Your PC might be secretly working harder than you are, and not always in ways that benefit you.

An upcoming October Windows update will turn on Memory Integrity by default—improving system security, but potentially ...

Computers slow down for any number of reasons, but most of those boil down to one thing – us using them. As you download programs, install extensions, surf the web, create files, and fill your hard ...

You may have noticed that Windows 11 is going through a bit of a midlife crisis. There is a perception that Microsoft has prioritized cramming more AI features into the OS instead of fixing its many ...

Q: My computer isn’t as fast as it used to be, but it’s not that old. What can I do to speed it up? A: This is one of the most common questions we hear, and the good news is that a sluggish computer ...

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

Every operating system requires a minimum level of maintenance to ensure error-free and smooth operation. Knowing what is running on the PC or starting up automatically should be part of your regular ...

Few things are as infuriating as a sluggish computer. That's been common knowledge since the early 1980s, when the principle of the Doherty Threshold was coined. In a study published in the IBM ...

Q: How can I tell what’s causing my Windows computer to bog down? A: When a computer starts crawling, most people assume it’s old, broken or infected. In reality, it’s often just overwhelmed. One ...

QUESTION: How can I tell what’s causing my Windows computer to bog down? ANSWER: When a computer starts crawling, most people assume it’s old, broken, or infected. In reality, it’s often just ...

After a 7-year corporate stint, Tanveer found his love for writing and tech too much to resist. An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and ...