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I've Used Windows 11 Since Day 1: Don't Be Scared to Join Me

If you haven't actually used Windows 11 yet, you've probably heard some pretty negative things about it. However, I've been ...

Windows 11 upgrade not working? Try my 4 favorite troubleshooting tricks

If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.
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Fix: “Word/Excel Has Run Into an Error” Issue in Windows

Word or Excel has run into an error that is preventing it from working correctly” appears when Microsoft Office cannot ...

The Windows 11 upgrade tool stopped working at the worst possible time - but you have options

The Windows 11 media creation tool is used to create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the installation files for the OS. You typically turn to this tool to run a clean install or reinstall of Windows ...

Two critical flaws put 7-Zip users at risk of remote code execution

Two recently discovered security flaws could make 7-Zip a serious risk to data and system security. These bugs had been known internally for months, and 7-Zip ...
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5 Ways to Fix the Minecraft GETSOCKOPT Error on Windows PCs

Our troubleshooting guide tells you how players can fix the Minecraft GETSOCKOPT error on Windows PCs. Does your Minecraft ...

Microsoft: Windows 11 Media Creation Tool broken on Windows 10 PCs

Microsoft says the latest version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) no longer works correctly on Windows 10 22H2 ...

My laptop runs just fine. Microsoft won’t let me upgrade to Windows 11

In six months, Windows 10 will be discontinued, rendering millions of PCs insecure. But Microsoft won't let me upgrade my ...