Windows doesn’t always “just work" — but with a little touch of tinkering, you can fix most of its unfortunate choices. A modern Windows PC works without much tweaking — mostly. But some settings out ...

Every time I set up a new desktop or laptop, I change a handful of Windows settings to improve my experience and protect my privacy. Changing your default apps is essential, especially if you plan on ...

It's not major gains, but any strain off the CPU is good to me.

Discover some of the Windows 11 defaults that most regular users never notice from a new setup. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

In this guide, we are going to see how to reset Printer to default factory settings. Following are the devices we will be talking about. Let us start with one of the biggest brands in the electronic ...

Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade. The former digital services editor for Reviews.com, Adam now leads CNET's services and software team and contributes to ...

Microsoft has made it harder to choose which apps handle standard file types. Follow these steps to set default apps for all your documents, images, music files, and more. I've been testing PC and ...

Your Audio or Sound may not work if its settings are misconfigured. Usually, we don’t manually change the audio settings and mess it up, a third-party app that we ...

One of the simplest configuration changes that I have made since making the switch to Windows 11 last year was to configure the File Explorer to open to the This PC screen. Normally, when you open ...

Microsoft has reversed a Windows 11 design change that made it highly annoying to change the default browser used by the operating system. Previously, web browsers could configure themselves as the ...