Having computer problems? Here is how to defragment a hard drive or trim an SSD in Windows so you can get your PC back in ...

A Windows battery report helps you monitor the health of your laptop's battery. Having computer problems? Here is how to defragment a hard drive or trim an SSD in Windows so you can get your PC back ...

This post explains how to find your computer’s username and password in Windows 11. Usernames and passwords are assigned to users when they first set up their Windows account. They are the unique ...

Nobody likes waiting forever for their PC to start up, and these tricks can help speed up that process and improve your PC.

I'm staring right now at a printer that works about one-third of the time. And even then, it's a crapshoot -- it's likely to jam or fail to print in color without streaking. Why am I keeping it? A ...

One of the things that Windows does behind the scenes is run TRIM on an SSD in your PC. TRIM keeps the SSD in top shape and helps it run at optimal speed. This is done automatically but you can modify ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The Programmed Data Processor-1 (PDP-1) is perhaps most recognizable as the home of Spacewar!, one of the world's first video games, but as the video above proves, it also works as an enormous and ...

The preview of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is only for developers at the moment, but it shows that the era of agentic AI is here. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

U.S. quantum computing firm D-Wave Quantum has struck a deal with a company called Swiss Quantum Technology (SQT) to bring D-Wave’s Advantage2 quantum computer to Europe. The deal, which amounts to ...

Computer scientist Stephen Thaler on Friday formally petitioned the US Supreme Court to decide whether creative works produced entirely by artificial intelligence can qualify for copyright protection.