Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right ...

When you start your computer, Windows isn’t the only program that loads. For instance, you may have noticed icons in the notification area (also known as the system tray) in the far-right portion of ...

If you are running ten or fifteen apps simultaneously, they are likely to create a mess on your desktop. But using this freeware called HMV – Hide my Windows you can hide windows of running programs ...

Antivirus software is necessary to install on a computer as it offers protection against several threats that can harm a computer. Windows 11/10 computers come with a built-in free antivirus software, ...

When My Security Wall scans your computer it will find the above files and state that they are infections. It will not, though, allow you to remove any of them until you first purchase the program. In ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

, and I am thinking of doing that to replace an old Dell Dimension E520. The Vostro that I have my eye on has Windows 7 whereas my current desktop has Vista. My concern, as an elderly duffer, is the ...

Tech Support scammers are using a free utility called Lock My PC to lock users out of their PCs unless they pay the requested "support" fees. For years telephone scammers pretending to be from ...