I recently upgraded my PC with a new graphics card and a new, large SSD, and decided there was no better time than the present to give my desktop a good old-fashioned cleanout. What started for me as ...

My "clean" Windows install wasn't clean at all.

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You probably look into it more than your life partner’s eyes, yet when you stare at your computer screen, you’re doing so through smudges, lint, and grime that make websites harder to read and put ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...

After a 7-year corporate stint, Tanveer found his love for writing and tech too much to resist. An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and ...

If you've had a PC for more than a few months, you might have noticed that it tends to slow down over time. This can happen because of various reasons, like accumulating files and apps, running ...

Need to clean out all the gunk from Windows and your PC? Here’s my favorite free utility of all time for keeping your PC clean and fast-running — and that also keeps a lot of your computer and ...

I have a PC cleanup routine that I’ve perfected over the years. With a mix of regular driver updates, old file and app cleanouts, and physical cleaning, the little-and-often approach means I don’t ...