I needed to install DX9c because I wanted to play a game that was very finicky about which DX version it wanted. Normally in Windows7 you get a shield where you confirm that you indeed want to install ...

Thanks to this thread, I've been thinking about best practices for operating a Windows PC, even for those who are technically-inclined. For years, I've just run as an administrator and never had a ...

In Windows, an Administrator account allows a user to make changes that require administrative permissions. An Administrator has more rights on a Windows OS than users with a local account. For ...