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How to Remove Items From the 'New' Context Menu on Windows 10.

The Windows 10 right-click menu (context menu) contains a wealth of access points and tools to make everyday system use a pleasure. For most people, t...

How to Fix ‘Device Descriptor Request Failed – Unknown USB Device' on Windows 10.

Connecting USB devices to your Windows-based PC should be a super simple plug and play process. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, with random...

How to Set Quiet Hour Times on Windows 10.

Quiet Hours on Windows 10 can once again be manually configured, allowing you to change the default setting from midnight to six am, to anything you’d...

How to Reset the Default Programs Files Open With on Windows 10. (Reset File Associations)

On all versions of Windows to date, it has been possible to assign file types to open with specific programs/apps whenever you double click on them. F...

How to Enable Dark Mode in the Windows 10 Photos App.

With dark mode options becoming more and more popular, Windows has taken the extra step of adding dark mode to the Windows 10 Photos app. Unfortunatel...

How to Add Missing Programs and Apps to the Volume Mixer on Windows 10.

Generally, Windows 10 is pretty good at managing input and output devices, with most connections and disconnections automatically taken care of. On so...

How to Create Undeletable Folders on Windows 10. (Undeletable, Unrenamable or Unmodifiable)

Having the ability to create folders and prevent them from being deleted on Windows 10 is quite an awesome skill to know, especially if you are using...

How to Fix Windows Cannot Initialize the Device Driver For this Hardware. (Code 37)

Windows 10 has hundreds of different error codes that can appear at any time during operation and often come out of nowhere. If you have recently boot...

How to Delete Old Versions of Files From File History on Windows 10.

Having a backup of important and valuable data is a must in today’s volatile digital world. Although a lot of people are now switching to cloud servic...

How to Shrink C: Partition on Windows 10 More Than the Available Amount. (Partition C: Drive)

Learn how to quickly and easily shrink a partition on Windows 10. An easy way to move free space from one partition to another without having to make...

How to Remove the OneDrive Sync Status Icon in File Explorer.

Microsoft has started paying a lot more attention to its cloud service OneDrive, with new tweaks and subtle features finding their way into the app wi...

How to Check What Junk Files are Taking Up Space on Your Windows 10 PC.

Managing storage space on Windows used to be a complicated task, with each drive showing a total combined figure of space used without any breakdown....

How to Prevent Users Changing Wallpapers on Windows 10.

Everyone likes to customize and change the way their Windows computer looks and feels, with almost everyone having their own personal wallpaper set. I...

How to Disable Windows 10 Start Menu Context Menu Options. (Right-Click Options)

Windows 10 context menus (right-click menus) have quite a few customizable options available which allow you to add and remove items from the list of...

How to Disable Taskbar Icon Combining (Stacking) on Windows 10.

By default on Windows 10, whenever you open a new instance of the same app, program, file or folder a new icon for that particular instance will stack...

How to Stop Windows 10 Updating to Version 1803. (Redstone 4)

Windows 10 updates are a mixed bag when it comes first day releases. The last update, Fall Creators, saw quite a few major bugs on release, with thous...

How to View Information About Shortened URLs Without Opening Them. (Android, iOS and PC)

Shortened links are becoming more and more common on the Internet and can be found on a lot of popular websites. Originally the most common place to f...

How to Shrink Installed Programs to Save Space Without Losing Functionality. (Compress Installed Programs)

It seems that everyday programs and games get bigger and bigger, with hard drives and more importantly hard drive prices struggling to match the trend...

How to Zoom in or out Using the Mouse Wheel in the Windows 10 Photos App.

The Windows 10 Photos app is one of the most useful default apps that comes preinstalled on all versions of Windows 10. Strangely though for whatever...

How to Download and Install Programs in Bulk on Windows 10.

If you have recently purchased a new Windows computer or have reformatted your current system, this guide will show you how to reinstall a good percen...