How to Change or Recover Your Password in Windows 10
Changing or recovering your Windows 10 password is easy to do. You can even set up a pin to simplify the login process. Here's how.

Video: Run Windows 95 as a Portable App
Windows 95 brings you back to 1995 allowing you to run Windows 95 as a portable app without the need for installation, partitioning or dual booting.

Introduction to Glary Disk Cleaner and Tracks Eraser
Glary Disk Cleaner and Tracks Eraser can remove junk files, tracks, and more. Both are freeware and simple to use.

KeepMouseSpeedOK Helps Prevent Unwanted Mouse Pointer Changes and More
KeepMouseSpeedOK allows you to have control over your mouse's pointer speed as well as locking it to prevent unwanted changes from occurring.

Video: Uninstall Programs and Clean Your Computer With IObit Uninstaller 8
IObit Uninstaller helps you remove unwanted programs, Windows apps, and browser plug-ins/toolbars entirely even when Windows ''Add or Remove Programs'' fails. Special Offer:https://store.iobit.com/order/checkout.php?PRODS=4665526&QTY=1&AFFILIATE=870&CART=1Advanced SystemCare 9 PRO with 2016 Gift Pack $29.99! Includes Advanced SystemCare 9 PRO, IObit Uninstaller PRO, Protected Folder and Smart Defrag 5 PRO at one Price Here is a look at all of the features available including bundleware detection, and more. ...

Video: Introducing Classic-Start - A New Version of Classic Shell
Classic-Start continues the Classic Shell project giving you access to the classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10. Classic Start is Open Source and available @ http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/classic_start.html Originally created by Ivo Beltchev, this fork is true to the first - to help improve productivity by allowing you to enhance the usability of Windows through a customizable start menu. You will be able to manage the way you use your PC via multiple style templates and skins. It also gives you quick access to recent,...

Video: Please Insert a Disk Into Removable Disk Error
If you're getting the error, "Please insert a disk into Removable Disk," and you've already tried removing and inserting the USB drive including trying other USB ports then here are some other solutions.

PowerShell and Command Prompt 101
If you've never used PowerShell or the Command Prompt here are the basics to get you started. The Ultimate List of Every Known Command Prompt Command is at http://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/the_ultimate_list_of_every_known_command_prompt_command.html This story, with this video embedded and screenshots: http://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/what_is_an_elevated_command_prompt_and_how_to_open_one.html ...

Windows Media Creation Tool Error 0x80072F76-0x20017
Error code 0x80072F76-0x20017 appears for some when they downloaded and ran the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool. The entire message reads 'There was a problem running this tool. We’re not sure what happened, but we’re unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code when contacting customer support. Error code: 0x80072F76 – 0x20017.' This is a simple fix. Here's how. ...

How to Fix d3dx9_30.Dll Is Missing or Not Found Errors
How to Fix d3dx9_30.Dll Is Missing or Not Found Errors

The Application Has Failed to Start Because Its Side-By-Side Configuration Is Incorrect Error
Today we're looking at the error known as "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect." It concludes with "Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more details." is a problematic error that can occur in many games and apps and even Microsoft Office, but it's an easy fix.

Manage Your Default Apps or Reset All File Associations
When you click on a picture, video or any file, you're expecting Windows to open your application of choice. But, if your favorite program stops opening when expected, it's an easy fix. Here's how.

Manage or Block All Your Apps, Websites and Games That Facebook Can Access
Following the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, you might be wondering what apps can access your data. Anyone concerned about their privacy should stop and look to see where your Facebook data is going. Anyone who's used Facebook for years might be surprised to see how many apps have access to your data. Here's how to manage them.

How to Get Back the Old Volume Control in Windows 10
Just for fun, we can restore the old Windows 7 looking volume control with a simple registry hack.

Allow or Block Windows 10 Updates Easily with StopUpdates10
If you need to start or stop Windows Updates in Windows 10 temporarily, StopUpdates10 can do that in one click. Here's how.

Solved: Error Code 20006 - StartService Failed 1058
Recently while launching Ghost Recon Wildlands, we were met with an error that said Error Code: 20006 (Cannot create service StartServiceFailed: 1058). After reading all over the internet, and trying everything we could think of, we found the solution(s).

Change the Default Quiet Hours in Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Enterprise
Have you wondered why you couldn't change the default times that Quiet Hours turns on and off? So were we and with a little Group Policy or registry editing, we can take back control of when Quiet Hours turns on and off.

Video: Test, Understand, and Protect Against the Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities
InSpectre is a fast way to check if your machine is susceptible to the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities

Video: How to Use Microsoft (Sysinternals) Autoruns
Microsoft Autoruns will show you which programs are set to run during login or system bootup. It's geared for advanced users, but if you need to find a startup item other programs can't find, this is the one you want. Free, established, and portable.

Video: What Version of Windows 10 Do I Have?
Sometimes you need to know what version of Windows 10 you have. There are a couple of ways to find out. Also available as a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

How to Disable Video Tips In Windows 10
Annoyed by the video tips in the Windows 10 Control Panel? No problem, here's how to get rid of them. Also available as a step-by-step guide with screenshots

HiBit Uninstaller Tutorial
HiBit Uninstaller can completely uninstall Windows programs and also features ten more tools including a drive and registry cleaner, process and startup manager, and more.

A Starter Guide to Using ImgBurn
ImgBurn is a lightweight DVD burning application designed to be easy to use yet have advanced options when needed. Here's the easy part to get you started. MajorGeeks is the only website that can offer you ImgBurn without OpenCandy bundled.

HiBit Startup Manager Is a Complete Startup Manager
HiBite Startup Manager allows you to add, edit, delete, enable and disable your startup programs.

Convert ESD to WIM and More
WinReducer ESD - Wim Converter can convert ESD to WIM, helpful for MSMG Toolkit errors. It can also convert ESD, WIM, and SWM back and forth.

Overview and Review of WinSysClean
WinSysClean is a fully automated Windows system cleaner, optimizer, and fixer. It has some unique features not found in the competition. It is shareware at $29.95, so we are frequently asked our opini...

Using Clean Master to Clean and Optimize Your Computer
Clean Master for PC cleans and optimizes your PC by helping remove junk files, fix privacy leaks, and boost your PC.

Solved: Microsoft Defender Threat Service Has Stopped
If your Microsoft Windows Defender is not working with a yellow exclamation point in the tray and Windows Defender Security Center says "Threat Service Has Stopped" then here's how to get it running again and the most likely cause of it stopping.

Is the Software on MajorGeeks Really Free?
In this video, we show you the differences between Freeware, Open Source, Shareware, Freemium, and Ad-Supported, so you know exactly what type of program you're downloading.

How to Download From MajorGeeks
If downloading is new, or something you rarely do, here's how to download from MajorGeeks with either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

Malwarebytes - Unable to Connect the Service Fixed
Some people have experienced an error with Malwarebytes "Unable to connect the service." Here's how to fix that easily.

Sys_Minion Provides Quick Access to Common Windows Utilities
Sys_Minion is geared towards providing shortcuts to a small list of common, hard to find, and even hidden Windows utilities.

Optimize Your PC with Free Windows Cleanup Tool
Free Windows Cleanup Tool is a free app with a collection of tools to optimize your PC's performance. Is it better than CCleaner? Yes. No.

Remove One Drive with OneDrive Uninstaller
OneDrive-Uninstaller is a batch file for advanced users to uninstall One Drive in Windows 10.

Apply the Most Common Tweaks to Windows 10 with Win10Clean
Win10Clean is a quick and easy way to apply (and save) the most common tweaks to Windows 10. Free, portable, and easy to use.

Windows Repair Version 4 What's New & Tutorial
First look at Windows Repair version 4, the first major update in years. Fix errors, repair problems, and even clean and tweak your computer when you have it running correctly.

MBR Filter Walkthrough
MBR Filter is a simple disk filter for advanced users designed to block write access to the Master Boot Record (MBR). There's no GUI and no uninstall so here's how to get it done.

Wise Driver Care Walkthrough
Wise Driver Care is an app to backup, update and restore your drivers. It is new, and in beta, at the time we did this walkthrough with a few bugs found. Download @ http://www.majorgeeks.com/files...

Disable Nvidia Telemetry Walkthrough
Disable Nvidia Telemetry is a portable freeware app to disable known telemetry services and tasks for anyone with a Nvidia video card.

TweakPower Walkthrough
TweakPower is an all-in-one tool to clean, backup, and optimize your computer as well as fix common problems.

How to Update Your Malwarebytes Database Manually
Never updated your Malwarebytes manually? It's easy to do and here's how. This is useful on a computer that was infected and has no internet or if your automatic updates aren't working.

How To Update Spybot Manually
The Spybot Search and Destroy Update is intended for updating your detections without the need for the included WebUpdate. Video tutorial available. To update you need to download and double-click sp...

PCMark 10 Professional First Look
PCMark 10 is the latest in Futuremark's series of PC benchmarks geared for testing your computer for daily use. Here's a first look at the Professional version with the Free and Advanced versions.

SnailDriver Lite Is a Tray-Based Driver Updater
SnailDriver is a slick, user-friendly driver updater that can scan, notify and permit you to update outdated or missing as well as broken drivers.

Completely Uninstall Programs With Revo Uninstaller
Revo Uninstaller helps you to remove any unwanted applications installed on your computer. With its advanced and fast algorithm to scan before and after uninstall you can remove unnecessary files, fol...

How To Update Your AVG Anti-Virus Manually
The AVG Anti-Virus Update allows you to update your AVG when the automatic update fails. It's very simple to do, so if you've never done it before, here's how.

Reset Windows Update Agent Can Repair and Restart Windows Update
Reset Windows Update Agent is designed to reset Windows Update, but it can also run diagnostics and fix other typically related issues with Winsock, registry and more. Here are the many tools built in...

Disable Intel Amt Is a Tempory Fix For The AMT Vulnerability
Disable Intel AMT is a portable batch file to turn off a known Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) vulnerability with many Intel chipsets in Windows. This shouldn't affect many of you and there's a lot of questions and disinformation out there. Here's what we know and how this tool can save you a lot of time deciding whether you have this vulnerability or not.

Reddit Wallpaper Changer Can Auto Display Thousands of Wallpapers
Reddit Wallpaper Changer can scrape Reddit for wallpapers and display them based on numerous available settings.

Privacy Eraser Is a Drive Cleaner with Security in Mind
Privacy Eraser is not just a drive cleaner but also an all-in-one privacy suite that protects your privacy and optimizes your computer so it runs faster. Here's how it works and what limitations come with this freemium app.

How To Disable Windows Updates Temporarily Or Permanently
Sometimes you need to disable Windows Updates. Here's how to do it temporarily or permanently. Obviously, we don't recommend you disable Windows Updates, but here you are :)

How You Can Clean and Speed up Your Computer
A slow computer is a common complaint, but most of us just want to use our computers, not tinker with them. In this video, we show you how you can get that sluggish computer back up to speed with no ...

Patch My PC Can Update Most Popular Apps All at Once
Patch My PC can check your system against the current version of Adobe Reader/Acrobat/Flash, Mozilla Firefox, and more.

Windows 10 App Remover Can Remove Windows 10 Pre-Installed Apps
Windows 10 App Remover is a portable app to remove Windows 10 pre-installed apps. It can also restore some apps that you removed should you change your mind.

BleachBit Cleans Your Drive and Protects your Privacy
BleachBit deletes unnecessary files to free valuable disk space while maintaining your privacy, removing junk and shredding free space. Download @ http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/bleachbit....

Remove Unnecessary Files With Windows Disk Cleanup
If you want to clean your drive of unnecessary files but don't want to download a third-party program, here's how to do it with Microsoft's built-in Dick Cleanup. This is shown under Windows 10 but should work with others.

Microsoft Software Repair Tool Can Repair Most Common Windows Problems
Windows Software Repair Tool will assist in repairing most common Microsoft Surface software issues but will also work on Windows 8 & 10 equipped machines as well. It is geared towards the end use...

Using Windows Server License Manager Script or slmgr.vbs
Windows Server License Manager Script (slmgr) is the command prompt version of Microsoft licensing tools. Remove and replace your Windows key or license information and even extend trials for operating systems prior to Windows 10.

Tweak Windows 10 with Windows 10 Toggle Tweaker
Windows 10 Toggle Tweaker is an open source batch file to tweak Windows 10. It has a registry backup and restore feature for most actions. It's not pretty but it's really good at what it does.

Install All the Microsoft C++ Runtimes at Once with Visual C++ Runtime Installer
Visual C++ Runtime Installer (All-In-One) is a single batch file installer that includes all Visual C++ libraries built in. It's a huge timesaver and easy to use. Here's how to get it done.

AniView Can View and Export Animated Gifs
AniView is a free and open source (animated) GIF image viewer with a few additional features.

Video: Wise Care 365 Walkthrough and Tutorial
Wise Care 365 is a bundle of essential tools including a registry cleaner, disk cleaner, program uninstaller, memory optimizer and more. Video tutorial available. Here's a look at using it.

Advanced System Care Can Clean, Speed Up, Protect, and Optimize Your PC
Advanced SystemCare 10 is a popular and efficient all in one computer tweaker that will help clean, optimize, speed up, and protect your computer. Here's what you need to know to make the most of it.

Opera Web Browser Review
Opera Web Browser is web browser under development since 1995. It's often overlooked (with about 5% market share), but many of the features you've come to expect were originated from Opera including tabs, pop-up blocking, private browsing and more. Let's take a look.

Shortcut Scanner Can Remove Potentially Dangerous Shortcut Links
Shortcut Scanner will scan available attached storage media that you select and list all existing shortcuts and let you know if it is Broken, Suspicious, or Dangerous.

How to Fix Error Code 0xc000007b in Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista
Here's how to fix error code 0xc000007b in Windows when getting an error message similar to "the application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application."

Bulk Crap Uninstaller Takes Uninstalling Apps to the next Level
BCUninstaller (or "Bulk Crap Uninstaller") is a free program uninstaller. It is focused on removing large amounts of applications at once, in a small amount of time.

Unchecky Review and Guide
Unchecky aims to keep potentially unwanted programs out of your computer. It works well but has some limitations. Here's more on that

Driver Talent Updates, Backs Up, and Restores Your Drivers
Driver Talent aims to keep track of your drivers. Update, repair, and backup as needed.

Wise Program Uninstaller Completely Uninstalls Unwanted Apps
Wise Program Uninstaller assists in the uninstalling of unwanted programs or grants a forcible uninstall for those stubborn ones. Easy enough to use; let's take a look.

Video: Convert Videos and More with Freemake Video Converter
Freemake Video Converter converts video and more to AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, MP3, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Android, rip/burn DVD, convert online videos, burn Blu-ray and more. While it can do more than video, in this guide, we show you how to convert a video.

Clean, Maintain, Fix, And Protect Your Computer With Glary Utilities
Glary Utilities offers powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. Here's how to use it.

IObit Malware Fighter Walkthrough
IObit Malware Fighter 4 Free is an advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects and removes the deepest infections and protects your PC from malicious behavior in real time.

CCleaner Walkthrough and Tutorial
CCleaner is an easy to use, safe, well-known drive cleaner as well as some system tweaks. It's easy to use as a drive cleaner, but as it does so much more, this video goes way beyond our 5-minute goal to show you all of the available features.

Driver Easy Review and Tutorial
Driver Easy will scan your computer, tell you what drivers are missing or outdated, then download them all. It works well but comes with some limitations in the free version.

DataNumen Disk Image Walkthrough
DataNumen Disk Image is a free tool to create and restore disk or drive images. It can clone and restore the raw data of the disk or drive byte by byte.

A Brief Overview of CDBurnerXP
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. Here's a quick look at how to use it.

Clean Your Drive and Protect Your Privacy with Kaspersky System Cleaner
Kaspersky PC Cleaner allows you to easily clean your machine of junk files and temporary items as well as checking for digital privacy issues.

Kaspersky System Checker Overview and Tutorial
Kaspersky System Checker examines your system for any software vulnerabilities, malware, and viruses as well as providing hardware details. Here's how to use it

Remove Junk Files and More with System Ninja
System Ninja is designed to quickly remove junk files, improve system speed and fix problems. It also has a system information tool built-in. Check it out.

Clean the Junk off Your Computer with Wise Disk Cleaner
Wise Disk Cleaner is a free junk file remover or drive cleaner that can remove more files than other programs including CCleaner.

Using Win.Privacy to Protect Your Privacy
Win.Privacy is a small tool designed to block some of the information collecting Windows services as well as by modifying your HOSTS file.

How to use CCEnhancer with CCleaner to Remove More Junk Files
CCEnhancer uses the WinApp2.ini system built into CCleaner to easily add new rules and definitions for programs to remove more junk.

Using Privacy Repairer to Protect Your Privacy in Windows 10
Privacy Repairer is designed to assist in bolstering your privacy while using Windows 10. Here's how it works with the pros and cons.

Guide to Using Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit protects you from zero-day exploits targeting browser and application vulnerabilities. Here's how to set it up and use it.

Video: How to Use Junkware Removal Tool by Malwarebytes
Junkware Removal Tool is a removal tool from Malwarebytes designed to scan for and remove junkware, adware and PUP's (potentially unwanted programs). It's a portable app with no options or backup so here's what you need to know.

Using Panda Cloud Cleaner To Remove Stubborn Malware
Panda Cloud Cleaner provides you with an advanced disinfector that detects malware that traditional security solutions cannot detect. A bit difficult to completely cover how it works, but here are the...

Erase All USB Traces with USB Oblivion
USB Oblivion is designed to erase all traces of USB-connected drives and CD-ROMs from the registry in Windows 32/64-bit versions.

Bitdefender Free Installation And Guide
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition has been engineered to enable you to enjoy your computer without having to worry about viruses and other e-threats. Here's a look at how easy it is to install and use.

Blackbird (Windows Privacy App) Guide and Tutorial
Blackbird was designed to alleviate spending hours on tweaking your privacy settings by using some known and less-known techniques to fully disarm Windows without leaving behind even the smallest poss...

Codec Packs Explained - K-Lite
Confused by which Codec Pack you need? Here's what you need to know using the popular K-Lite as an example.

Codecs Explained - Shark Standard and Advanced
Confused by which Codec Pack you need? Here's what you need to know using the popular Shark Standard and Advanced Codecs as an example.

Belarc Advisor Walkthrough
Belarc Advisor can tell you everything about your computer's hardware and software. Here's how to use it.

NVIDIA GeForce Experience Walkthrough
NVIDIA GeForce Experience allows you to keep your Nvidia graphics card drivers up to date and optimize your games. Here's how easy it is to use.

Snappy Driver Installer Walkthrough
This is a walkthrough review of Snappy Driver Installer, a driver updater geared more toward geeks and techs rather than the end user. Here's why.

Start Menu 8 for Windows 8 and 10 Tutorial
Start Menu 8 is for users who don't like the start screen in Windows 8 & Windows 10. Here's how to use it.

Driver Booster 4 Tutorial
Driver Booster can identify, back up and fix over 400,000 outdated, missing or incorrect drivers on any Windows computer. Here's how easy it is to use.

Windows Repair Toolbox Tutorial
Windows Repair Toolbox includes most third-party applications and downloadable Windows utilities you might need to repair any Windows problems in one small application. Here's how it works.

Iobit Uninstaller 6 Tutorial
IObit Uninstaller helps you remove unwanted programs and browser plug-ins/toolbars. Here's a quick look at why, and how, to use it.

Microsoft Windows Iso Download Tool Walkthrough
Microsoft Windows ISO Download Tool lets you download all versions of Microsoft 7, 8.1 and 10 as well as Office 2007 and 2010 directly from Microsoft's servers. It's easy to use as shown here.