This was my thought process until a few weeks ago, when I was messing around in my BIOS and had to clear the CMOS. After ...

One of the most obsessed over features of Windows is its boot time, according to Windows chief Steven Sinofsky. As such, he says in a blog post, Windows 8 will boot so fast it will make the relatively ...

First, right-click on the Start icon and select Run. When the Run dialogue box pops up, type shell:appsfolder and select ...

Microsoft Windows performance tips that improve speed and stability using built-in tools, smart settings, and simple habits ...

Show of hands: Who feels like it’s too inconvenient to fully shut down your computer at night? Sure, you might save some energy or battery life with a full shutdown, and the system might appreciate ...

In the age of the Ultrabook, boot times of 30 seconds or less have become standard. Unfortunately, many mainstream notebooks take nearly a minute and a half to load Windows, often due to an abundance ...

Upgrade your PC storage with NVMe SSDs for faster boot, reduced game load times, and improved overall system responsiveness.

Until I upgraded my computer, I was struggling with this problem also: how to make my computer boot faster. It took ages for it to boot up, and as I later learned, it was because all of the programs I ...

The first category of apps you should remove shouldn’t even be on your computer. Pre-built PCs are notorious for including ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Did you know that an SSD-equipped Windows 8 PC can boot up in under seven seconds? Watch the video below if you ...