How To Fix Flash Crashes in Internet Explorer 11 Make them play nice together again If you’ve been on sites like YouTube while using your new shiny Windows 8 computer running IE 11, you might have run into a very annoying issue where the browser crashes or freezes for no apparent reason. Actually, it’s mostly related to IE 11 because I’ve had several clients complain about the browser crashing on Windows 7 also....

Windows Defender vs. Security Essentials vs Safety Scanner One of the most head-scratching issues resolved Microsoft loves to confuse their users as most people have found out using Windows 8. Not only was Windows 8 confusing, but Microsoft keeps changing how the new operating system works with every update. One of the most confusing aspects to Windows 7 and Windows 8 is the anti-virus solutions provided by Microsoft. Should you use Windows Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials?...

5 Utilities for Changing DNS Servers in Windows Reviewed Plus, find the fastest one in your area Even though most people don’t care, there are the few geeks out there who like to change the DNS servers on their system for reasons like speed, privacy and security. I’ve previously written about thebest free public DNS serversyou can use to speed up browsing and increase security. Also, depending on where you live or where you travel to, the current DNS provider may not be the fastest....

5 Windows Alternatives to the Linux sudo Command In other words, pseudo sudo commands If you’ve ever used Linux or know someone who uses Linux, then you’ve probably heard of the sudo command. The command is a critical component to just about every Linux distribution and what it does is let you run a command as a different user, most notably the root user. On certain Linux distributions, you can log in as the root user by using thesucommand, but this is considered highly risky and no one ever does it....

Fix Windows 10 App Opens Then Closes We’ll show you step-by-step Are some or all of your Windows 10 apps not working properly? Previously, I wrote an article on how tofix the problem of missing Windows Store appsand recently I had a client who bought a Windows 10 machine to me where the Windows apps would appear to open, but then would close immediately. If you are having this issue where an app fails to load, then it’s probably a permissions issue....