Alex Rivera
Editor of MarketPalace. I write the how-to guides on this site: the slow-PC cleanup, the printer that will not come online, the first git commit.
I care about the unglamorous part of computers — the fifteen minutes between “this should be simple” and “why is it still broken.” The guides are written as if you are sitting next to me, looking at the same Settings window.
What I will not do in a guide
- Invent a 4.8-star rating for software I did not score.
- Tell you to download a “PC cleaner” from a pop-up.
- Paste a Wikipedia plot summary and call it a review.
- Skip the “if this fails” section. That is usually the part you need.
Contact
Email hello@marketpalace.shop if a step is wrong or a screenshot-level detail changed after a Windows update.
Recent guides
How to Speed Up a Slow Windows 10 or 11 PC
A slow laptop is usually startup apps, a full disk, or one process eating RAM. Work through these checks in order before you buy anything.
How to Fix Wi-Fi That Says Connected but Has No Internet
The laptop is on the network, the browser is not. Walk the chain from airplane mode to DNS before you reset the router.
How to Create a Strong Password You Can Still Remember
Long passphrases beat clever substitutions. Use a password manager so you are not recycling the same word on every site.
How to Free Up Disk Space on Windows Without Deleting Your Photos
Windows fills C: with updates, recycle-bin leftovers, and temp files. Here is a safe order to reclaim gigabytes.
How to Recover an Unsaved Microsoft Word Document
Word keeps AutoRecover copies. If the file never had a name, look in Recover Unsaved Documents before you rewrite the whole thing.
How to Fix Windows Search When the Bar Does Nothing
When the search box will not open apps or find files, it is usually the search index or a stuck SearchHost process — not a broken keyboard.