Windows’ built-in Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command, a.k.a. dism.exe, is something of a Swiss Army knife when it comes to working on Windows OS images. Among its many ...

Reinstalling Windows 10 or 11 over itself is an easy and surprisingly effective way to fix all kinds of problems with the OS. Here’s how. Sometimes a Windows installation simply goes off the rails.

Microsoft will not automatically update unsupported PCs, so users must take it upon themselves to perform the procedure manually. But success requires a simple hack of the process. Image: Microsoft ...

Functionally, it acts like an app store for power users and developers, but without the graphical interface. You simply type ...

The Microsoft Store was supposed to make installing apps on Windows easy. But after years, I’ve learned the hard way that it can’t be trusted for reliable, stress-free software installs. I’ve gone ...

Among Windows experts, a clean install is a time-honored ritual, a way to wipe out accumulated cruft and restore an old PC to new life. You can find plenty of ...

Windows Installer is a core service that manages the installation of everything in Windows, including apps, features, and many other things. If it breaks, you will be stuck with new installations and ...

Finding drivers online for old hardware can range from difficult to impossible if the gear is outdated by a decade, was never widely circulated in the first place, and no longer receives support from ...

Did you know that a full copy of Windows can be installed and run from a USB drive? Microsoft introduced "Windows To Go" with Windows 8 Enterprise and has continued supporting the feature in Windows ...

Does your Windows Installer process run every time you boot the Windows 11/10 device? Or maybe you are working, and it suddenly pops up randomly? Why does this happen? How do you stop it from running ...

It's worth noting that Windows is not perfect on the Steam Deck. However, installing the OS or booting it from a microSD Card, can turn it into a nice portable Windows PC. Through this article, you ...