On Windows 11 , you can use the compatibility mode settings to fix problems with applications that were designed for an older version of Windows. Although the operating system conserves backward compatibility for many applications, some legacy apps may still not work correctly on Windows 11, causing different problems. For instance, the app may experience crashes or freezes as you try to run it, conflict with File Explorer or another program, show rendering issues, or not open at all....

When a new feature update, such as the Fall Creators Update , Creators Update , or another version of Windows 10 releases, you may see the error 0x800F0922 during the upgrade process. 0x800F0922 is a common Windows 10 upgrade error that indicates that your computer isn’t connecting with the Windows Update servers. Or it could also mean that you don’t have enough free space in the System Reserved partition. In this guide , you’ll learn the steps to fix error 0x800F0922 as you try to install a new feature update of Windows 10 on your device....

Starting with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update , the Settings app, more specifically the Apps & features page, now lists the Microsoft Edge with new advanced options to repair or reset the web browser completely in case something is not working correctly. The problem is that even though the new options can help you to fix issues such as when the browser freezes, crashes, doesn’t open, or is performing very slow, some users have been reporting that using these options Microsoft Edge goes missing....

Early this week Microsoft, like every other second Tuesday of the month, released its batch of updates for Windows and for all the Surface tablet family, and while updates aims to make devices better and more secure, that’s not always the case. On the Patch Tuesday for December 2013 many users are reporting at the Microsoft support site that installing the latest firmware update on their Surface Pro 2 running Windows 8....

You can install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 or 10 by using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome to set it up as a Progressive Web App (PWA). Once installed, Duck.ai works like a native app, giving you quick access to its privacy-focused AI chatbot and multiple model options. You can install Duck.ai as an app on Windows 11 or 10 by setting it up as a Progressive Web App (PWA), but only through Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome....

Windows 11 has a new Notepad app that retains the familiar look of the classic version, but with new visual changes that align with the new modern design language across the desktop with rounded corners, dynamic Mica material that shines through the desktop colors, and supports the dark and light color system modes. The app also has new menus with the same options as before. On the right, you will see an option to access the settings page, where you can change the font and the most important feature, the theme color....

To install Windows 11 24H2 from an ISO file without USB, right-click the ISO file and choose “Mount,” open the virtual drive, and double-click “Setup.exe” to start the upgrade or clean install process. UPDATED 10/2/2024: You can always mount the ISO file to File Explorer and launch the setup process to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 without the extra USB bootable media steps. This works for devices already running Windows 11 or any supported version of Windows 10 ....

On Windows 10, if you accidentally deleted one or multiple files, typically, they’re marked for deletion and moved to the Recycle Bin. However, if you deleted large size files or data from a USB flash drive, they’ll be deleted automatically without passing through the Recycle Bin, and you’ll have to restore them from backup. If you don’t have a backup of your data, it’s still possible to recover the deleted files with third-party tools like the Recuva, which are able to scan and find data on a drive marked for deletion before they’re overwritten with new data....

In a recent update pushed by Microsoft to Windows, users on Internet Explorer 11 have noticed a new tiny addition: the Bing search box in new tabs. But like in Google Chrome’s New Tab, it doesn’t do much, it only “teaches” you to use the address bar to search. What’s interesting is that it only works with Bing search, changing the default search engine to, let’s say, Google, you’ll get the traditional New Tab with your Frequent links and access to different open tabs you may have open on different Windows devices....

On Windows 10 , temporary files are those app files stored on your computer to hold information for a short period. In addition, the system has many different temporary file types, including those leftover files after installing a new version, upgrade logs, error reporting, temporary Windows installation files, and more. Typically, these files won’t cause any issues. However, they can grow quickly using valuable space on the hard drive, which can be the reason preventing you from installing a new version of the operating system, or they can be the reason you are running out of space on your computer....

To remove objects from an image on Paint, open the picture, select the “Eraser” tool, and use the “Generative erase” option to intelligently delete the unwanted object with AI. On Windows 11 , the Microsoft Paint app includes a generative erase feature that effortlessly removes unwanted objects from your pictures. It works by using AI to fill the erased area with a seamless background that blends naturally with the surrounding image to make it appear that the unwanted element was never there....

Originally, Microsoft launched its Xbox One game console with a 500GB internal hard drive, which is about 25 times larger than the internal hard drive shipped in the original Xbox 360 console. While it seems that users will have more space to install new games and apps, it’s not a large enough storage as most games can take somewhere between 25GB to 50GB of space, and even more. Of course, there are smaller games that can only take less than 7GB, but the most popular games, such as Halo 5: Guardians and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare take up between 50GB to 64GB of storage space — and even more as new updates are released –....

On Windows 11 , you can share your PC’s internet connection with other nearby devices through the Mobile Hotspot feature, and in this guide, I’ll outline the steps to set up the feature. What is a Mobile Hotspot? The Mobile Hotspot feature transforms your computer into a mini Wi‑Fi router, allowing you to share an internet connection (whether it’s Ethernet, Wi‑Fi, or cellular) with your other devices, including other computers and phones....

Microsoft has published (via Techdows ) an extension for the Microsoft Edge browse known as “Group Tabs & Share” designed to make it easier to share tabs with other people. The extension lets you group tabs and copy the links in bulk to quickly share them through email, social media, or using the built-in options (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, or Microsoft Teams ). In addition, you can customize the format to allow you to download the content in HTML, CSV, and JSON to share taps in those formats....

To enable Windows 11 mono audio, open Settings > System > Sound , and turn on the Mono audio setting. The feature will combine the left and right audio into a single channel. On Windows 11 , you can enable mono audio if you have difficulty hearing sounds from your computer. The feature allows the system to convert stereo sound into a single channel to help you hear everything coming out of the computer....

To uninstall Windows 11 23H2, open Settings > Windows Update > Update history , click “Uninstall updates,” and click “Uninstall” for the “Feature Update to Windows 23H2 via Enablement Packages (KB5027397)” update. You may also need to remove the update “KB5031455” to remove the new features. To remove version 23H2 from an in-place upgrade, open Settings > System > Recovery , click “Go back,” choose an uninstall reason, click “Next,” “No, thanks,” “Next,” “Next,” and “Go back to earlier build....

To uninstall Windows 8 and restore Windows 7 is not a straightforward process, but it is not impossible either. Follow the step-by-step from this Pureinfotech article to rollback Windows 7. As many of you know Windows 8 Developer Preview uninstall is not supported by Microsoft at this time, however if you are not afraid, you can manually restore Windows 7 after you install Windows 8. But I have to warn you that there must be a good reason to why uninstalling Windows 8 is not yet supported....

The latest version of Microsoft Office 2013 (Consumer Preview) has been released and it is available for download on Windows 8 PCs and Windows 7. Microsoft is making Office 15 — this is how it will be commonly known as — modern and more beautiful, clearly very different to what we’ve experienced before. It is Cloud ready, personalized, and it is built to work great with touch-enabled devices, like the upcoming Windows 8 tablets....

UPDATED 4/8/2025: Microsoft rolls out the April 2025 update for version 24H2 with the Windows 11 build 26100.3775 (KB5055523). In addition, builds 22631.5189 and 22621.5189 (KB5053657) are now being deployed for versions 23H2 and 22H2 with new features, improvements, and fixes. In the official notes (notes previously available in the Stable Channel as a preview , in the Release Preview Channel , and for build 26100.3613 ), Microsoft notes that update KB5055523 improves Live Captions, introduces new changes for the “Home” and “About” pages in the Settings app, rolls out the new Gamepad keyboard layout, updates the CPU usage logic for Task Manager, adds the ability to customize widgets in the Lock Screen, and much more....

Recently Microsoft has pushed a new update to its email service: Hotmail. In their blog, Inside Windows Live , they unveiled the new features that are included in this update, which Outlook users will find very familiar, and now makes Hotmail easier to use and more like a desktop app, but in the cloud. These new features are mouse and keyboard shortcuts related, for example, now when you are checking your emails and right-click a message in your inbox a new menu will appear allowing you to Reply , Reply all , or Forward the message....