I needed to install DX9c because I wanted to play a game that was very finicky about which DX version it wanted. Normally in Windows7 you get a shield where you confirm that you indeed want to install ...

Thanks to this thread, I've been thinking about best practices for operating a Windows PC, even for those who are technically-inclined. For years, I've just run as an administrator and never had a ...

Windows 10 has two types of user accounts: Standard and Administrator. Standard users can perform all common daily tasks, such as run programs, surf the Web, check email, stream movies and so on.

In Windows, an Administrator account allows a user to make changes that require administrative permissions. An Administrator has more rights on a Windows OS than users with a local account. For ...