Detailed tutorials with screenshots of the error and the right setting to fix Windows, network, phone and app problems.
Wi-Fi or Ethernet shows as connected, but with “No internet” or “Unidentified network”? Here’s how to tell whether it’s the router or the PC and how to fix it: IP, network reset, DNS and VPN.
Need the Wi-Fi password to connect another device? Here are three ways to see it on Windows 11: Settings, the wireless network properties and the netsh command for saved networks.
“Activate Windows” showing in the corner of your screen? Here’s what changes when Windows isn’t activated, the most common errors (0x803F7001, 0xC004F213) and how to reactivate after a motherboard change.
Your Microsoft account (Outlook, Hotmail, Xbox, Windows) was locked for unusual activity? Here’s how to unlock it with an SMS code, what to do without access and how to prevent it.
Your email is sending messages you didn’t write, or the password was changed? Here’s what to do in the right order: regain access, kick out the intruder and close the doors they left open.
Your USB flash drive doesn’t show up on the PC or you get “USB device not recognized”? Here’s the fix: port and cable, drive letter, USB drivers and power saving.
Your laptop touchpad stopped working, the cursor won’t move or gestures don’t respond? Here’s how to fix it: the function key, Windows settings, driver and BIOS.
Your laptop says “plugged in, not charging” or the battery stops at 60% or 80%? Here are the causes — charge limit, charger, driver and battery wear — and how to fix them.
Task Manager shows the disk at 100% and the PC keeps freezing? Here’s how to find the process responsible and fix it: SysMain, search, antivirus, updates and hard drives.
Your CPU sits at 100% even with no apps open, the fan roars and everything freezes? Here’s how to identify the process and fix each case, step by step.
Your laptop gets very hot, the fan never stops and sometimes it shuts down on its own? Here are the causes and what to do: airflow, dust, heavy processes, power mode and servicing.
The PC turns on but Windows won’t load? Black screen, error 0xc000000e or an Automatic Repair loop? Here’s how to get it booting again without losing your files.
