My desktop occasionally fails to shut down properly. It seems to complete Windows’ shutdown process, but then just freezes–without actually turning off. Pressing the power button accomplishes nothing.

I just built a new machine and Windows 7 runs beautifully on it. Last night, I was downloading a couple of games from Steam (HL2 and COD4) and after about 10-15 minutes of great speeds, it slowed to a ...

We’ve covered Windows 7 from rumor to golden master. Now—as we wait for its Oct. 22 arrival—it’s enchilada time: Here’s everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, ...

This is a follow up to my previous post about living in a dorm, and having a wireless router assigning invalid IP addresses to people. Short story, sometimes everyone on one of our 4 switches looses ...

I’m a big fan of Windows 7’s Libraries feature, which makes it easy to find the documents, music, pictures, and videos scattered across various locations on your hard drive. Just one problem: ...

Windows recognizes two network types for networks without a domain server: private and public. On a private network, other ...