Category Archives: Windows

Ever wanted to know how many individual files are on your computer?  No?  Well I’ll explain anyway.  You can already find out how many files a folder contains (right click > Properties), but the same won’t work for an entire drive.  And besides, the count is altogether inaccurate- it won’t include certain hidden and system files and the registry. (more…)

A common cause of Windows crashes a file called dxgkrnl.sys, part of the DirectX installation.  This crash can either be caused by third party graphics drivers or DirectX itself.  The easiest method to fixing this problem is ensuring both graphics drivers and DirectX are up to date.  However this can give rise to another problem, in that DirectX doesn’t always like being re-installed on top of an old version.  With most other software, this wouldn’t be problem- you’d simply uninstall the old version and then install the new- but because DirectX is so tightly incorporated into both graphics drivers and the OS, Microsoft doesn’t offer an uninstall program like the one that you’d normally use. (more…)