Disable automatic file compression

3 Ways to Disable Automatic File Compression in Windows

Keep Those Files Uncompressed! File compression is a process used by operating systems to make files smaller by compressing them to save space. This can be used when you are running low… Read More
Clear Cookies for Only One Website

How to Clear Cookies for Only One Website in Google Chrome

Clear Out Those Unwanted Cookies in Chrome Website cookies are used with your web browser to store data on your computer related to that website. They are small files that are kept… Read More
DNS Leaks Common Causes

DNS Leaks: 5 Common Causes & Fixes

Watch Out For Those DNS Leaks DNS servers form a crucial part of the web. They act as the link between the internet protocol addresses and the Domain Name System. DNS servers… Read More
Creating a bootable USB flash drive with ImgBurn

Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Your Operating System

Install Your Operating System From a Flash Drive For the longest time it has been the norm to install operating systems and other software from CDs and DVDs. Now everything is online… Read More

Active Directory Group Types

Get to Know Your Active Directory Groups Microsoft Active Directory is a directory service that is used on Windows domains and comes included with the Windows Server operating system and has been… Read More
Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition

Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition

The Mozilla Firefox web browser is a popular alternative to the built in Microsoft Edge web browser that comes with Windows. It has some unique features that other browsers don’t offer. Firefox… Read More

Windows ReFS (Resilient File System)

Will the New Microsoft ReFS Replace NTFS? Anyone who uses a computer knows what a file is… hopefully! Files can be anything from Word documents to pictures to program executables to Windows… Read More
Windows system configuration utility (msconfig)

Checking your Startup Items Using MSconfig

Last Updated: April 2026 Starting with Windows 98 Microsoft added a feature called the Windows System Configuration Utility (msconfig) that allows you to control what starts with your computer every time you… Read More
DirectX Diagnostic Logo

How to Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DXDiag)

Last Updated: April 2026 If you are experiencing problems when running Microsoft DirectX applications, the DirectX Diagnostic Tool can help you find the source of the trouble such as incorrect versions of… Read More
Using slicers in Microsoft Excel

Use Excel Slicers to Filter Your Data

As you probably know, Microsoft Excel can do much more than most people ever use it for but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try and learn something new because it might come… Read More
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