If Windows 11/10 is stuck on restarting, loading some screen with the spinning dots animation moving endlessly, welcome mode, login screen, starting Windows or will not boot, you will have to boot in ...

A piece of software is never perfect. And Windows 11/10 is not an exception. Some of the users often report an issue where their computers are stuck on a screen that says Preparing Security Options.

So I'm trying to disable booting into the Windows Advanced Options Menu (aka safe mode, several other options) via F8 at startup, in XP Pro. The computers are set up with two users, one's the built-in ...

Windows 11 is finally here and brings many changes and improvements to improve the experience for the end-users. However, not everything about Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system is perfect.

In today’s edition of Tech 911—Lifehacker’s tech-support column that’s been focusing on your working-from-home questions all week—we’re tackling an old favorite: Microsoft Windows. Specifically, what ...

Safe Mode is a lightweight version of the Windows operating system that you can use to troubleshoot the computer when the operating system fails to boot. However, if Safe Mode doesn't work, you must ...

One thing you might have noticed about Windows 8 is its new boot loader (i.e. the screen that appears shortly after you start your PC). It has a graphical interface, which is nice, but it’s not great ...

Since the dawn of the Windows era, Safe Mode has been the ultimate troubleshooting tool. If you install a faulty program or device driver that causes your system to crash at startup, for example, Safe ...

When it comes to Windows, it’s always helpful to know a few tricks for when your computer starts to crash. Many people have ...

By default, Windows may automatically reopen apps that were active before you shut down or restarted your PC. For example, if ...

Fast startup is a feature that was first implemented in Windows 8 as Fast Boot. It was carried over to Windows 10, and it remains an option in Windows 11. It's designed to shave seconds off of your PC ...