How to Rediscover the Windows Start Menu's Utility
The Start menu is your way into Windows and the web—it’s where you find your apps and start your searches, where you go…
Why Choosing Between Windows and macOS Still Matters
Sometimes it feels like the operating system doesn’t matter. Sure, the fans will always be there ready and willing for…
How to Partition Your Hard Drive and Why You Would Want To
Partitioning your hard drive sounds like a technically involved task that most people don’t need to bother with—but…
Acer's New Swift 7 Is So Thin It Doesn't Seem Real
At some point, Acer is going to have to give up its yearly quest to make the Swift 7 just a little bit slimmer, but…
Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13
Dell’s XPS 13 has been one of the best ultraportable laptops on the market for years now. It’s sleek, it’s stylish, and…
Samsung's Latest Laptops Want to Win You Over With Style
When it comes to mainstream laptops, they all sort of have the same specs. You get a CPU from Intel (or maybe AMD),…
Huawei Is Going Hard at the MacBook Air With Its New MateBook 13
Huawei has only been in the laptop game for a few years now, but following up on the success of systems like the MateBoo…
This Laptop Has a Notch
Little by little, smartphone design has been making an impact on laptops thanks to features like touchscreens, built-in…
Microsoft Starts Hitting Mute on Cortana's Annoying Windows 10 Setup Voiceover
While many Windows 10 users may have never encountered this, during setup, Windows 10 has an annoying feature where Cort…
How to Run a Different OS Without Buying a New Computer
Maybe you’ve grown tired of your current laptop or desktop operating system and you just want to try something…
The Best Free Software to Install on Your New Laptop
You’ve unboxed yourself a brand new laptop, logged in, changed the wallpaper to something more your taste, and... now…
How to Get Your Console Games Streaming to Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS
In a perfect world, you would always be able to sit down in front of your console and living room television when you…
Top Cortana Exec Out at Microsoft as Internal Shakeup Continues
The next VP to leave Microsoft is the current head of Cortana, Javier Soltero, according to multiple reports. The…
5 Simple Windows Security Tips You've Got No Excuse to Ignore
Computer security doesn’t really have to be hard. Some of the smallest, simplest measures can be the most effective in…
Lenovo's Dual-Screen Yoga Book Is Painfully Close to a Breakthrough
Laptops haven’t changed much since 2012. Sure, they’re a bit sleeker, more powerful, and have slightly better battery…
Razer Makes Laptops in White Now
You never realize how attached to a laptop’s color a brand is until you see it in a new shade. Razer’s known for black…
Microsoft Says It's Fixed That Windows 10 October Update Bug That Mass-Deleted Entire Directories
Over the weekend, Microsoft pulled the latest update build of Windows 10 (version 1809) after a bug that flew past its…
11 Free Apps for Fixing Annoying Problems on Windows 10 and macOS
No matter how careful you are, problems tend to crop up on Windows and macOS anyway—from little annoyances you can’t…
Microsoft Delays Latest Version of Windows 10 After Reports of Mass File Deletion
Microsoft has temporarily halted the rollout of its October 2018 update for Windows 10 (version 1809), writing in a…