Secure Boot protects modern Windows and Linux PCs. Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June and October 2026. Most PC owners are fine if they install the latest updates. Last year's ...

Most people will never need to think about Secure Boot certificates. They live deep in your PC’s firmware, do their job silently, and have been doing so since 2011 without asking for much in return.

The health of your laptop’s battery is the most important thing about how portable it is. You can work for hours without plugging in your laptop when you first buy it because the battery can hold 100% ...

Your home address almost certainly shows up on the web. Here's how to find out exactly where -- and how take action. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, lived with ...

PCWorld identifies common causes of slow Windows 11 performance, including unnecessary startup programs, fragmented drives, temporary files, and bloatware consuming system resources. Key optimization ...

There’s no argument that Microsoft Windows is one of the most used operating systems in the world. While there are still users making do with older versions of the OS, some even running Windows XP, ...

Checking your hard drive and SSD health in Windows 11 is easy and helps prevent data loss from drive failures. You can use the Windows 11 Storage Settings to quickly view the health of NVMe SSDs with ...

Microsoft is making it easier for IT admins to monitor the status of Secure Boot on Windows devices across their organization. Secure Boot has been a pretty hot topic for Microsoft lately, especially ...

If you’ve ever tried to install a game, download software, or troubleshoot a cranky computer, you’ve probably been asked for your PC specs. And if you’ve ever responded with, “Umm… it’s a black laptop ...

GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy ...