"Out of the box" doesn’t mean "out of the woods." These essential first steps will tidy up Windows, lock it down, and get ...

Windows 8 is here to stay, and whatever tweaks Microsoft makes in its upcoming Windows Blue release, many users find the new interface difficult to master. That wouldn’t be such a big deal if ...

Most small business owners don’t know much about basic computer maintenance and as a result, their PCs slow down or crash. The real issue is neglect: failing to update security patches and antivirus ...

If you handle the IT chores for your business, you’ve no doubt heard by now that Windows 8 is a little, um, different. For example, there’s no Start button. The traditional desktop has been supplanted ...

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When you have a Windows computer and have to deal with Microsoft patches, hard drives that die, and hard drives that should be updated to solid-state drives (SSDs), there are a few key tasks you need ...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to turn on basic camera mode in Windows 11 to limit camera features to the basics. This new setting is under the Advanced camera options page and can be helpful ...

When the Surface Laptop Go debuted three years ago, it seemed like Microsoft pushed itself to make the cheapest possible notebook without sacrificing that Surface flair. The result was a $549 computer ...