It’s been a while since I’ve gathered up Windows tips for you. I know, I’ve been remiss. So this week I’ve got a great tip on fine-tuning Windows Vista and 7’s AutoPlay settings, and I help a reader ...

If you’ve ever had a bad Windows update or a system corruption, you’ll know it can be paralyzing for your OS, or operating ...

Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore lets you roll back updates, drivers, and settings fast without reinstalling Windows.

System Restore is a long-standing feature on Windows 11. Its purpose is to create snapshots of the computer's current working state and save them as "restore points" when specific events are triggered ...

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Lee asked the Answer Line forum how to increase the number of Windows System Restore points. Windows’ built-in system backup program, System Restore, allows you to revert Windows and your applications ...

...that restore everything to normal. However, some themes change things that the restore themes don't change back (SimpleX, and the Windows XP theme, for example). I still have some messed up icons ...

If you have been using the Windows operating system for a while, you may have occasionally run into problems on your PC from time to time. Most of these problems, albeit not pertaining directly to ...