Heat is the bane of all electronics, and nothing helps trap heat in your PC like a nice layer of dust that has been building up for the last several years. Luckily, there is an inexpensive way to dramatically cut down on the dust in your PC.

Overclocking used to be all the rage among gamers and other PC enthusiasts, but new technologies have made it irrelevant for most people in most situations. And the best part? To get the same perks, you don't have to do much of anything at all.

When we talk about resolution in the context of screens, we talk about things like how many pixels per inch there are, which determines how many individual colors there are and the amount of detail you’re able to pack into a certain space. That has lead to a general belief that higher resolution is always better in all things, but that isn't true with audio—above a certain point it is irrelevant, and may even be harmful.

Modern televisions, projection technology, and 4K home streaming have largely made going to the movie theater a thing of the past. If you watch even just one movie a week at home, even a nice home theater sytem will pay for itself in only a few years compared to going to the movie theater. But how do you get started?

Most of the time, my taskbar is a cluttered catastrophe, and I have a nearly uncountable number of tabs open in more browser windows than I would care to count. Virtual desktops saved my organization—and my sanity.

Microsoft is making big changes to how third-party antivirus works under the hood as part of a "Windows Resiliency Initiative." It could impact everything from how the anti-cheat in your favorite game works to how the security of enterprise cloud servers are set up.

The Windows Snipping Tool has improved iteration after iteration, but it still lags behind many third-party screenshot apps, which usually offer more customization options and additional settings you can tweak. If you're looking for an open-source alternative, you're in luck: there is a great one.

If you're tempted to reuse an old modular power supply cable on a new power supply, save yourself a lot of trouble and buy a new one instead. You could wind up completely frying thousands of dollars in components otherwise.

Lenovo's Thinkpads are famously reliable workhorses, and the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 is no exception. The 2-in-1 form factor opens up a few interesting ways to use the laptop, and solid system specs ensure the entire thing is snappy and responsive.

If you're looking to get away from Microsoft Word, and Microsoft, or if you're just looking to support a free and open-source project, there are a dizzying array of solid options out there. Here are four that are great all-rounders, and that can run on most PCs or laptops with an issue.

Microsoft has developed countless fantastic features for Windows over the years, but for some reason, they usually don’t wind up included by default. Instead, you have to download a separate program called PowerToys to get access to them. Some of them are so great they definitely need to be added to Windows as stock features.

Windows Recall, a "privacy-focused" AI tool for Copilot+ PCs designed to make it easier to retrace your digital steps if you forgot what you did the day before, is going to receive a major update: a homepage.

Backups are one of those things that everyone knows is necessary, plans to make, but usually don't worry about until it is too late. Here is a quick, easy way to make a portable backup solution that you can connect to any PC you want.

No Windows experience is complete without occasionally opening the Task Manager to figure out which application is using all of your RAM, or to end a program that has been frozen for ten minutes with no hope in sight. But it isn't even the best tool for the job—there is something else you should be using instead.

When assembling a PC, everyone always thinks about the big three first—the CPU, the GPU, and the motherboard. After that, people tend to piece together the rest, depending on what they want. However, everyone always overlooks one component: the humble sound card.

Microsoft Authenticator, a popular app for generating 2FA codes and storing passwords, has supported password autofill for years. However, that is all going by the wayside. Here's how to save your passwords, and what you can use instead.

GIFs remain one of the most popular image formats on the internet, despite their age. They're even natively integrated into most messaging apps. Now, Microsoft is testing the ability to create and export them using Windows’s native screenshot and screen recording tool.

USB-C is one of the greatest additions to modern computers. We’ve gone for 10 cables that might do 5 jobs to 1 that can do at least 10. However, not every PC comes with a USB-C port, or if it does, it may be a little older. Here’s how I added an extra USB-C port to my PC.

Switching operating systems can be a daunting task—you have to figure out which of your favorite apps are supported, and find good alternatives for those that aren't. Here are the ones I installed immediately after switching to Linux.