The Windows Registry organizes all Windows system and user settings into a hierarchical structure of keys and values, replacing the older INI files. Each key contains specific types of data, and ...

Windows only: RegScanner, a free Windows utility, makes it easier to find registry keys and make quick edits to them. We've offered up a fair share of registry hacks over the years, and many of them, ...

When you start up your Windows 11/10 PC, it takes around 10 seconds of delay. This delay helps Windows OS start System Services and load System files for smooth functioning. It occurs to improve ...

Last year in December, Microsoft began deprecating all versions of NTLM (NT LAN Manager) protocol on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. This meant that it was no longer in active development and ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Close non-responsive programs automatically, adjust the position of your desktop wallpaper, and prevent specific programs from appearing on the Start menu's most-frequent list. Dennis O'Reilly began ...

Last night, as promised, Microsoft started rolling out the patch to Windows 7 Pro that implements 'Support for Windows 7 is coming to an end' nag screens. While all indications at this point say that ...