A reader email this week has me thinking about Microsoft's Signature PC program and whether this is still a recommended source for clean PCs.

Just a day after FedEx dropped off the HP ENVY Curved All-in-One in a VW-sized box, I have a few more observations about this stunning new PC.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today that it has brought its PIXEL desktop environment to PC and Mac.

A little over a week ago, I wrote about the components I had ordered for my son's gaming PC. Since then, the parts have all arrived, and my son and I successfully built the PC last week.

I recently held a focus group and reaffirmed what I've known for years: Microsoft's Signature program delivers the clean and reliable PC experiences that its customers deserve, and should demand.

In the several weeks since I first purchased, assembled and then started using an Intel NUC mini-PC as my primary desktop, I've received a number of questions from readers about this setup. Was I really using a NUC? Could this inexpensive and tiny system meet my needs? Do I still recommend the Intel NUC?

With the release of Windows 10, the Pandora music streaming streaming service is going all-in, and has released a universal app for PCs/tablets and phones.

Microsoft has streamlined the Windows 10 Setup process so that it prompts the user much less than before. But in doing so, it sets some unwanted defaults.

Once you upgrade your genuine Windows 7/8.1-based PC to Windows 10, you will always be able to perform clean installs of the new OS on that PC going forward.

With Microsoft issuing ISO media for Windows 10, many people who qualify for the free upgrade want to clean install the OS rather than upgrade. Here's how.

In Windows 10, Microsoft has replaced the Favorites view in File Explorer with a new Quick Access view that adds some new features you may not want.

When it comes to PC backup, one size doesn’t fit all. Not only does the built-in backup functionality in Windows vary—sometimes wildly—from version to version, but users’ needs and wants vary. With that in mind, and guided by your feedback, I’d like to start thinking about—and then writing—a series about PC backup. Here’s where my…

For years, I’ve railed against the openly hostile attitudes that most PC makers have towards Microsoft, and in recent months I’ve been pushing a Clean PC agenda to get them to clean up their act. Well, Lenovo isn’t the only one paying attention: HP collaborated with Microsoft on the Spectre x360, and the result is…

Tech enthusiasts worried about the enshittification of Windows 11 should at least test Tiny11 2311 to see what they're not missing.

Happy Friday! It was a long short week, if that makes sense, but here's a great set of reader questions to kick off the weekend a bit early. Cross-browser bookmark sync harmjr asks: How do you keep up with your bookmarks/favorites between browsers? 0Any Program to sync favorites/bookmarks between all of the browsers and keep…

While I've tested my share of premium portable PCs, I've rarely used one as compelling as the 2017 ThinkPad X1 Carbon