The first category of apps you should remove shouldn’t even be on your computer. Pre-built PCs are notorious for including ...

Windows looks mostly neat and tidy on my computer but if I’ve got a really captivating image for a background I want to see ...

You can pay for third-party PC optimization software to make your computer run more smoothly, but Microsoft PC Manager does ...

If you’ve had your PC for a while or are issued a laptop for work, it can be difficult to gauge whether your PC is up to speed compared to other PCs. But there’s a quick method I use to find this out: ...

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It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive. Sure, I’ve been using ...

Despite Intel’s best efforts via firmware patching, the voltage glitch that marred some of its 13th and 14th Gen desktop CPUs can still emerge from the shadows. My gaming rig was one of its latest ...

The plight of the living room PC gamer is real. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I forget why I showed you that. Oh, yes, I'd like ...

It’s very easy to say “you must back up your computer,” but doing so can sometimes feel like a chore. After all, catastrophic data loss doesn’t feel like it should be a common occurrence. It couldn’t ...

Laptops are great when I’m on the go, but when I’m not traveling, desktop computers are my preferred device by a long shot. To find the best desktop computers on the market, I relied on my six years ...