How do you benchmark your PC? In this guide, we show you how to measure your gaming frame rates and gauge your PC performance in apps. Knowing how to run a PC benchmark test will enable you to see ...

After trying out in-place upgrading to Windows 11 24H2 from 23H2 and measuring the differences, we tried a clean install to see if this was the better way to go. Microsoft this week lifted another ...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Release Preview update adds a built-in network speed test accessible straight from the taskbar, a small but welcome quality-of-life improvement for anyone troubleshooting ...

PC bottleneck detection helps pinpoint which component limits performance when games stutter, apps lag, or multitasking feels sluggish. Many slow PC diagnosis issues surface through simple observation ...

Microsoft's PC Manager promises to optimize your machine's performance at no cost. I tried it out to see if it's good enough to replace third-party tools. I've been testing PC and mobile software for ...

In my experience, Windows PCs have gotten fast enough that I don’t have to worry about running too many apps or opening too many files at once. But there's always room for improvement, especially if ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Windows 11 preview builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 introduce a built-in taskbar network speed test, native Sysmon support for advanced threat detection, faster resume-from-sleep ...

Over the past few years, PC games have been facing an optimization problem. Leaning heavily on upscaling solutions like Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR, developers have been releasing ultra-detailed games ...