I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops that are finicky with ...

Are you tired of your operating system dictating what you can and can’t do with your PC or laptop? Are you tired of your operating system dictating what you can and can’t do with your PC or laptop?

While it's no secret that Microsoft has been working on getting Windows XP to run on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation's XO-1, they also said in December that it wasn't exactly an easy ...

I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops that are finicky with ...

Those wacky OLPC folks have been working with Microsoft on a way to cram Windows XP onto the XO Laptop for a few months now. And while we’ve already seen video evidence of Windows running on the ...

Are you dual-booting Windows and Linux but struggling with a clunky boot process and system conflicts? Wondering why your setup feels less smooth than promised? Well, here are five essential BIOS ...

I run Windows 11 on most of my devices these days because I use a few creative programs daily that don't have a Linux alternative. That wasn't always the case, though, and for many years, I ...

Xiomara Blanco is an associate editor for CNET Reviews. She's a Bay Area native with a knack for tech that makes life easier and more enjoyable. So, don't expect her to review printers anytime soon.

On Thursday, at the Taipei Computer Applications Show in Taiwan, Asian computer giant Acer (News - Alert) unwrapped a unique dual-boot netbook. Labeled Aspire One AOD255, the Acer netbook is ...

A family member recently came to me with this strange Bitlocker issue on a dual boot laptop that occurred after the motherboard was replaced due to a water spill. The Windows 10 boot and shared data ...

Initially Microsoft showed little interest in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project until the orders started to pour in. The thought of all those laptops going to developing countries (and even ...