This week, I will discuss advanced features of the BIOS. These include proper configuration of built-in peripherals, as well as power-management issues to consider. Let's dig in. This section of the ...

The BIOS is an essential set of routines in a PC, stored on a chip. It provides an interface between the operating system and the hardware, acting as an intermediary between a computer's hardware and ...

Where Winds Meet is quite polished, and while it requires a beefy PC to run, there are certain settings that you can tweak to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Gaming PCs are complex beasts that occasionally need to be tamed into submission before they're capable of performing their greatest feats. With a few ...

Here are some of my best tips for optimizing your computer, whether you are a Mac or a PC user. Remember, the specific steps or settings may vary slightly depending on the version of your operating ...

I ran across these two articles about optimizing your computer recently, and was surprised at the good tech advice from this PC World magazine article, and this mix of bad tech advice with several ...

That’s what I always advise when people ask me about PC-optimization utilities like Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8 and CCleaner. While these tools can be helpful, they can also create problems–usually when ...

Proper optimization is very important for the smooth functioning of your PC. While there are many free PC optimizers available in the online market, it is very important to get a good one. Ashampoo ...

Here are a few practical tips for improving your computer’s performance by using stock Windows utilities and a few programs you can download for free. Though the associated articles assume that you’re ...