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The Windows Registry is a cool thing to play around with provided you know what you're doing. This little trick helps to switch editions and upgrade from Windows 11 and 10 Home to Professional.

Remember the Spectre CPU vulnerability that reared its head for the first time in 2017? Variant 2 of Spectre is back, and as such, Microsoft has published guidance about the mitigation.

The Patch Tuesday updates for the last few months have quietly rolled out a new UCPD driver. This new driver by Microsoft is seemingly intended to block default app switches by Registry hacks.

Have you ever logged into your computer only to be greeted by a blank profile? Your profile is most likely still there. Join us today in this week's Tech Tip Tuesday to find out how fix it.

Microsoft announced Windows 11 22H2 RTM build recently and if you wanted to check if your PC is compatible with the upcoming feature update, there is an interesting trick to know it via Registry.

In an update to the patch notes for the Meltdown and Specture exploits, Microsoft states users will receive no future security updates unless their antivirus vendor changes a specific registry key.

Microsoft has clarified its stance with regards to a potential registry of Muslim Americans, something that President-elect Trump said he wanted to instate. Microsoft said it would not cooperate.

The DXXD ransomware has recently been seen targeting PC servers. However, after it was decrypted by security researchers, the malware developer took the time to modify it and make it secure again.

Last year, a registry tweak was posted online that let you switch branches and view unreleased Windows 10 builds, but this crippled official Insider preview updates. Here's how to fix it.

With thousands of users now running Windows 10, folks are beginning to tweak the underpinnings of the OS and with a simple registry change, you can enable more Windows Update options.

A registry hack has been found that, when put into Windows XP, will allow it to continue receiving automatic updates from Microsoft because the hack makes it think it is Windows Embedded POSReady 2009

jv16 PowerTools is the ultimate Windows optimization and tuneup utility suite. The bottom line is that it keeps your computer running smooth and fast and greatly improves its overall stability. The program allows users to...

Thanks to Neowin member Mephistopheles for the news tip! CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system, allowing Windows to run faster and freeing...

COMODO Registry Cleaner is a tool developed to fix errors and optimize the performance of the Windows registry. This tool is very careful with the registry and never deletes a registry entry if this could...

Symantec Thursday released a free tool that wipes spurious entries from Windows' registry that had crippled some PCs running the company's security software after they were upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) or...

Auslogics Registry Defrag is an extremely useful program to keep your registry as compact as possible. As a result of keeping the registry defragmented and as small as possible, your computer performance will be much...

I was unaware that you couldn't use the first-gen Zune as an external drive via USB without hacking it and now, apparently, the new firmware has locked down that hack. I wouldn't know, I hardly...

Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today. Wise Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these...

Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today. Wise Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these...

Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages.This cleaner tool allows you to fix your registry and optimize your PCs performance.With a few easy steps, you are able...

Auslogics Registry Defrag is an extremely useful program to keep your registry as compact as possible. As a result of keeping the registry defragmented and as small as possible, your computer performance will be much...

Almost all Windows users gradually experiences the downfall in their PC's performance. Much of it can be attributed to Windows Registry Errors. By using Free Window Registry Repair regularly and repairing your registry your system...

Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today. Wise Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these...