Does your old laptop run slowly, hold a charge poorly, and annoy you with its terrible Windows OS? There is a solution — Chrome OS Flex. However, not everything is as simple and obvious as it may seem ...

Huawei's emancipation from Western dependencies is progressing. The latest piece puts HarmonyOS on every device — meet HarmonyOS PC (or Hongmeng Computer for the Chinese market), Huawei's very own ...

Skip drive bottlenecks entirely: see how a "Frugal Install" forces a bloated web browser to run directly through pure, ...

Windows 11 greatly benefits from a radically modernized, more consistent design and Microsoft's Copilot AI tool, making the desktop operating system a leader in usability and innovation. With macOS ...

What if your operating system didn’t just run your computer but actively worked alongside you, anticipating your needs, learning your habits, and automating your most tedious tasks? Enter warmwind OS, ...

A system snapshot ensures you always have the means to restore. Some operating systems have built-in tools for automatic snapshots. If your OS doesn't include a built-in tool, you should install one ...

Tyler is a writer for CNET covering laptops and video games. He's previously covered mobile devices, home energy products and broadband. He came to CNET straight out of college, where he graduated ...

Seriously, I'm sorry I had a gazillion browser tabs open alongside several hours' worth of unsaved work. Please don't crash. Please.

With the "Virtual OS Museum", 80 years of computer history can be experienced directly in the emulator. The project makes historical systems usable with a click. If you want to take a deep dive into ...