Let’s get rid of blue screens, frequent PC crashes, and annoying error messages once and for all. This week’s blog post will dive deep into Windows Event Viewer and help you diagnose and solve PC problems just like the pros. Event Viewer – The perfect troubleshooter, built right in! Windows and its ecosystem isn’t perfect. [...]
It’s hard to believe that it’s already December and the time has come for everyone to begin baking, holiday shopping and brainstorming resolutions for the New Year. It seems like just yesterday that the TuneUp team was showing readers how to transform their PCs into Windows Phone 7 and optimize their SSDs. Looking back, 2011 [...]
Growing tired of that same old Aero design introduced with Windows Vista? Even Microsoft thinks you might be and has made some changes to the look of Windows 8 as a result. Here’s a quick tip on how you can get this look with TuneUp Styler. Applying the New Window 8 Style Download the “Windows [...]
Microsoft Windows remains one of the leading PC operating systems on the planet and with Windows 7, the company has taken the product line in an exciting new direction. However, as reliable and functional as Windows is, at times, the operating system can end up running slowly, leaving PC users frustrated. Fortunately, by following just [...]
Do you rely on your PC for all of your video needs? Is it central to your music entertainment? Then you and I are in the same boat. Have you also experienced sound issues like out-of-sync audio and video, mono sound instead of the full surround sound experience, too low volume, or no sound at [...]
Microsoft recently caught my attention with the release of a performance-related hotfix. Blog readers should pay attention to KB2555428. It fixes an issue which can cause Windows 7 to boot extremely slowly. The culprit is System Restore with the slowdown occuring when many restore points have been created. To quote Microsoft Support on the symptoms [...]
At last week’s AllThingsD conference, Microsoft’s President of Windows and Windows Live Division, Steven Sinofsky, unveiled the new Windows 8 user interface for the first time. I’ll take you through five of the absolute highlights presented at the event. Windows Phone 7-like User Interface: It’s all about the tiles Everyone guessed it, including us: Windows [...]
Mechanical hard disks have ruled for ages—but their reign is coming to an end. Uptake of faster, more energy-efficient solid state drives (SSDs) is increasing. Fast boot times and overall performance coupled with a decrease in prices are their major upsides, but users need to take special care of their SSDs. This blog post outlines [...]
Microsoft noticeably improved its taskbar with Windows 7! Instead of displaying every window and program in the taskbar, the operating system groups similar windows under one icon. The free app, 7Stacks takes this concept and kicks it up a notch by letting you combine many program and Explorer shortcuts into a single icon. Your desktop [...]
In 2007, Microsoft introduced “Windows DreamScene” into Windows Vista. This feature made it possible to enjoy a video clip, and not just static images, as your desktop wallpaper. Although users loved it, DreamScene was only available as part of the “Ultimate Extras” program—and only those users with Windows Vista Ultimate could access the feature. To [...]
