Reinstalling Windows 10 or 11 over itself is an easy and surprisingly effective way to fix all kinds of problems with the OS. Here’s how. Sometimes a Windows installation simply goes off the rails.

We recently experienced an installation of Windows 10 with system files that were corrupt to the point that certain sections of the Settings app would automatically close when being opened, among ...

If you’ve ever had a bad Windows update or a system corruption, you’ll know it can be paralyzing for your OS, or operating system and render it useless. That’s why you need to create a restore point ...

Every operating system needs an occasional repair job, and Windows 7 is no exception. Whether the source of the problem is corrupt data, a particularly brutal piece of malware, or some other serious ...

Among Windows experts, a clean install is a time-honored ritual, a way to wipe out accumulated cruft and restore an old PC to new life. You can find plenty of ...

Windows 11 has some great new features. The upgrade is free of cost and eligible users can get it on their PC from official sources now. Before installing or upgrading to Windows 11, there are several ...

Windows 11 might be the latest version of Windows, but if you still use Windows 10 and need to "clean install" the operating system, or install or upgrade to it for the first time on an older PC, ...

If when you download the Windows ISO image and try to copy it to a bootable USB flash drive, but receive the error message The file ‘install.wim’ is too large for ...

Reset your Windows 10 system with the Keep My Files option Your email has been sent If your Windows 10 system goes awry, it's good to know that you have tools to help revive it--without losing any ...

Windows 10 leaves behind lots of unnecessary files on your system after it’s installed — typically well over 20 GB. Here’s how to safely clean them out with a few clicks. After Windows 10 installs, it ...