Latest Laptop How-To Stories
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How to change your laptop's power settings
These power-saving tips and tricks will help conserve your laptop's battery life.
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How to adjust the brightness on your laptop
Adjusting the brightness on your laptop screen can help alleviate eye strain and tension headaches.
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How to play Steam games on a Chromebook
Google has published instructions on how to play Steam games on your Chromebook. Here's a list of which Chromebooks are supported and which games you can play on them.
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How to fix audio problems on your Windows PC
If your computer audio abruptly stops working, you can try these simple steps in five minutes or less.
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What to look for in a cheap Chromebook
Is a cheap Chromebook good enough for homework and distance learning? We discuss the most important criteria as you buy cheap Chromebooks for the holidays and Black Friday.
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How to charge your Surface laptop to 100%: Solving the smart charging mystery
Microsoft's latest Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio include smart charging, a feature that protects the battery by keeping it from being fully charged. Here's how to turn that off so you can fully charge your laptop.
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How to speed up your laptop with Windows 11's power mode
Windows has an easy way to increase your PC's performance. In Windows 11, it's called the Power Mode. We'll show you how to find Power Mode in Windows 11.
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Does your laptop feel sluggish? Try these 9 things before you give up
Don't ditch that aging laptop until you try these speed-boosting tricks first.
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How to turn your laptop into a desktop workstation
If you're not going anywhere for a while with your laptop, why not kick back and get the full desktop experience? Here's how.
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How to play games on a Chromebook
You can play games on a Chromebook, whether browser- or Android-based, or streamed PC games from the cloud.
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Fix your laptop's color and brightness with this hidden Windows app
Fix Windows 10 auto-brightness and color problems with this hidden Intel app.
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Find power hogs on your laptop with Windows Task Manager
If you're trying to salvage every last bit of battery life on your laptop, Windows 10's Task Manager can help you find the programs consuming the most power.
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3 tweaks that help your laptop battery last longer
If you're trying to help your laptop's battery survive the day, these three settings tweaks help substantially.
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How to benchmark your PC laptop for real-world gains
Free benchmarking software can help you understand how well your laptop performs. And that has numerous payoffs.
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How to tell which GeForce 30-series laptop is the most powerful
How can you tell whether a RTX 30-series gaming laptop is using Nvidia's higher-power "Max-P" GPU, or the lower-power "Max-Q" version? It's not easy, but we have some tips for figuring it out.
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How to use a Chromebook: 10 must-know tips, tricks, and tools for beginners
Chromebooks are dead-simple to use, but just like any PC a little tweaking makes your experience that much better.
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How to disable your laptop touchpad
Does your laptop touchpad get in the way while you type? Here's how to turn it off.
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How to remove malware from your Windows PC
Has malicious software taken your PC hostage? Our malware-removal guide will help you clean out your PC and restore it to a pristine state.
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