Windows 11 hasn't seen the growth numbers Microsoft was probably hoping it would, but it still makes up nearly 20% of Windows installs, according to AdDuplex. Although there have been a lot of ...
Back in the old days of 2010, I used to walk into my home office in the morning, hit the power button on my production system, and then head back upstairs to have breakfast. By the time I returned to ...
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, criticized Microsoft’s Windows installation process for requiring an internet ...
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has said that Microsoft requiring the internet to install Windows is “dystopian”. Sharing a ...
Several background processes are constantly running on your Windows PC and laptop to ensure the smooth operation of your computer. On average, 60-90 background processes run on a Windows PC in ...
When your Windows 11 system gets stuck on the Gigabyte logo during boot, it typically indicates a failure in the boot process before the operating system can fully load. This can result from hardware ...
3 Windows OS Loader %SystemRoot%\system32\winload.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\winload.efi 4 Windows NT OS Kernel %SystemRoot%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe When you hit the ...
Whether you’re being forced to reboot your PC after an essential update or the boot process is moving at a snail’s pace, sometimes Windows can be very disruptive to your workflow. If you’re looking to ...
The Critical Process Died error results in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and occurs when a critical process on which the system relies has unexpectedly crashed. This ...
Microsoft hasn't received much love for Windows 11, with many users still reluctant to ditch Windows 10 even four years after the newer OS launched. The main reasons include Microsoft's constant push ...
My computer has often (but not always) completely shutoff during a cold boot process (towards the end of the Windows XP boot screen). When this happens I first need to boot in safe mode and then can ...