Watch PCWorld build SFF video production PCs!
Video production requires some serious power, but that doesn’t mean your PC has to be a massive RGB-laden behemoth. Adam Patrick Murray and Alex Esteves are looking to shrink down their PC […]
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Copilot+ PCs explained: AI Windows meets Arm laptops
Exciting times! Microsoft recently announced at its developer conference about artificial intelligence, a new laptop class with significantly more powerful Snapdragon X CPUs, and its new operating system for the Arm architecture […]
10 ways Snapdragon AI PCs are just like Chromebooks
Microsoft has dreamed of competing with Chromebooks for many years, having previously pushed products like Windows 10 S (a limited version of Windows that powered the first Surface Laptop) and Windows 10X […]
July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery
Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a CrowdStrike problem and […]
Why I test gaming PCs with free Steam demos – not canned benchmarks
You only have to read a few PC gaming hardware posts on Reddit to see how many gamers there are out there unsure if their low-spec potato of a gaming PC will […]
How to enable the blue light filter on Windows PCs to get better sleep
We’ve all read the reports: Blue light can play a role in sleep issues. It’s also been mentioned as a factor in skin damage, too. Fortunately, not only can you enable a […]
Secure Boot is busted on 200+ PCs from Dell, Acer, Intel, and others
Secure Boot, a tool that’s built into hundreds of millions of PCs to keep them from loading unverified software via UEFI, is a fundamental cornerstone of modern computer security. It uses cryptographic […]
Watch Acer IFA 2015 live stream: New Windows 10 phones, PCs & laptops
This morning we expect to get a first look at some brand-new Windows 10 hardware from Acer at IFA 2015, including new Windows 10 phones, new Windows 10 laptops and new Windows 10 […]
Nvidia drivers are crashing some Windows PCs. Here’s how to avoid it
Nvidia has confirmed that new graphics card drivers will cause blue screen crash loops on Windows 10 PCs that can’t execute a certain CPU instruction called POPCNT (Population Count). Specifically, older Windows […]
5 devious ways malware can sneak past your PC’s antivirus
Hardly a week goes by without a company, an organization, or a hospital falling victim to a ransomware attack. Their computer systems have been attacked by an extortion virus that encrypts all […]