Troubleshooting an overheating laptop CPU is a task that requires you to know enough about computers that you will not damage the laptop when you open it up. Otherwise, you will likely do more harm ...

PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, ...

It happens to everyone at some point. You're doing something on your computer, whether it's an important project, some aimless browsing, or trying to beat your high score on Solitaire, and without ...

The motherboard and processor are two of the most important hardware components inside the computer. The various pieces of hardware inside the PC communicate with one another through the circuits on ...

Maybe your old computer is just running slowly. Click here for 9 ways make an old PC run faster. Below are five common computer problems that you can usually solve yourself. Computers have a lot of ...

Computers live by Murphy’s Law: “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” Which is why, at some point, your computer will freeze, or flicker, or even shut down. Most of us are comfortable using ...

Microsoft offers numerous useful tools that can help users and admins diagnose problems in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use them for best results. As people use Windows 10 or 11 in their daily ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Some users of Windows 10 version 1903 are experiencing CPU usage spikes after installing last week's optional cumulative update. The update, labeled KB4512941, addressed the Visual Basic 6, VBA, and ...

Your web browser could be the culprit, especially if you've lost count of the number of windows and tabs you have open. Each ...

This is the first time I am trying to figure out what is wrong with an older PC.<BR>I have built PC's but that one is a 5 year old system I purchased. <BR><BR>It all started approximately 2 months ago ...

Last friday I finished putting together a new PC and upon initial boot the CPU fan, which is an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 Rev. 2, I am 95% sure, spun as expected. I has the cover off and I actually watched ...