Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

TROY, Mich.: 3 Dec. 2025 — Record-high average monthly residential gas utility bills ($122) are negatively impacting overall customer satisfaction according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Gas Utility ...

The government is establishing the Panel for Utility Leadership and Service Excellence (PULSE), a strategic advisory group that will provide recommendations on how to best fund and deliver the next ...

As part of its ongoing analysis of customer experience with residential utilities, J.D. Power tracks the average prices customers pay for electric, gas and water services nationwide. This average ...

A significant portion of our readers are PC builders, and we figure that among our collective there's a wide array of bizarre stories about mystery issues that seem to defy any logic and common sense.

The first easy step is to reset the CMOS and see if it helps you boot into Windows. To reset or clear CMOS, follow these steps: Force shut down your computer by pressing and holding the power button.

ASUS just rolled out BIOS versions 3003 and 1401 for its X670, X870 and B650 boards to sort out a glitch that was holding the SoC voltage at 1.2 V when certain RAM sticks were installed. Instead of ...

ALBANY, New York — Flogged by voters — and President Donald Trump — about rising utility bills, Democratic lawmakers in blue states are zeroing in on a juicy target: utility profits. Squeezed by high ...

Lenovo BIOS updates are broken on Windows 11 (and Windows 10) after Microsoft made a security change that blocks WinFlash64.exe from executing. Microsoft updated the Vulnerable Driver Blocklist ...

Are you considering upgrading your system disk from a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) to a solid-state drive (SSD)? This process can significantly enhance your computer’s performance as SSDs offer ...

One key technique in the Windows repair playbook involves wiping out everything on the storage device (typically C:\) from which Windows boots and on which that OS resides. Prosaically enough, this ...