Windows 10 comes with a feature that allows apps to run in the background even when they are not started. This enables apps to receive information, send notifications, and stay up to date even when they aren’t actively running. Although useful, these apps can sometimes consume a considerable amount of system resources, including CPU, RAM… Read more
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A process that you may have come across, often seen as “WMI Provider Host” in the Task Manager, is one of the critical processes of the Windows OS that ensures smooth running. However, users have often reported that the process is consuming insane amounts of system resources, especially the CPU. At such times, it is… Read more
The Windows Firewall is an integral part of the Windows Operating System. It manages the traffic flowing through the network ports on your machine to ensure unnoticed packets do not enter your machine and keep it safe. It is also responsible for opening and closing or listening to networking ports. Network ports are used by… Read more
Over the passage of time, every Windows installation needs some type of cleanup. If you have installed multiple software and programs, you should uninstall the ones which you don’t use anymore. In this article, we will show you different ways to uninstall programs from your computer easily. What is uninstall? How To Uninstall Programs In… Read more
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359 has been released to the Dev channel for Insiders.News and interests in the Taskbar is now available to every Insider on the Dev channel, which was reset a few flights earlier.A new option to “Restart apps after signing in” has been added to the Power Menu in the Start… Read more
As part of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, several updates have been released for almost every version of Windows 10. These updates shall be automatically installed on all registered devices through Windows Update, or manually through other means, including manually downloading and installing or using Windows Server Update Services Server (WSUS). The updates and details for each… Read more
As part of Patch Tuesdays, Microsoft has released a cumulative update to the stable channel for Windows 10 versions 2004 as well as 20H2. The update KB5001330 was released on April 13th, 2021, which is an all-security update and brings no new features to the OS. The same update has also been released for the… Read more
Microsoft has released a new build for Insiders on the Beta channel with the update KB5001330 for Windows 10 v21H1. This update has also been released to the Release Preview channel but only for devices that are being used commercially. This is an all-security update hence it does not introduce any new features to the… Read more
There can be a number of reasons why you’d want to format USB drive in Windows 10. Either it could be a brand new USB drive that needs to be formatted before it can be used, or you could be facing some issues with your USB and want to reformat it. Other reasons could be… Read more
If you have come across an error message such as “A codec is required to play this file” or “Windows Media Player encountered an error,” it is likely that you have a missing or broken codec. If so, this article is for you. Codecs are a necessary piece of software required to compress, transport, and… Read more
