On Windows 11 or 10, you will find a “Snipping Tool,” the operating system’s app to take screenshots (if you’re still on Windows 10, you will also find the “Snip & Sketch” app), and if you prefer another screenshot-taking app or don’t like the apps available with the operating system, you can uninstall them, and in this guide, I will explain how to complete this configuration. On all supported versions of Windows, you can use the “Windows key + Print Screen” keyboard shortcut to take screenshots of the screen, but the Snipping Tool (as well as Snip & Sketch) offers the tools to capture part or the entire screen....

To upgrade Windows 7 to 10, download the “Media Creation Tool” and launch the setup, choose “Upgrade this PC now” to upgrade to Windows 10, select the “Keep personal files and apps” option, and click “Install.” You should also create a full backup before proceeding as part of the process. UPDATED 6/6/2024: Using the in-place upgrade option, you can upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 without losing your files and erasing everything on the hard drive....

Windows 10 S is just a variant of Windows 10 Pro with a set of specific configurations to offer better security and performance. However, as a result, you’re limited to run only Windows Store apps and use Microsoft Edge as your default web browser. However, if you just purchased a new Surface Laptop , which is Microsoft’s flagship for Windows 10 S, you can easily upgrade to Windows 10 Pro to run traditional (win32) apps, Google Chrome as your web browser, and use other tools, such as Command Prompt, Linux Bash console, and others....

On Windows 10, “Eco mode” is an experimental feature available in the Task Manager starting with build 21364 . And it is meant to give you an option to reduce the number of resources an app can access to fix high memory, processor, and disk usage. Usually, you would use this feature when you notice that an app is using a lot of system resources and you want to reduce its consumption to improve energy efficiency and improve performance....

Since Microsoft released Windows 10 back in July, we have been seen a lot of new devices coming to the market, but we haven’t seen many shipping with hardware to let users to sign in with facial recognition using Window Hello. Intel has been selling its RealSense hardware development kit for a while, but again thus far it has been the only third-party company offering a peripheral to support the new security feature....

Would you let your imagination run wild and then share it with the world? Join artist Yeh, Hsin-Hung, and explore this surreal and fun space where creativity, vision, and a lot of good imagination allow you to express yourself. Dress up your desktop with some interesting, weird, and perhaps funny drawings that are now part of this new free Windows theme. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Themes at Microsoft....

Microsoft 365 core services, including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive, are affected by a widespread outage. The company has already identified the problem, and it’s actively working to fully restore the services. Users may continue to experience login issues, delayed emails, and interrupted collaboration. The Microsoft 365 outage has been resolved, and services are now operational. A major service disruption has struck Microsoft 365 today, knocking out access to a wide range of productivity tools used by businesses....

Yes, Microsoft has increased the prices for its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscription plans by $3 in the United States. Thus, the “Personal” plan now costs $99.99 per year or $9.99 per month, and the “Family” plan costs $129.99 per year or $12.99 per month. You will pay more to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other apps and services because Microsoft is now bundling Copilot AI access into the apps....

Let’s make no mistake, Windows 8 is the latest Microsoft’s OS, there is an upgrade coming thus far known as “Windows Blue”, but today it’s been revealed that Microsoft has decided to officially name it Windows 8.1 and not Windows 9 as many have speculated. Many sites have referred that Windows Blue will be Microsoft’s next operating system, or Windows 9. This wasn’t true from day one and today Mary Jo Foley at All About Microsoft, confirms that the software giant will officially name its forthcoming upgrade “Windows 8....

Using Windows Task Manager to view information about processes is OK for most users, but if you are a more technical person, you are going to love Process Explorer from Microsoft . This is a feature rich system monitor utility created by Mark Russinovich that can display a lot more information about running processes in Windows when compared to the traditional Windows Task Manager, for example, it has the ability to display which file or directory a particular program is using, and also shows handles and DLLs processes that has been loaded or opened....

To restart Windows 11, open the Start menu > Power , and click “Restart.” Another way is to right-click the “Start” button, open the “Shutdown or sign out” menu and choose “Restart.” Or use the “Alt + F4” keyboard shortcut without the Start menu, choose “Restart,” and click “OK.” Alternatively, you can also restart a Windows 11 computer with a keyboard using Command Prompt and PowerShell. If you’re new to Windows 11 and having trouble figuring out how to restart your computer, don’t worry....

Windows Blue to include three additional features: Slide to shut down, automatic app update, and a new File Manager Windows 8-style app, a really welcome addition for PC and Windows RT users alike. Since the early leak of Windows Blue several days ago there has been a flood of new information emerging about features and changes that may or may not make it into the next Windows 8 upgrade, planned to be ready later this summer....

Surface Book is the first laptop built by Microsoft, and the company is aiming the device as the “ultimate laptop”. However, even though, this could be the best laptop you will ever buy, at one point in time, as with any device, you will need to go through the recovery process to go back to the factory defaults settings, because of system failure, things aren’t working correctly, or just because you might be getting ready to sell the device....

Copilot GPTs are specialized versions of the Microsoft Copilot tailored to specific tasks. Microsoft offers four GPTs, including a designer, vacation planner, cooking assistant, and fitness trainer. To use Copilot GPTs, open Copilot (web), sign in with your Microsoft account, choose the GPT, and compose the prompt. Microsoft rolls out four additional variants of Copilot tailored to specific tasks. Although you can ask the chatbot virtually anything using natural language, the company is making different GPTs (Generative Pre-trained Transformers) available for different use cases, including fitness, travel, cooking, and image creation....

Microsoft is once again redesigning its Photos app. The new app offers a new modern interface to match the design language of Windows 11. It has new features to view and edit pictures. The app removes video features since the company wants to push its new Clipchamp app. Microsoft introduces a new Photos app for Windows 11 , and it’s already available for preview for devices enrolled in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program....

After upgrading to Windows 8.1, many users are finding out that a lot of Metro apps (e.g., Mail, News, IE 11, Xbox Music, Xbox Video, etc.) still active and using system memory in the Task Manager after closing. Why is that? Although as this might seem bad, the reason is that Windows 8 has new way to manage memory and other system resources, and Windows 8.1 also includes even more changes on how you go closing apps....

Microsoft is bringing new system icons to modernize some of the visual elements of Windows 10 21H2. In a new preview (build 21327) of the operating system available for testers in the Dev Channel, the company introduces a new set of modern icons that use the Fluent Design language. The new icons are part of the new Segoe Fluent Icons font, and they include rounded and simplified designs. The new system icons are available in the Start menu and the Settings app....

Windows 10 may get a version 22H2 update. The update KB5015684 reportedly changes the version number to 22H2. The update doesn’t seem to include any new features. Although Microsoft hasn’t officially talked about the next version of Windows 10 , it appears that version 22H2 is getting ready for the official rollout sometime in the coming months. According to Windows Latest , the optional update KB5015684 available through the Windows Insider Program changes the version of Windows 10 to version 22H2 from 21H2....

Microsoft surprises Insiders once again by releasing Windows 10 build 10162 to the Fast ring of updates. The new preview becomes available only two days after the company rolled out build 10159 and only three days of pushing build 10158 to the Fast ring . The software giant points out that because there aren’t any more known issues, every build it works on will technically pass the criteria to roll out to Insiders....

Microsoft begins to roll out Windows 10 build 14316 to the Fast ring of updates for PC. The new preview for Insiders includes many new features and improvements the company is planning to release with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update . While the software giant will slowly be introducing the new feature planned for the summer, build 14316 is not a small preview, as it introduces a big number of the upcoming features....