If you're ready to replace your old PC and hand it down to a friend or family member, you'll need to wipe your data and reset it. Follow these instructions to make sure you do it the right way.

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You can revive your aging PC with a lightweight Linux distro such as Puppy Linux and Linux Lite. But which one should you choose?

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You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...

This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. This year, Mehdi is ...

Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every grumble about the operating system feeling heavier and slower. The twist is ...