Unless you’re a die-hard tinkerer, PC maintenance probably feels as much of a chore as servicing your car. Fortunately, maintaining your computer is a lot easier than that — and you don’t get dirty to ...

You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver the same benefits for free. I put it to the test. I've been testing PC and ...

For over a decade, Apple users have been able to seamlessly work in the same apps across mobile and desktop. Microsoft is ...

There’s nothing wrong with paying for great PC software. Some apps absolutely earn their price for the convenience they offer. But over the past few years, many tools that were once essential are no ...

Once I’ve unpacked a new Windows PC, the anticipation wears off and reality sinks in. It’s time to get everything set up and ...

Artificial intelligence took center stage last year. The launch of Chat-GPT in the fall of 2022 generated significant excitement, leading software manufacturers to quickly incorporate actual or ...

Picture the ultimate replacement for the Windows Store app. Let’s imagine it allows for installing nearly any Windows application; no clicking through software installation wizards; automatically ...

Recently, I refreshed an older PC—that is, I reset Windows using the existing installation files on the laptop. When everything came up new again, I spotted several apps on the PC I didn’t want. Games ...