As a PC user, diagnosing performance issues, blue screens, and weird behavior comes with the territory. Windows is often the culprit behind many of these problems, but it also has a built-in ...

DISM is a useful utility. In addition to repairing corrupted system image files, you can also use the DISM tool for other purposes, like installing, uninstalling, updating, and configuring Windows ...

This is perfect for network administrators managing remote systems. For less critical stuff, like an app crash (ID 1001), you ...

Russinovich recently announced that Sysmon will be available as a native Windows feature starting next year. The tool is part of the renowned Sysinternals suite of ...

System logs are akin to a continuous, detailed journal that records events and activities happening within a computer system. These logs are pivotal for diagnosing problems, understanding user ...

Event 4688 documents each program a computer executes, its identifying data, and the process that started it. Several event 4688s occur on your system when you log into a system. For example, Session ...

WASHINGTON — Microsoft Corp.’s new version of its popular Media Player software is logging the songs and movies that customers play. The company said Wednesday that it was changing its privacy ...

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2012 series. Every weekday from mid June through mid August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite ...