The extended security update (ESU) support for Windows 7, alongside that of Windows 8.1, ends today. This means no more security updates, via Patch Tuesdays, will be released, and users will either ...

What just happened? Judgment day for Windows 7 and 8 has finally arrived. While we've known this was coming for a while, Microsoft had a final surprise for Windows 7 users: anyone still needing ...

If you are installing Windows 11/10 from scratch and no data is stored on any hard drive partition, you can delete all hard drive partitions and then try installing Windows. Sometimes, existing ...

The conventional wisdom when you think you've picked up some nasty Windows malware is to format the disk and start from scratch, and that's enough to defeat most hacks. However, it won't help with a ...

The successor to the long-known BIOS system, dubbed UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), serves as your motherboard firmware on every newer computer. Even though most people still call it ...

Whether it's a self-built gaming machine or a fresh-from-the-store office PC, the right BIOS/UEFI settings can make a world ...