Good news: there are plenty of quality-of-life upgrades you can make to your machine that will actually improve its performance and keep it running smoothly for a long time to come. There is an upside ...

If you’re wondering how to increase the performance of your Windows 11 PC, you may already know one way: Use the Windows 10 power-performance slider. But in Windows 11, Microsoft has hidden it in a ...

Microsoft has a new “Performance Fundamentals” plan for Windows 11 gaming in 2026, promising smoother performance and console ...

When you leave your Windows computer idle, its screen turns off automatically after a specific time. Windows turns off the screen in order to save power. If a task is running on your laptop, it will ...

One of the differences between desktop and mobile operating systems is how much work goes on in the background. Smartphone OSes are very aggressive about turning the processor off as quickly as ...

Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and more. With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, ...