Windows Themes and Wallpaper: Why Yours Says Custom
Change one setting and Windows stops naming your theme. This machine reported Custom.theme, which is what nearly everybody has.
What Is a JSON File? And What Opens One Safely
The extension had no default app and no registered file type on the machine here. That is why Windows asks you every time.
Adjust Appearance and Performance? Two Places, Not One
Two different screens both claim to turn Windows animations off. They do not match, and the preset here had never been touched.
Disk Cleanup: The Second Button Most People Miss
The temporary folder here held 11,622 files. The Recycle Bin, which everybody empties first, held twelve.
System Restore on Windows: Is It Even Switched On?
Microsoft says it is not enabled by default, and the machine here proved it. An empty list is the normal state, not a fault.
No gpedit.msc? You Are on Windows Home
Group Policy Editor does not ship with Home, and neither does Local Security Policy. The registry is where those settings live anyway.
Network Reset on Windows: What It Wipes First
It takes every saved Wi-Fi network with it. Ten were stored on the machine here, and Microsoft calls a reset the last step you try.
Screen Sideways on Windows? One Setting Turns It Back
Ten seconds in Display settings. Then why it happened, which is a graphics driver shortcut rather than anything in Windows.
Format a USB Drive: FAT32, exFAT or NTFS?
One of the three cannot hold a file over four gigabytes. Microsoft publishes the number, and it decides the choice for most people.
OneDrive Settings: The Four That Actually Matter
Documents and Pictures moved into OneDrive on the machine here and Downloads did not. Microsoft explains exactly why.