Just finished a clean Windows install? Make sure you don’t miss these six critical steps to secure, optimize, and set up your ...

Search Indexing is a feature in Windows that allows your computer to search through every folder and file and return results based on a word or metadata. This is a quicker alternative to searching an ...

Of all the optimizations and tweakable settings available natively within Windows 11, I find these three to be by far the ...

Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade. The former digital services editor for Reviews.com, Adam now leads CNET's services and software team and contributes to ...

Windows 11's God Mode helps its users to navigate the redesigned Settings app of Microsoft's latest major update for its operating system. BRAZIL - 2021/07/04: In this photo illustration the Windows ...

To access the pages and options available in Windows Update Settings, open the Settings app using Win+I hotkey, and click on the Windows Update category available on the bottom left section. On the ...

The Windows search function is also able to include the content of PDF files in its index. Unfortunately, the subsequent ...

Let’s face it: Searching your PC for files within Windows has always been mildly confusing, especially with several options for searching right within Windows 10 and 11. But if you’re convinced that a ...

So I'm trying to disable booting into the Windows Advanced Options Menu (aka safe mode, several other options) via F8 at startup, in XP Pro. The computers are set up with two users, one's the built-in ...

The Windows 11 POST (Power On Self-Test) process happens quickly for improved startup times, leaving little room to hit the designated setup key and access the BIOS menu. For that reason, booting to ...

Windows updates can seem stuck, but they may be running especially slow — if yours is truly stuck, there are ways to troubleshoot. Beware of interfering with an update too soon; if you stop an update ...