Microsoft is ditching Edge for Chromium

Dec 12, 2018

Microsoft replaced Internet Explorer with Edge in Windows 10. Even though the browser works better, offers more features and a much higher level of security, it just hasn’t taken off. If a leak from Microsoft is to be believed, they are planning to ditch Edge for a Chromium-based browser. That’s the technology behind Google Chrome. […]

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How to fix Windows 10 Taskbar Search if it stops working

Dec 5, 2018

We had an unusual PC problem here at Dave’s Computers last week. A customer brought in a Windows 10 computer that would not search. The customer didn’t use Cortana and instead used Taskbar Search to find things. Suddenly the search function stopped working and they couldn’t figure out why. That’s why they came to us. […]

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What you need to know about the Windows Registry part 2

Nov 14, 2018

If you read the first part of our two-part series on ‘What you need to know about the Windows Registry’, you will already know the basics about what the registry is and what it does. Now we get into accessing it, copying it and making changes. First, let’s take a look around. Type ‘regedit’ into […]

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What you need to know about the Windows Registry

Nov 12, 2018

This is the first of a two-part series on the Windows Registry. Today I’ll walk you through what it is and how it works. Wednesday I’ll walk you through saving a copy, accessing it and modifying it safely. The Windows registry is a huge subject and one we aren’t going to be able to cover […]

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Windows 10 October 2018 Update still having issues

Oct 29, 2018

If you read our post ‘How to fix problems with Windows 10 October Update’ you will already know that the most recent Windows update has been giving owners some trouble. After fixing one bug with the update, another has recently appeared. It’s a bug that can potentially delete files. The good news is that this […]

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What to do if your external storage suddenly says ‘Unallocated’

Oct 26, 2018

Here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey, we are strong advocates of having backups. Even if it’s a basic backup of all your documents and pictures, it still makes a huge difference should anything happen to your drive or computer. One of the backup mediums we are always suggesting is external storage. But what happens […]

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How to fix Windows 10 DPC Watchdog Violation errors

Oct 19, 2018

Sounds serious doesn’t it? ‘DPC Watchdog Violation’ sounds like something you would be accused of in court. It’s actually a Windows error telling you there’s a problem with your SSD driver. There are other occasions where a different driver or firmware is at fault but the majority of them we see are for SSDs. This […]

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How to fix error 0x80070013 after Windows 10 October Update

Oct 12, 2018

If you downloaded and installed the recent Windows 10 October Update and use Windows Backup, you may see a new error the first time it runs. The error is 0x80070013 and says the destination disk is right protected. Even if you have run Windows Backup successful before, you may begin to see this error now. […]

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How to fix problems with Windows 10 October Update

Oct 10, 2018

The Windows 10 October Update was a big one and took up an extra 30GB on our hard drive. Ours went very well and aside from a later issue that arose with Windows Backup which I’ll cover next time, it was a faultless upgrade. Not everyone was so lucky though. A few people have been […]

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How to open firewall ports in Windows Firewall

Oct 5, 2018

It is rare that you should need to manually open a firewall port in Windows Firewall. Usually, when you install a new program and use it for the first time, Windows will offer to add a firewall exception or will trigger a permissions popup the first time the program tries to access the internet. It […]

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