Windows

CHKDSK, or “error checking” is a tool in Windows 11 to perform a check for logical or physical errors on a hard drive. Chkdisk can be run either through an app or through the Command Prompt.

Any third-party app or system process in Windows consumes CPU capacity. Although most apps or processes are good at determining whether or not they consume too much CPU capacity, you can still limit these apps.

Microsoft Word is quickly taken for granted, despite its reputation as an easy-to-use word processor.

Most computer users don’t think about formatting a USB flash drive or external hard drive. That’s because most drives are ready formatted and ready for everyday use.

A productivity hack is always welcome if you use the Firefox browser daily. This is a tip that can help you close an active tab faster.

Windows SmartScreen protects your PC from potentially dangerous attachments. This “Windows protected your PC” message is an alert displayed by Windows SmartScreen and is triggered by a specific Windows policy.

The favorites toolbar in Microsoft Edge helps you to save websites that you want to visit again later. If you want to know how to enable or disable the favorites toolbar, read this article about it.

Some websites immediately start playing media as soon as you visit the website. Think of a video that automatically starts playing or an audio file.

If you want to know what processor (“CPU”) is in your computer, you can quickly look it up in Windows. Windows provides you with several ways to display processor information.

If you use a particular app (“program”) a lot, the quickest way to launch this app is through the taskbar. Attaching the app to the taskbar thus helps to work more efficiently.