The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

The default power mode on a Windows PC is set to Balanced, which tries to find a middle ground between battery life and ...

When we don’t want to shut down our system because we are leaving the system for a short period, the best option is to put your computer to Sleep. However, the Sleep option is missing for some users ...

Update drivers and roll back bad Windows 11 updates within 10 days to restore stability and get faster, more reliable ...

If there’s one section of Windows 10’s Settings app that could be considered “fun” it would have to be the Personalization section. This is where you get to make your PC yours by setting the ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 build 26200.5742 continues the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features to the Settings app. In this preview release, Microsoft has shifted across some time and ...

Use built-in Windows tools like the Troubleshooter to fix common problems on your computer. You can check your memory with the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool to solve lagging issues. Tools like ...

If you have accidentally deleted the camera driver on your Windows 11 computer, this article will show you how to reinstall ...

The need to manage patching on home machines that have no Group Policy, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) control means that you may be looking for ...

Four years after the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 10, but what does that mean? Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Starting in the late 1990s when hard disk capacities grew beyond several gigabytes, it became customary for the PC vendor to copy the entire Windows installation CD-ROM onto the hard disk in the ...