Having trouble with the Windows Store? If the Store is refusing to launch, crashing or freezing, or if apps are not downloading or updating, you’re probably just a little frustrated. Before you toss your computer out the window and swear off Windows 10 forever, try clearing the Store cache — it’s fast, simple and may …

Windows Spotlight is a new feature in Windows 10 that affects your lock screen — it’s basically Bing’s homepage images, but on your lock screen. The photos cycle periodically, so it’s sort of like a curated slideshow of beautiful, high-resolution images on your lock screen. Oh, and Windows also lets you provide feedback about each image for a more personalized …

Windows 10 is keeping your lock screen sexy with its curated, personalized slideshow of images in Windows Spotlight (assuming you have Windows Spotlight turned on), but what about your desktop background? You’re probably wondering where you can find some of those pretty Spotlight images for personal use — after all, they must be stored on your device somewhere, right? On …

Windows 10’s new Phone app is deceptive, because it’s not really a fully-functional app that lets you make voice calls from your device. Instead, the Phone app — which is basically just a call log with a customizable speed dial menu — is a companion app that feeds directly into the Skype video app. Call people You can only call …

Microsoft wants you to use Skype Messaging — simply titled “Messaging” in Windows 10 — as your main over-the-top messaging app. (Over-the-top messaging is a data-based alternative to texting — think Whatsapp, Line, and iOS’s iMessage.) With the new Messaging app, you can “text” anyone from your Windows 10 device, providing they also have Skype installed. Because Microsoft really wants …

Microsoft has broken Skype up into three different apps in Windows 10: Skype video, Messaging, and Phone (Skype video is the only app that bears the Skype name). Skype video is, as you’ve probably figured out, for video-chatting with your Skype contacts. The Skype video interface is extremely simple — much simpler than Skype’s traditional desktop program, which combines all …

Microsoft has finally integrated Skype into Windows. The voice and video messaging service now comes preinstalled in Windows 10 across three different native apps: Skype Video, Messaging and Phone. What does this mean for you, aside from the fact that you no longer need to download Skype’s desktop client to video chat with your mom? Well, if you already use …

Microsoft makes sharing files — including photos, videos and music — and printer connections easier with its HomeGroup networking service. A HomeGroup is a password-protected home networking service that lets you share your stuff with other PCs that are currently running and connected to your network. This is particularly nice if you have non-PC devices connected (such as an Xbox …

There’s more to your digital photos than meets the eye. Embedded in each file is EXIF data, or metadata, that contains information on your camera’s make and model, the time and date the photo was taken, and even GPS coordinates if you happened to take the photo from a camera (or, more likely, a phone) that has geotagging enabled. Luckily, …

Sharing a PC doesn’t have to be a pain if you give each family member their own personal login. Personal logins allow for separate files, desktops, and browser favorites, and adult family members can monitor and restrict kids’ activity by blocking websites, limiting screen time, and keeping tabs on what sites kids are visiting and what they’re searching for. To …