Tech pro ThioJoe demonstrates several valuable built-in tools tucked away in the Windows System32 directory that can improve your PC experience.

"Schedule auto mode" "Mode only changes when PC is idle" "This prevents the mode from changing while you're working or in meetings" "Turn on location services to automatically schedule dark mode. When ...

Spending money on PC cleanup apps? Discover how Windows' built-in tools safely automate system maintenance, clean junk, and ...

Windows updates keep your PC secure and running smoothly. But it's pretty common for them to get stuck in a "pending download ...

Open Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Protection updates and check for updates. Return to Virus & threat protection > Scan options, select Full scan, and click Scan now. Riot calls out ...

Blackmagic Design's ATEM Software Control stopped launching on Windows.Looking at Task Manager, the process appears for a split second and then disappears. It seems more like it's crashing before the ...

A stalled Windows Update can hold your entire PC hostage, no new files, no shutdown, sometimes not even a restart. Windows Update Problems rank among the most reported frustrations on Microsoft's own ...

Microsoft issued out-of-band Windows 11 fixes (KB5129195 for 24H2/25H2, KB5129194 for 26H1) to address Remote Desktop, Hyper-V Plan9 sharing, multichannel USB audio, and a User‑Mode Power Service ...

Microsoft Rolls Out Fix for Windows 11 Update That Broke Claude Cowork In another repeat, a recent update for Windows 11 accidentally introduced a trio of software issues, including sound on USB Audio ...

Winners & losers: Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to repair the damage from September's Patch Tuesday. That release fixed nearly 1,000 vulnerabilities across Microsoft's products and ...

Windows 11's August update has broken some PC games Microsoft is investigating reports of crashes, but right now it's unclear what the root cause is Theories point to security measures in the update ...

A C-17 of the 445th Airlift Wing extensively damaged in March 2025 was repaired by using new technologies of the Rapid Sustainment Office, after no vendors were able to provide the needed parts. The ...