I knew something was off when my PC started taking longer and longer to reach the desktop. Like most people, I first tried ...

When you encounter problems with drivers that destabilize the system or software that malfunctions, System Restore is a very useful feature in Windows 11/10 that allows PC users to revert to an ...

With Windows Blue, Microsoft may concede that not everyone wants or needs the new modern-style Start screen. Citing unnamed sources, both ZDNet and The Verge say that Microsoft is considering a ...

Until I upgraded my computer, I was struggling with this problem also: how to make my computer boot faster. It took ages for it to boot up, and as I later learned, it was because all of the programs I ...

If you have upgraded, however, you have probably discovered quite a few irksome "features" that have inexplicably changed since Windows 7 -- such as the removal of the Start menu, Smart Screen ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Scuttlebutt says Microsoft may have another pleasant surprise in store for desktop PC users with the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 expected in March or April. Microsoft is currently testing having the ...

But with the advent of the tiny, lightweight, and portable USB key drive, system builders now have a new tool. I believe the USB key drive could alter—even usurp—our old rescue and ...