In a situation where you have multiple users in your Windows 10 PC at home or at work, where a Windows 10 account must be disabled for security reasons or because that particular user has caused a nuisance, it is a good idea to disable the user account instead of simply deleting that account. This way, if you want to activate it later, you can always do so.

In this Windows 10 tutorial, I will explain how to disable a Windows 10 account and enable it later. This can be a local account or an account created with a Microsoft account. This can be done from the computer management interface or from the command prompt. read more

If an error message appears in Windows Device Manager 10/8/7 Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware (Code 37), and your hardware is not working properly, the following solution may help you solve the problem. This error message is displayed in the General tab displayed in the driver properties pop-up window.

The device driver error code 37 indicates that this is because the driver returned an error when running the DriverEntry routine.

Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware

To solve this problem, you must manually reinstall the device driver. read more

If you find that your laptop is slowing down to crawl without change and your CPU usage increases to a high level of 100%, you should review the Windows processes running on your computer. One of them, vssvc.exe is also known to cause high disk or CPU usage.

The.exe extension of a file name displays an executable file. Executable files can be malware in some cases, and malware is known to take the names of other legitimate files. In this case, you must first search and find the vssvc.exe file by starting the search. If it is in the System32 folder and its properties indicate that it is a Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service file , then this is Microsoft’s legitimate process. But if it is in another folder, it may be malware. read more

This device does not exist, does not work properly or does not have all its drivers installed, (Code 24) Error in Device Manager, here are some possible solutions to solve this problem. This problem can occur at any time, and any hardware such as the keyboard, mouse or even printer can suddenly fail.

Error code 24 indicates that this occurs if the device is not installed correctly. The problem may be a hardware error or a new driver is required. The devices remain in this state when they are ready to be removed. After removing the device, this error disappears. read more

While Windows 10 has integrated a powerful search into the system, especially with Cortana, which allows you to search intelligently with filters such as music, images, PDF and so on. One of the most underestimated but effective ways to search files is to use TAGS. It is a feature available under Windows for a very long time, but little used.

In this post, I will talk about how you can use tags to quickly find files that are important to you and use it with the Cortana search box to make it even better. read more

If you notice that there are missing applications in the volume mixer, here is something you should look at. Volume Mixer & Control in the Windows operating system offers better graphic displays and the ability to control the volume of all applications that require Windows 10/8/7 audio support. With this new mixer, you can adjust the volume for each application separately. To access it, click the speaker icon on the right side of the taskbar.

Applications missing in volume mixer

Open control panel > Sound.

Double-click the speaker/headphone icon to open the following window : read more

Since Windows 10 changed from Windows 7 to Vista and Windows 8.1, the look and feel of Windows has also changed. Although the foundation remains the same, Windows 10 has much to offer consumers who like to customize and personalize their PC according to their desires. In this article, I will get into the basics of these things in Windows 10 and offer you extensive tutorials to read.

Customizing Windows 10

Customizing settings for Windows 10 are available in Settings > Customizing. It has 5 specific settings, including background, colors, lock screen, themes, Start and taskbar. read more

If you are using a dedicated mouse with your laptop or desktop computer, but the left button does not work on Windows 10/8/7 for some reason, here are some suggestions that may help you solve the problem. You can try these suggestions if the left mouse button touchpad does not work.

Some of these suggestions may require the use of the left button – which does not work in your case. In this case, you can use Touch if your device has another mouse or arrow keys. read more

Photos App under Windows 10 by default, all images in different folders on a PC. While this may seem a practical option for some, others may not like it. If desired, you can configure the application not to display images in a specific folder. You can also show or hide OneDrive images. Let’s see how to add or remove folders from the Photos application.

Exclude or hide images from a specific folder

If you do not want images from a specific folder to be displayed by the Photo application, start the Photo application and select’Settings’ from the Photo application menu. read more

The last function of the Windows 10 photo application is the function ‘Choose a star‘.. The Photos application (16) uses its AI capabilities to identify an entire album’s focal point and create a video summary on that particular star . You can even manually select photos and videos or other multimedia files instead of letting the AI select them.

To use this new feature with Photos App on Windows 10, be sure to use Windows 10 v1709. To check your Windows version, enter:

Winemaker

in the Cortana search field and press Enter. read more