You can complete about as much work on a computer that gets stuck in standby as you can on one that won't boot at all. To work your way past these kinds of operating problems, you need to diagnose ...

The built-in Windows Reliability Monitor remains an oft-overlooked troubleshooting gem. It’s actually a specialized part of Windows’ general-purpose Performance Monitor tool (perfmon.exe). While more ...

On Windows 10 and 11, you can use these steps to fix a second monitor not detected on your PC, and here's how.

Months go by, and Windows works. Then, out of nowhere, your computer slows down. Files don’t open right away. Programs freeze or shut down. Your system probably needs some TLC, but what should you do?

As I documented last week, I’ve been having intermittent problems with my Internet connection. Just when I thought I’d solved it, I woke up this morning to yet another massive slowdown. Using the ...

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 ...

Well, today I downloaded the newest NVidia drivers to try and make my GTA3 experience better (it greatly improved my freind's graphics with a GF2 Ti 64mb SD ram, and I have a GF GTS-V 32mb RD ram, but ...

I just purchased a new Samsung 19" monitor from Best Buy (where I work) and I'm having a problem with it. It's really hard to describe but the monitor looks "blurry"... its not sharp in the least and ...