The "Windows was unable to complete the format" or the "Disk is Write Protected" error messages, may appear when you try to format an SD Card or a storage device (HDD, USB disk), by using the Windows Format tool. If one of the above format error messages is displayed on your screen, means that the formatting process is not […]
Up to today I have seen several Windows 10 computers which freeze randomly, without obvious reason(s) and with different symptoms: for example in some Windows 10 computers when the system becomes unresponsive (the user cannot do anything on the computer), the only method to get Windows 10 back and working is to
The System and Compressed Memory Service high CPU usage issue occurs on Windows 10 computers without an obvious reason. Up to today, I have faced this issue several times, either in clean Windows 10 installation(s) or in many Windows 10 computers and tablets such as Microsoft's Surface Books.
In Windows 8, 8.1 & 10 the WASPPX process belongs to Windows Store program – service (WSService) and many times is responsible for high CPU usage (100%) or high hard disk usage issues on the computer.
In a previous tutorial I had described the way to enable Windows Defender on your Windows 7, 8 or 10 based computer. But some users reported that when they click the Antivirus Protection – Turn ON button in Action Center (in Windows 10: Control Panel > Security and Maintenance), Windows Defender will not start
In Windows 10 (as in Windows 8) the Windows Store Application is a significant app to your Windows 10 PC or Tablet, because it offers and manages the various Store apps that you install on your Windows 10 based device.
Microsoft, when Windows 10 came out on the market, started prompting Windows 8.1, 8, & 7 users to upgrade their systems and install the new OS for free. But – as always – the upgrade process to the latest Windows OS, is not the best practice to
By default Windows use the "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" folder, to store all the installation files of all modern installed apps. The "WindowsApps" folder is hidden and by default it is not accessible to users and whenever you try to view its contents,
In a previous tutorial, we mentioned the available way(s) to uninstall an app in Windows 10. In this tutorial I 'll show you how to re-install a particular default app or all the default built-in apps on your Windows 10 computer again, by using PowerShell commands.
The default apps that are installed in every newly created user, on a Windows 10, 8.1 & 8 based computer, are called provisioned (or "pre-installed") apps and all the apps that are downloaded and installed from Windows Store are called installed apps.