If your laptop’s battery doesn't last nearly as long as it first did out of the box, then it might be time to replace it. The lithium-ion batteries used to power most laptops degrade over time with an ...

A step-by-step guide to fixing a black screen on MacBook Pro or an external monitor.

Remember the opening scene of Night of the Living Dead? A young woman and her brother are visiting their grandfather’s plot in a graveyard. A creepy pale-faced dude approaches them, and the screaming ...

An average laptop can last four to five years, but the battery is usually the first to have issues. Unlike desktops, laptops have smaller parts that wear out quicker and are harder to replace. You can ...

Your Windows 11 laptop has a secret power setting that's seriously useful - how to find it ...

Gaming laptops promise desktop-class performance in a backpack, but repair benches tell a different story. High failure rates, cooked components and batteries that give up early are so common that ...

When it’s time to factory reset a computer, you’ve probably exhausted all your other reboot and repair options. After all, performing on a full-on factory reset isn’t exactly fun, but sometimes it’s ...

Built around a right-to-repair philosophy, the 13.5-inch Framework Laptop can swap out its main board, battery or even keyboard and ports. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming ...

Modern computers are becoming increasingly adept at delivering top-of-the-line performance in compact laptops while remaining reliable. But also, they are expensive, and repairing them can cost you a ...