https://www.groovypost.com The premier source for tech news, tips, reviews and how to galleries Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.groovypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-gp-logo-512-32x32.png https://www.groovypost.com 32 32 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/check-gpu-temperature-windows/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/check-gpu-temperature-windows/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:05:46 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=255312 If you're a gamer or do graphics intensive work on your PC, you may need to check your GPU temperature on Windows. Here's how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/check-gpu-temperature-windows/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/disable-reserved-storage-on-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/disable-reserved-storage-on-windows-11/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:05:05 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=255347 If you are testing featurews or need to free up drive space, you can disable reserved storage on Windows 11. 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This guide explains how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/use-powershell-to-enable-or-disable-hibernation-on-windows/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-error-0x8007045d-on-windows/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-error-0x8007045d-on-windows/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:05:47 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=239014 Are you getting a 0x8007045d error on your Windows PC? It means Windows can't read a file you want to access. If you want to fix it, follow this guide.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-error-0x8007045d-on-windows/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-unidentified-network-error-on-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-unidentified-network-error-on-windows-11/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:30:30 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=238923 Getting an unidentified network error on Windows? There are a number of causes and solutions. This guide explains how to fix the problem.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-unidentified-network-error-on-windows-11/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-err_ssl_protocol_error-on-windows/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-err_ssl_protocol_error-on-windows/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:30:02 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=238859 Seeing a ERR_PROTOCOL_ERROR on Windows when you're trying to load a trusted website? You'll need to troubleshoot. This guide explains how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-err_ssl_protocol_error-on-windows/feed/ 0