery […]
Setting CPU priority and/or affinity is a good way to manage the sharing of CPU resources when you need to run multiple CPU intensive apps or games. For most apps and programs that run on only one .exe process, you can create a shortcut for the app to always start […]
