In the April, 2010, issue of PC World, and back in December here at the old Hassle-Free PC Blog, I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step ...

There are some situations where you'll wish you had one.

Did Santa (or perhaps Chanu-klaus) bring you a new PC this year? That’s great! You must have been a good little user. While I’m sure you’re eager to start using the new system, it’s worth taking a ...

Use Automatic Startup Repair Verify the boot order Verify the hardware connection Use System Restore Repair the computer using Installation Media To learn more about these tips and tricks, continue ...

So my wife bought a new Acer laptop that comes with Windows 8. She hates it and ask me to install her old Windows 7 back on. The laptop has a mechanical HDD and a small SSD. They are partitioned in ...

OS X’s Disk Utility—which enables you to format, partition, repair, and perform other kinds of maintenance on disks (including SSDs, flash drives, and disk images)—is good for what it does. Yet for ...