Have you ever had your computer crash beyond repair? When this happens, the natural response is to purchase a new one, but what happens to your important software ...

When you need to know your specs to figure out if you can play a video game, it’s best to just automate the process. But sometimes you need to dive deep and really find out nitty-gritty details about ...

When you buy a copy of Windows 11/10, you get a product key. This key is used to activate Windows on your computer. It’s a 25-character product key, and it’s important that you keep it noted somewhere ...

When the keyboard was first designed, the intention was to keep every key in the right position as per its estimated usage. However, that was in the typewriter era. The common uses have changed with ...

If you've purchased a new PC with Windows pre-installed in the past few years, you might have noticed a few changes on the outside of the device. The biggest change is the absence of a product key, ...

The Microsoft Windows Product Key Tech Support Scam is a Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam that displays a lock screen that blocks you from accessing your Windows desktop. This lock screen pretends to be ...

Product keys for Windows 8 computers aren't printed on a sticker. They're encrypted in the BIOS. How might that affect you? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Windows upgrade licenses are expensive. Do they have an expiration date? That's a question I get often from people who own older PCs/laptops running Windows 10 Pro. If you replace that PC or laptop ...