Third-party registry cleaners will not speed up your Windows 11 PC. They can cause more harm than good.

While it's not as necessary on newer hardware, old and less capable desktops or laptops could get a helpful boost from any ...

Despite the name, PC Manager doesn’t actually manage your PC in any deep or intelligent way. The “boost” feature clears ...

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It has happened to all of us: You press the power button on your PC to start your day, go make a cup of coffee, come back, and see that it's still booting up. This can be really frustrating and can ...

Nothing lasts forever, and that is never truer when it comes to personal computers and laptops. And with the current state of the world thanks in part to tariff instability and the growth of AI, ...

PC gaming in 2026 demands a combination of performance, graphics optimization, and reliable system utilities. Free gaming tools enable gamers to monitor hardware, fine-tune settings, and maintain ...

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If Windows is your preferred operating system, consider these open-source apps. There are numerous open-source apps available for almost any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows.

Following the release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 on December 23, I retested some synthetic benchmarks on the Pixel 10 Pro XL to verify my original findings and find out whether Google’s update fixed ...

One of the many long-standing oddities of Windows is that it has never had native support for NVMe SSDs, despite them being around for well over a decade and being the standard option for modern ...