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Tutorials: Windows PCs

Slow PC, no space left, updates that won't install, Windows to put back in shape.

  1. How to free up disk space in Windows 11

    How to see what's filling your disk and recover space with Windows 11's own tools: Storage Sense, Cleanup recommendations, Disk Cleanup and moving large files to an external drive.

  2. How to install Windows 11 and which requirements to check first

    How to tell whether your PC can run Windows 11, what to save first, and Microsoft's three official tools to install it: Windows Update, the Installation Assistant and the tool that creates a USB drive.

  3. How to record your screen with audio (PC, Mac, iPhone and Android)

    The tools already on your computer and phone for making a video of the screen, with your voice or with the device's sounds: Snipping Tool and Xbox Game Bar on Windows, the Screenshot app on Mac, Control Center on iPhone, Quick Settings on Android.

  4. How to reset Windows 11 without losing your files

    The ways to fix Windows 11 while keeping your documents, from the lightest to the most drastic: reinstalling Windows through Windows Update, going back to a restore point, Reset PC with "Keep my files".

  5. How to speed up a slow PC with Windows 11 and 10

    The checks to do, in order, when your Windows computer has become slow: updates, startup programs, disk space, viruses and visual effects. All with the tools already in Windows, without installing anything.

  6. How to take a screenshot on a Windows PC

    The keys for capturing the screen in Windows 11 and 10: part of it, one window or the whole screen. Where the images end up, how to add an arrow or some text and how to copy text from a screenshot.

  7. How to update your PC drivers in Windows 11

    What drivers are and the safe ways to update them in Windows 11: Windows Update and optional updates, Device Manager, the manufacturer's website. And how to go back to the previous driver if something stops working after an update.

  8. PC won't turn on or stays on a black screen: what to do

    The safe checks you can do yourself when the computer won't turn on, or turns on but the screen stays black: power, cables, accessories, the keys that wake the screen and the forced restart. Without opening the PC.

  9. Slow PC at startup: how to stop programs that start on their own

    How to see which programs start together with Windows and turn off the ones you don't need, from Settings or from Task Manager. The program isn't deleted: it just stops starting on its own.

  10. Windows Update not working or showing an error: what to do

    The steps to follow when Windows 11 updates won't download, get stuck or end with an error code: from the troubleshooter all the way to reinstalling Windows while keeping your apps and files.

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