You can pay for third-party PC optimization software to make your computer run more smoothly, but Microsoft PC Manager does ...

Compare Volkswagen Virtus Highline Plus vs Volkswagen Virtus Topline ES. Compare prices, specifications, features, and colors of Volkswagen Virtus Highline Plus vs Volkswagen Virtus Topline ES ...

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

A Windows 11 utility that lets you customize the initial login/welcome screen background - the screen you see when starting your PC. While some users can change this background through Windows ...

Microsoft has released many versions of their Windows PC operating system over the years, with most featuring their own unique startup and shutdown sounds. This video showcases every chime used in the ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off its iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The screen is something most Windows users (unfortunately) are all too familiar with—the azure shade that appears ...

Adds the animated Mojang Studios logo (similar to the one from Minecraft Dungeons) to the startup screen of Minecraft: Java Edition. This mod requires the Cloth Config API.

Microsoft's secret new Start menu replacement is impressive — and might even be a sneak preview of what's on the way with Windows 12. The Windows Start menu isn’t the best search tool when it comes to ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...