If you've encountered a problem with a Windows upgrade, you know how maddeningly unhelpful Windows error messages can be. These are my favorite troubleshooting tricks.

The Windows OS you use is the result of millions of files working in the background. All of these files are categorized into ...

Kobo e-readers are easy to modify if you want to change how their software works. You can use NickelClock to show a ...

If you often make system-level changes in Windows, you’ll sometimes need to open the Command Prompt with administrator privileges. You can do this from Windows Search by right-clicking the Command ...

Pentagon carrying out planning for U.S. support beyond weapons One option is European troops in Ukraine under U.S. command NATO military leaders to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine on Wednesday ...

Thirteen golfers made the cut for the championship flight at the Warren County Open. Twelve of them are chasing the guy who's showing no signs of letting go of the top spot. Thirteen golfers made the ...

A while back, my ZDNET colleague David Gewirtz worried that someday AI coding agents could destroy open-source software. That day has come. A "="" ai="" coding="" agent"="">. Also: Coding with AI? My ...

In Cursor, the Cmd+P Quick Open panel is extremely useful for navigating files quickly. However, it currently behaves as a modal window that disappears after selecting a file. I’d love the ability to ...

We encountered a peculiar issue where the user account did not exist in the User Accounts utility (netplwiz), but the account was visible in the Command Prompt. Various factors, including a corrupted ...