When your company is looking to roll out new software for use in corporate computers, installer programs are vital. Windows Installer, alternatively known as Microsoft installer or MSI, is a type of ...

There are two possible reasons why this happens. The first is because the VSS service gets stuck, and the second is when the Windows installer itself is a problem. 1] Check if VSS Service is stuck ...

These save me hours, time that would otherwise be spent configuring Windows from scratch ...

The Windows Installer Patch (.MSP) files on Windows 11/10 are located under the C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$ root directory. In this post, we will attempt to ...

Click on the Start button and select Run, then type regedit. (You can also open the Run window by pressing Windows + R keys simultaneously). Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ ...

Microsoft's Windows Live effort has fought a bit of an uphill battle to gain consumer interest, but as per its usual modus operandi, the Redmond-based giant is not giving up. Today, a member of the ...

After your computer applies a Windows patch, the patch file along with other files related to the installation are cached in the hidden system folder C:\Windows ...

If you get a new PC or tablet, it will have Microsoft's new OS pre-installed. Here's how to get the OS on an older or custom-build machine. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...