When you don’t have the time to go on an African safari, the African safari comes to you. This week your desktop computer backgrounds will go wild after you download this new theme. The animals, like thirsty lions, a curious hippo, a gorgeous cheetah, a loving couple of antelopes, and more will greet you from these high quality images taken by talented photographers. The collection is free to download for Windows 10....
Xbox Game Bar introduces an option to adjust Auto HDR intensity. The feature allows you to increase or decrease the brightness and colors per game. The option is available starting with version 5.721. On Windows 11 , Auto HDR for games is a feature that comes from the Xbox Series X and S console to improve the gaming experience on PCs. The feature converts specific games from standard-dynamic-range (SDR) to high-dynamic-range (HDR) automatically to unlock the brighter and bolder colors available on compatible displays, but since the technology isn’t perfect, Microsoft is now updating the experience ....
A community of contributors finds simplicity very interesting and puts together a unique collection of 21 images in the “Everyday Art 3” theme, transforming everyday objects into admirable works of art. You can’t miss their extraordinary talent and download today this free theme for Windows 10. The collection is available for free to set as backgrounds on computers running Windows 10 only, and you can get it from the Microsoft Store....
Microsoft releases the first cumulative update for Windows 10 Creators Update devices enrolled in the Fast and Slow ring. The announcement was posted in the Feedback Hub, but it was quickly removed. However, the update described as KB4016250 is now available for download on devices running version 1703. KB4016250 bumps the version number of Windows 10 to build 15063.11. It doesn’t include new features or improvements, but it delivers a few fixes to improve the overall performance of the OS....
The bright colors and delicate petals of poppy flowers make an impression on the photographers of this beautiful theme. These wallpapers are full of the simplicity and attractiveness of gorgeous flowers filling an entire field. The sun shining over the landscapes and the tall, green grass create a perfect ambience for the photographs of this collection which are dedicated to the poppies. All the images presented are free to download for Windows 10....
Microsoft has just released the first preview version of the Office touch apps for Windows 10 , due later in 2015. The Office 2016 touch apps are only available for PCs running Windows 10, and because it means that not everyone can or want to run an early version of the operating system, I have created a video, which I have uploaded to the Pureinfotech YouTube channel , giving you a first look of what is to come in: Word Preview, Excel Preview, and PowerPoint Preview....
Windows 11 22H2 makes the desktop a little more fun with Stickers, and in this guide, you will learn the steps to use the feature. The feature allows you to add stickers of different fun and joyful figures to the desktop as if they were part of the background image. It’s primarily designed for the education market to let students decorate their backgrounds with digital stickers for self-expression, but anyone can use the feature....
On Windows 11 , you can maintain your current version 23H2 (or 22H2) setup and prevent the automatic installation of version 24H2. You can do this by adjusting the “Windows Update” policy using the Group Policy Editor or the Registry Editor, depending on the edition of your system. If your system has already updated to version 24H2, you can revert to a previous version through the recovery settings or by reinstalling the operating system....
This is the easiest method to bypass the internet connection while setting up Windows 11. As of November 2025 , you can still use this method on Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2. The patches that block this and other workarounds are still in preview without a release date. UPDATED 11/25/2025: Windows 11 requires an internet connection to finish the initial setup (Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)) for the Home and Pro editions starting version 22H2 , but there’s a way to bypass the requirement....
UPDATED 3/24/2025: On Windows 11 , you can change partition size to either increase the drive size or use the unallocated space to create one or more partitions, and in this guide, I’ll show you how. Regardless of the reason, you can resize a partition on Windows 11 without re-formatting or losing your files using the Settings app with the “Disks & volumes” settings, Disk Management, Command Prompt, and PowerShell. When using these tools, you can change the size of any partition, including the “C,” or the partition on any drive, including those from an external location....
Google Gemini (formerly Bard) can now create images with AI, and in this guide, I’ll outline how to complete this task. Starting with the update that Google rolled out on February 1, 2024 , makes it possible to compose a text prompt to convert it into an image. (Currently, only in English.) Previously, the company added the image generator technology to its Search Generative Experience (SGE), but it was not available through Gemini....
UPDATED 1/2/2026 : Rufus is a free tool for quickly creating a bootable USB flash drive to upgrade or clean install Windows 11 . The utility works similarly to the Media Creation Tool. However, you can also provide an existing ISO file or download the files directly from Microsoft servers. Unlike the Microsoft solution , Rufus not only allows you to create a USB installation media, but it also completes the process faster....
If you use Storage Spaces, you can delete a storage pool at any time using Control Panel or PowerShell, and in this guide, you will learn how. On Windows 10 , Storage Spaces is a feature that has been around for a long time, and you can use it to protect your data from hardware failure by combining two or more drives into a pool, which you can then use to create spaces (volumes) to store data....
PowerToys (version 0.69) has a new “Registry Preview” app that makes it easier to preview and edit the Registry on Windows 11 (or 10). The Registry Preview is an app that uses the same modern design language as the operating system with rounded corners and mica material, and it has been created to work with Registry files. The app doesn’t replace the legacy Registry Editor. However, it allows you to create, edit, and preview them before applying them to the system or saving them on a “....
Windows 11 comes with Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling , a feature that helps to reduce latency and improve performance by allowing the graphics card to manage its memory. However, since this is still a new feature, you must be running the latest graphics driver from the manufacturer, and only certain cards are supported. Nvidia supports Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling, starting with its driver version 451.48 and higher releases. If you have Intel integrated graphics, the feature is available since driver version 27....
On Google Chrome (version 108 and higher releases), “memory saver” is a feature designed to improve performance by deactivating inactive tabs to free up memory and system resources for other tabs and applications on Windows 11 and macOS. In the past, you had to rely on extensions, such as the “Tab Suspender,” but that’s no longer necessary since Google has finally added a feature to free up memory similar to the one available on Microsoft Edge....
Windows 10 lets you enable Offline Files to make network files available without a connection. To enable Offline Files, right-click the shared folder or file and select the “Always available offline” option. To manage Offline Files settings: Go to Control Panel > Sync Center > Manage offline files . Sync Center settings let you enable or disable Offline Files, control disk usage, delete temp files, encryption, and more. On Windows 10, Offline Files is a legacy feature that allows you to download and keep network files always available offline....
To enable random hardware addresses (MAC) on Windows 11, open Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi and turn on the “Random hardware addresses” feature or inside the wireless connection properties page, choose the “On” or “Change daily” option for the “Random hardware addresses” setting. On Windows 11 , you can enable random hardware addresses feature to improve the privacy and security of a wireless connection, and in this guide, I will explain how....
To find the Wi-Fi password on Windows 11, open Settings > Network & internet, click on “Wi-Fi,” click on the “Manage known networks” setting, choose the active network, and click the “View” or “Show” button to reveal the wireless network password. Alternatively, open the “Network Connections” page in the Control Panel, right-click the adapter and select the “Status” option, click on “Wireless Properties,” open “Security,” and check the “Show characters” option....
To fix Bluetooth problems on Windows 11, open Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters , click the “Run” button for the “Bluetooth” option, and let the troubleshooter diagnose and apply common fixes. This guide also shows different tips to fix Bluetooth when missing in Settings, Device Manager, and after upgrading to a new version of Windows. Furthermore, you will find specific steps to fix file transfer and audio using Bluetooth....
