Windows’ built-in Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command, a.k.a. dism.exe, is something of a Swiss Army knife when it comes to working on Windows OS images. Among its many ...

Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...

The drive letter X: in Windows usually stands for the use of a RAM disc. RAM refers to Random Access Memory, i.e. the working memory of your PC. You can make part of it available as a RAM disc and ...

All your files, apps, and settings are on your old computer. Here’s how to move them to your new Windows PC, from either Windows or macOS. It’s great to get a new computer, but it’s not so great to ...

When you finish your PC build and manage to successfully boot it, you're still not quite ready to get to your tasks. There's a matter of installing the software that you'll need, and you probably ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

In the world of PC maintenance, compressed air cans have become a staple for cleaning the computer's internals. After all, they're inexpensive, portable, and require no power. I have been using them ...

Late in 2019, the United States Air Force made an important decision regarding its nuclear launch sites. It would no longer rely on the 8-inch floppy disks that had been in use since the system's ...

Considering a switch from Windows to Linux? The good news is you don't have to give up your favorite Windows apps. Here's how to run them on Linux.

From the early days of gaming, the best open-world games have always been right at home on PC. The leap into full 3D with Grand Theft Auto 3 and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind might have brought ...