If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

If you suspect that someone is accessing and using your computer without permission, you can apply some of the tricks below ...

I've used many Linux distros over the years, and this is the one I recommend the most. Here's why and how to try it.

On Windows 10, you can use the DISM command tool to repair the local image, which you can use with the System File Checker ...

The Windows 11 Start Menu Styler lets you customize the Start menu the way you want. You can remove the recommended section, ...

Booting from a USB stick is very helpful for many purposes. However, many factors have to be right for the boot to work ...

Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. Known as "AI actions," they can ...

If you just picked up a new Pixel 10 Pro or Pixel 10 Pro XL, you might notice that one of Google’s new features – 100x zoom – is missing out of the box, but a simple update should take care of that.

A CMOS checksum error usually means the CMOS battery is weak, BIOS settings are corrupted, or the BIOS update failed. The most reliable fix is to replace the CMOS ...

Unlike in the old days, Windows 11's File Explorer opens by default not to "This PC" with all your drives, but to the new Home page with quick access to user folders, favorites and shared files. To ...

The navigation pane can be disabled unintentionally due to a miss-click or system update. File Explorer also includes settings that control how the pane displays folders, drives, and libraries.