To make sure your laptop speakers aren’t muted left click the speaker icon in the system tray. If the icon has an X next to ...

Auto-connecting your VPN on public Wi-Fi adds privacy and peace of mind without relying on your memory or manual toggles.

Ransomware groups are targeting hypervisors to maximize impact, allowing a single breach to encrypt dozens of virtual ...

You’ll need to be using a Windows Insider build to see it The Windows 11 Run dialog box is one of the oldest pieces of user ...

It’s a holiday miracle with no critical Windows patches and an unusually low number of updates overall — but with three zero-days in the wild, patching can’t wait.

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

This i7-powered laptop is now in the same price range as budget Chromebooks and entry-level Windows machines with much worse specs, thanks to a savings of more than $2,000. At this price point, many ...

Stuck in a Windows 11 boot loop? Here's how to enable Quick Machine Recovery to automatically repair startup crashes ...

As we approach the end of 2025, it's a good moment to look back at the many improvements Windows 11 has received throughout the year, most of which arrived through monthly cumulative updates.

Microsoft has released Native NVMe support for Windows Server 2025, unlocking 80% IOPS gains, though admins must manually ...

Windows 11 has a built-in report that provides insight into your laptop's battery health (and whether a replacement is needed).

If your 2025 YouTube history is a mashup of music videos, cooking clips, sports highlights and late-night "how did I get here?" rabbit holes, then there is a new way for you to look back at your year ...