Windows includes a number of default settings that favor background activity over raw performance. Most people never revisit ...

If Apple's AI tech isn't for you, here's how you can disable all or parts of it. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide ...

A new update now in testing sets Edge to automatically appear at startup, and you are forced to opt-out if you don't want it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Another day, another “feature” turned on in a load-bearing app that you might want to turn off. For Gmail users, there is an automatic opt-in that may allow Google access to your emailed data (think: ...

Turning a computer into a media center is not that hard, since tons of old equipment can play HD video. You can go all the way back to a seventh-generation Intel processor from 2016 and still support ...

I always want to make sure my new Windows PC is protected against security threats. Here are five things I do with that goal in mind.

Microsoft has had a big presence at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, providing fans with a glimpse of the future of Xbox with a sneak peek at a potential Xbox Development Kit alongside ...

It’s tough being a gamer entrenched in the Apple ecosystem. The company has failed to reach its own lofty goals of becoming a legitimate gaming platform. Even after releasing the Game Porting Toolkit, ...

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday that the Trump administration is ending federal pressure on carmakers to produce vehicles that turn off while idling ...

Windows 11 shutdown issues caught many users off guard after a routine January 2026 security update, triggering widespread PC troubleshooting across affected systems. Instead of powering off, impacted ...