Over the weekend, Microsoft released out-of-band update s to correct the failure of Windows 11 computers running versions ...

Installing SteamOS on your Legion Go or ROG Ally can dramatically increase frame rate and prolong battery life—if you don't ...

Windows 11 has many frustrating and intrusive default settings, but the good news is that you don't need to put up with them. While I can't fit them into one guide, I can at least point you in the ...

Are you happy with Windows 11’s major Start menu redesign? Microsoft has shown off other concepts that were abandoned, and they’re a love or hate thing.

explains the bug that existed in Windows 7 that caused startup to slow down when a solid color background was set. Why did Windows 7, for a few months, log on slower if you have a solid color ...

some users reported a 30-second delay when booting PCs if the desktop background was a solid color. Microsoft developer Raymond Chen explains the issue by outlining Windows' startup process.

WTF?! Microsoft is rolling out a clever tweak to help Office apps launch faster on Windows. Dubbed "Startup Boost," this new feature quietly runs in the background as soon as you log in the ...

When we boot a Windows PC, some apps and processes start running in the background by default. They are automatically set to run on the Startup when we install them. As the number of programs that ...

To improve performance on Windows 11, you can safely end processes like unused apps, bloatware (e.g., Copilot, Phone Link), high-resource processes, and peripheral-related programs via Task Manager.

Windows should now start again from the hard drive ... This activates the classic boot manager on a black background, which displays its menu before the operating system starts.

Errors in phase 3 or 4 also lead to automatic repair or display a message on a blue background (“blue screen”). Windows starts the automatic repair function if there are start-up problems.

Windows 11’s Copilot app has a new feature ... app whereby it can be set to automatically load in the background when you start your PC. PhantomOfEarth, who regularly posts bits and pieces ...