You may come across any of the following error messages caused due to corrupted files: The file is corrupt and cannot be opened.The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged. Thankfully, there are both native and third-party tools available which can be used to fix such system files. Continue reading this post to learn about several tools that can aid you in fixing your operating system, rather than performing a clean install....

A stuck printing job on a PC can be annoying as it does not just hang the current print but also the printing jobs behind it. If you have tried deleting the faulty printing job and it still exists in the queue in the state “deleting” or “printing,” you can use the methods provided below to manage and clear the printer queue and begin printing with a fresh start.Print job stuck in queue Before you clear the printing queue, you can also try to simply restart the printing service, which is the Print Spooler....

But sometimes Windows can’t find the network device driver even through Windows Update. To counter this situation, we can make use of all in one network drivers installer tools which only consist of network drivers and the database of drivers is far bigger than Windows. In this article, we talk about free tools to install network drivers without an Internet connection. You just have to download their setup on an Internet enabled computer and then take the setup to the computer without an Internet connection using a USB Flash drive and then run the setup....

There are 6 ways you can change your user account type to an administrative account, and vice versa, in Windows 11. This will allow you to control which user accounts have the authority to make changes to your machine, and which don’t. You can also change your account type from standard to administrator if you experience a lot of User Account Control (UAC) prompts, such as the one below:UAC Prompt...

What is Compmgmt.msc? The .msc file extension is used to open Microsoft Management Console files to perform administrative tasks on a computer. The Compmgmt.msc management console combines multiple management consoles into a single interface that can be used to manage all components of the computer. For example, Compmgmt.msc features Task Scheduler, Event Viewer, Device Manager, Disk Management, Services Management Console, etc. The Computer Management Console is the go-to place for system administrators to control maximum components of a computer from a single interface....

Many online games, applications, and video streaming services were dependent on the Flash Player and was their sole supported software. With the discontinuation, many vendors and platforms are worried that they might run out of business. We are here to tell you that there is nothing to worry about. Let us show you how you can still play games and stream videos on websites embedded with Adobe Flash Player with an alternative....

Bitlocker is a software-based encryption tool that encrypts and protects user data on the hard drive, as well as any USB flash drives you wish to encrypt. The storage can only be unlocked using alpha-numeric code initially created by the user themselves. The algorithm also creates a unique Bitlocker Recovery Key file which can be saved in a secure location, such as on the cloud (using Microsoft account), a different USB drive, or simply a different volume on the same device....

Although Chrome is quite stable and it performs well under normal circumstances, there are times when it starts behaving oddly like taking too many computer resources including hard drive, CPU and RAM. This article explains the issues and fixes when Chrome is using too much CPU on any computer. How to check Chrome processor usage? First of all, we need to be able to check when Chrome is using 100% processor time....

Security Baseline is Microsoft’s recommended set of configurations to make the product more secure. Speaking of security baselines for Microsoft Edge, the new baselines include a few more recommendations from Microsoft. We recommend that you download and install this baseline as it helps make your communication over the Internet more secure while using Microsoft Edge. Let’s discuss what security improvements have been made and how you can install this Edge Security Baseline....

You can check out the differences between different editions of Windows here. The good thing about the Enterprise version is that everyone with a Microsoft ID is able to download the ISO for free. The downloaded ISO will install an evaluation version of Windows 10 Enterprise which can be used for up to 180 days or roughly 6 months. If you don’t activate Windows 10 Enterprise even after an extended 180 day period, the Desktop background will turn black and a notification will appear on the Desktop reminding the user that this copy of Windows is not genuine....

This update applies to Windows 10 version 1709 and above platforms only, as these are DCH Driver packages that are meant to run on Universal Windows Platform (UWP) based editions of the OS. It is important to keep your system’s drivers up to date for bug fixes and performance enhancements. Let us see what the new update has to offer and what devices are supported. Supported hardware The biggest highlight of this update is that Intel has support for Intel Iris Xe Max Graphics (DG1)....

That said, this release by Intel does not include updates for the following device families: Intel Wireless 7265 Family (Rev.C)Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160Intel Wireless 7260 This is because these devices will be discontinued on June 1st, 2022. You can read more about this announcement by Intel here. Let us now dig into the details about what each of these updates brings to the table. You can also download these from the links given below and upgrade your respective drivers....

If you have not installed the recently released preview update KB4598291, you should go ahead with this update which should include all the updates included in the preview package. What’s new in KB4601319 As per the Microsoft Security Response Center, a total of 79 vulnerabilities have been addressed for Windows 10 Version 20H2 alone out of which 24 are deemed critical. These numbers are inclusive of the 32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM64 based systems....

After installing build 25201, you can expand your widgets board in the taskbar even wider than before to get a good glance at all your widgets. Also, you can now log into the Game Pass widget using your Xbox account. With this, some other improvements and fixes have also been made. Let us look at the details of these improvements and the issues. New in Windows 11 Build 25201 Expandable Widgets Board Note: This feature is gradually rolling out to the Dev users and may not be available to everyone right now....

We have already discussed 6 methods to change a user account type on a Windows computer in another post. One of these methods is using Windows PowerShell. However, it is only valid if it is a local user account that you want to add to the Administrators group. You may need to add different account types to this group, which can be: A local user accountMicrosoft accountActive Directory (AD) accountAzure Active Directory (AAD) account...

This is especially helpful if you are working in a corporate environment with multiple printers available, or you tend to switch between printers to change the type of print you require since you will not have to manually configure each and every printer. By backing up and restoring your printer settings, drivers, queues, and ports, you will not need to reconfigure each of them individually on your new computer. Moreover, the technique that we are about to discuss can also be adapted when adding a new computer....

You cannot delete a file when it is in use in Windows. When a process opens a file, it locks the file while it is in use. You will get the error message that you cannot delete the file because it is in use by another process. All operations to the file like delete, rename, open, edit, etc. will be disabled while the file is locked by another process....

Microsoft Edge 89 comes with the new accent color themes support in the browser. The accent themes will change the color of the browser. The browser theme color will match the color of your choice, making it a more readable and better browsing experience. Accent themes are a better choice if you want to enable the dark mode but don’t like black or gray shades. You can choose other dark colors that are less annoying to the eyes but are not blackish....

Let us show you how you can enable the dark theme on your Outlook, both on the web as well as within the standalone app. Note that the Outlook standalone version that comes with Office 365 supports the dark theme, whereas Outlook 2013 and 2016 currently do not support this feature. Enable dark mode in Microsoft Outlook app To open Outlook in dark mode, click File in the top-left corner of the app and then click Office account....

However, if you have found such a file with any one of the mentioned file extensions on a Windows computer, you can still access its contents by decompressing it (if compressed) and then extracting its contents. Unfortunately, Windows does not natively support these file formats, so we need to use third-party tools and software to access such files. Continue reading this post to learn how to open TGZ, TAR, TAR....