Knowing the number of cores that the processor of your computer has is important in determining if your current setup can run a specific game or software. A processor core works by processing information to perform specific actions. The more cores your computer has the lesser amount of time it needs to process information. More…
CHKDSK is a Windows system tool that scans the file system integrity of a volume and fixes any errors found. There are cases when you start your computer you will notice CHKDSK running even if you did not run it. This is no cause for alarm as your system probably just triggered this action to…
The programs that you have installed in your Windows 10 computer will always use the CPU. Your Windows 10 operating system will usually decide how to use the CPU cores on a specific program that is running. This is actually great since you don’t have to manually assign which CPU cores to use for a…
Microsoft has made its digital personal assistant, Cortana, available for Windows 10. It makes the computing experience much easier as all you have to do is say the word “Hey, Cortana” to get things done. Some of the things that you can do with this service are as follows: Set reminders Track flights, teams Send…
Whenever your Windows 10 computer connects to a wireless network it creates a profile for that particular connection which it stores. This profile includes several information which includes the SSID and security details. If you want your computer to stop automatically connecting to a particular network you will need to forget this network. Listed below…
When your computer downloads and installs the latest Windows 10 update the older version will remain in your system and will be labeled as Windows.old. This file contains all of your files and data from the older Windows version and can be used to restore your computer to the old version in case the new…
When you type anything on the Google search bar you will get the most relevant result for whatever you are searching for. What you might not know is that in the background Google is also saving your search history which helps the service better personalize the information it delivers to you. This is actually a…
If you do any gaming at all, you know how frustrating it can be sometimes to play your favorite titles on Windows 10. When the platform first launched, it was hardly friendly for gamers at all. But now, after some iterations, Microsoft has a few ways that you can make things much better for all…
Windows has a few different options for shutting down the computer — you have the regular Shut Down option which turns off the computer entirely, but there are a few other choices in the options list: Hibernate and Sleep. What do they do exactly, and how are they different? The options certainly sound extremely similar,…
When you visit a website using the Google Chrome browser you might notice that you will hear an audio playing from your computer. This can sometimes be a good thing however there are instances when it can become annoying especially if you have several tabs open. The good thing is there is a way to…
There are a lot of reasons why you will want to know what kind of graphics card your computer has. If you are a gamer then you will need this information to check if the game you are about to download from Steam is compatible with your current rig. Video editors will also want a…
YouTube has become one of the main sources of entertainment for a lot of people all over the world. There’s a lot of content available on this platform that choosing which videos to watch first can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. The good thing is that you can create a YouTube playlist allowing you to…
Google Chrome has always been known to be a fast browser and one way that this is achieved is through its minimalist design. You can however personalize the way the browser looks by using themes. The theme will appear on the border of the browser and as a background on a new tab. Just follow…
Google Chrome is currently the most popular browser that’s being used on a computer today. A lot of people are using this as their default browser because it is quite fast and its interface is very clean. Anyone can easily customize this browser to their personal preferences and one way to do this is by…
Windows Defender is the default security software program that comes with every Windows 10 installation. It does a pretty good job of making sure that your computer is protected and it uses fewer resources when compared to other security programs. There are instances when you will want to turn off Windows Defender in Windows 10…
If your voice can’t be heard over voice-over IP related services such as Skype then you might want to consider increasing the microphone volume on your Windows 10 device. This will allow the microphone to become more sensitive in picking up the sound which will result in your voice being clearly heard. How To Increase…