To enable System Restore on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Create a restore point and click the top ...

Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

If you don't usually review dump files to troubleshoot problems, they are probably wasting valuable space – here's how to delete them on Windows 10.

To set up File History on a Windows 10 PC, connect your backup device, then go to Settings > Update & Security > Files Backup. Click Add a drive under the Back up using File History header.

In Windows 10 you can change most (but not all) of your computer's basic settings in the new Settings menu, which has a permanent home in the Start menu, right above the Power button.

Starting with Windows 11/10, you can prevent installed apps access to the file system. This will make sure that apps will not able to access files from your Document, Image, OneDrive, etc, folders ...

In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to bring back the TrustedInstaller built-in user account to system files you may have changed ownership on Windows 10.

The Windows registry is a sprawling, usually impenetrable settings file covering just about every aspect of the operating system and applications running on a computer.

But in Windows 11, Microsoft removed File History from Settings; your only option is to run it from Control Panel, which is clumsy and seems like a clear step backward.

Nor can File History restore an entire Windows installation. Such coverage comes from whole-system backup and restore tools; see “ How to make a Windows 10 or 11 image backup ” for details.