Seriously, once PowerToys is installed, all you have to do is right-click on the offending file and choose "Unlock with Locksmith." Then a window pops up telling you exactly what program is locking ...

The December security updates are disrupting Message Queuing in Windows 10, Server 2016, and 2019, leading to error messages.

Here we go again: another Microsoft Windows update, another feature broken as a result. This time it’s VPN access. Here’s ...

The first time I ran into this issue a few weeks ago, I came perilously close to following Windows’ suggestion, thinking that I’d inserted a new thumb drive by mistake. Thankfully, one or two of those ...

Windows error code 0x80070643 may not be as bad as it seems, according to Microsoft. The error is related to the April 2025 Windows Recovery Environment update and ...

This month's extended security update for Windows 11 broke Message Queuing (MSMQ), which is typically used by enterprises to ...

QUESTION: I had a blue screen error message pop-up while I wasn’t even using my computer running Windows 10 — what gives? ANSWER: The infamous Blue Screen of ...

System error codes are the error numbers displayed by a Windows operating system when a problem occurs on a user’s system. Most of the error codes are followed by ...

Microsoft offers numerous useful tools that can help users and admins diagnose problems in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use them for best results. As people use Windows 10 or 11 in their daily ...

It is possible to enable or disable Windows Defender on Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC using the Local Group Policy Editor. If you mistakenly turned on that setting in ...