Spilling water or another liquid on your laptop is not the end of the world. Here are important steps to take in order to rescue your machine.
What to do if your laptop’s power cord stops working
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If your laptop suddenly won’t charge, there are a few things that might cause this. We run down some ways to fix it.
Start Menu Reviver now fully supports Windows 8.1
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Start Menu Reviver has been available for nearly 2 months now and has helped thousands and thousands of people to really love using Windows 8. We have been extremely blessed with the feedback we that we have received from customers. At the bottom of this email I have included some of this great feedback. Please keep it coming! We love hearing it! Submit your feedback here. Today we are extremely excited to announce that Start Menu Reviver is completely compatible with Windows 8.1 Consumer Preview as well as, of course, […]
A Guide to the “Driver Unloaded Without Cancelling Pending Operations” Blue Screen of Death Error
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The DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS BSoD error is caused by drivers not working within virtual or emulated OS environments.
Get a Modern, Functional Start Menu for Windows 8.1
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Revisiting the Start Menu for Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 is Microsoft’s first major update to Windows 8 and in this update they have many great new features and enhancements. One of the more notable changes in Widows 8.1, compared to Windows 8, is the introduction to the Start Button. Please note that this is only a button, not a Start Menu for Windows 8.1. The Start Button takes you to the Windows 8 Start Screen (the full screen, tile based replacement to the Start Menu). For some people this is […]
Hard Drives vs. Solid State Drives
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Should you buy a hard drive or a solid state drive for your new or upgraded PC? We go over the pluses and minuses.
How to bring back the Start Menu in Windows 8
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Windows 8 is a dramatically different Operating System than Windows 7 or any previous version of Windows. This is mainly because Microsoft has tried to adapt Windows 8 to work with many different types of devices ranging from tablets to desktop PCs. One of the major changes in Windows 8 is the removal of the Start Button and Start Menu in favor of the new Start Screen. People familiar with the previous Start Menu may find this difficult to adapt to and may miss having the old Start Menu as […]
A belated happy 4th of July
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Hey Everyone, I just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a belated happy 4th of July! The 4th of July has become a very important holiday for me. As someone who is originally from Australia, America has become my home since I moved here over 7 years ago. Half of my family is now American (my other half is Australian of course) and ReviverSoft is, and has always been an American company. So plenty to celebrate and to be thankful for. The thing I love the most […]
New Features of Windows 8.1: Shared Wallpaper
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With the new Windows 8.1, it’s now possible to use the same background image as your Desktop wallpaper and Start Screen wallpaper.
Start Menu Reviver BETA for Windows 8.1 Now Available
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Want to use Start Menu Reviver on Windows 8.1? We are working on an official release, but until then, here is a BETA version..
A Guide to the “Session3 Initialization Failed” Blue Screen of Death Error
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The SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Blue Screen of Death error often appears during installation, and can mean your optical (CD/DVD) drive or hard drive is bad.
The Windows 8.1 Start Menu
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The Start Menu has been re-introduced into Windows 8.1, well kind of. Read the full story and find out if you’ll like it.
Removing the We-Care.com Reminder and Undoing its Browser Changes
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The We-Care.Com reminder popup and browser extension sends money to charity when you shop online, but you may not want it anymore, or at all. Here’s how to uninstall it.
A Guide to Buying a Processor for Your PC
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The brand of processor, the model, and the number of cores are all factors when deciding on a processor for a new PC. Here’s a guide that will help you.
Building a gaming PC on a budget? Check this out
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Want to build a new gaming PC but don’t want to drain the bank account? Check out this article that shows you how to build a great gaming computer for under $750!
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