A hidden Windows registry tweak can unlock serious SSD speed gains—but one wrong move could leave your PC unbootable.

Stop letting automatic updates ruin your workflow. These Registry tweaks help you regain control over Windows update behavior for good.

If you plan on tweaking any version of Windows, you’re going to have to get friendly with the Windows Registry, a database of information that defines how your PC works, including every part of ...

Learn how to turn off and remove AI features in Windows 11. Disable Copilot, AI in Notepad, Edge, Explorer, Office, etc.

The Windows Registry is a powerful but confusing component of the Windows operating system. In earlier editions of Windows, editing the Registry was fraught with peril; if the user edited it with the ...

Starting with Windows 95, the Registry is a hierarchical database that holds configuration data about the hardware environment of the PC, Windows itself and installed applications. The Registry can be ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

When I first tested the newly-integrated Windows 7 gadgets, I discovered that the gadgets disappeared every time I turned UAC off. Well, now you can keep UAC turned ...