How-To Guides

Factory reset a Windows laptop, keep or wipe your files, and turn on Clean data so your files cannot be recovered before you sell or give it away.

Uninstall programs properly on Windows 10 and 11, find apps missing from the list, and remove stubborn software whose uninstaller fails or refuses to run.

Change your Windows password for a local or Microsoft account, set up recovery before you need it, and reset one you have already forgotten.

Update Windows 10 and 11, understand the four update types, get feature updates early, and fix the updates that keep failing or getting stuck at 0%.

Find your private IP with ipconfig and your public IP in a browser, read what each number means, and fix a 169.254 address that means no connection.

Screenshot on Windows 11, record the screen from the Snipping Tool, copy text out of images with Text Actions, and turn on automatic saving.

Map a network drive in Windows 10 or 11, make it reconnect after every restart, and fix error 0x80070035 when the network path cannot be found.

Recover 20-30GB on Windows by clearing previous installations, hibernation and update caches — and find what is actually filling the drive before deleting.

Split screen on Windows 10 and 11 with keyboard shortcuts and Snap Layouts, resize the divider, use Snap Groups, and fix snapping when it stops working.

Open Task Manager with Ctrl + Shift + Esc, close a frozen app safely, read the CPU, memory and disk columns, and know which processes never to end.