The touchpad is an essential component of your Windows laptop, and it can be difficult to get much done if it suddenly stops working — especially if you're not familiar with common Windows keyboard ...

Knowing the difference between HDMI and USB qualifies me as the local tech “expert,” so folks often invite me around to fix their computer problems. I’ll let you into a little secret, though: Most of ...

Some laptops are remarkably resilient. Others, not so much. But all succumb to wear and tear over time. Batteries decline, screens malfunction, keyboards fail (and shed their keys). Before calling for ...

There's an old saying in the tech support world: Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. Or something like that. While many of ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

If you’ve used a computer for a fairly long period of time then there’s a good chance that you’ve felt it getting slower over time. If you’re using it on a fairly regular basis, it’s going to feel ...

A flickering laptop screen can be a headache in more ways than one. It can damage your company's bottom line because the constant blinking is a distraction that produces fatigue. The result is ...

Wondering why your laptop gets so hot or how to stop it from overheating? Keeping your laptop cool is important for both comfort and performance. When your device overheats, it can slow down, shut off ...

Computer screens, like any component of a computer system, work or fail to work because of a series of possible factors: the input from the computer, the settings on the screen, and the performance of ...

When desktop PCs have hardware problems, the solution is usually pretty simple: Find the part that isn’t working, pull it out, and replace it. Laptop ailments, however, aren’t quite so easy to cure.