The Microsoft Edge browser is now even more optimized and has a bit higher performance on Windows. That’s thanks to changes in version 102 of the browser, which can now automatically compress disk caches.
Microsoft talked about this in a technical post…
If you don’t like the default name your PC has, you can always learn how to change it. Changing your PC’s name lets you call it whatever you like while getting rid of that non-descript product-ID-style name that it came with it. It lets you give the sy…
Hackers have found an unusual and unconventional method to infect PCs with malware: distributing dangerous code with Windows Calculator.
The individuals behind the well-known QBot malware have managed to find a way to use the program to side-load malic…
My household is firmly entrenched in Apple’s cozy orchard, but I keep sneaking back to my Windows PC when nobody is looking. There’s no way I could ever give up Windows.
Don’t get me wrong: MacOS is a slick bit of software. It is uniform and easy to n…
Learning how to build a PC from scratch is easier than you might think. The process mostly involves screwing in the right screws and connecting the right cables, so as long as you’re careful with your components and take the proper safety precautions, …
The process of downloading and installing a fresh copy of Windows 10 or even updating a Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 is pretty straightforward. But did you know that you also can run Windows right from a USB flash drive? Now it does sound like a great wa…
Snap just announced Snapchat for Web, a new way to stay in touch with friends while using a computer. Using Snapchat in a browser is surprisingly similar to how it works with the mobile app, yet Snap takes advantage of the larger screen to show a list …
Although games certainly benefit from high-speed storage devices like SSDs, diminishing returns kick in pretty quickly; It’s hard to tell the difference between an old SATA SSD and a cutting edge PCIe Gen 4 SSD in most games. In order to take advantage…
Microsoft has rolled out security updates as part of its June 2022 Windows updates to address a serious security bug that has targeted programs including Microsoft Word.
The Windows zero-day vulnerability is known as Follina (CVE-2022-30190) by securit…
The first major featured update for Windows 11 is coming. Currently officially known as Windows 11, Version 22H2, this update addresses a lot of the quality of life issues that people have complained about. It brings folders in the Start Menu, the abil…
Vivaldi has just released an update introducing a number of useful features that are built into the browser itself.
Starting with today’s patch, the browser features a full-blown email client, as well as a calendar and feed reader. Should Vivaldi’…
If you’re still using a hard drive as your main boot drive, you could really benefit from moving Windows to another drive — preferably a solid-state drive. To keep your existing data as is but enjoy the SSD speed, you’ll need to move your operating sys…
There’s no doubt that Windows 11 is the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft. However, be it TPM 2.0 or CPU restrictions, not everyone might be able to run the new operating system on their PC.
If you still want to try Windows 11, tho…
Acer just announced a handful of new laptops, but the most notable is the Swift 3 because it packs an OLED display into a device that’s only $900. Typically, you would spend well over $1,000 to get an OLED display on a laptop, though companies like Ace…
I am not going to lie. I am a die-hard Windows fan. I love my Surface Laptop Studio, and I’m tuned in to every new update to Windows 11. It’s not that I don’t dip out of the Microsoft ecosystem from time to time, but I always find myself drawn back to …