If you're ready to replace your old PC and hand it down to a friend or family member, you'll need to wipe your data and reset it. Follow these instructions to make sure you do it the right way.

Displays on your laptop, phone, or desktop monitor just love to collect fingerprints and other dirt. Can you wipe them off ...

Isn't it annoying when you're in the middle of writing an urgent report for class and your outdated laptop just freezes on you? If this happens more often than you'd like, then it's likely already due ...

We spend a lot of time looking at our desktop monitors and laptop displays. Unfortunately, computer screens attract all manner of dust, fingerprints, and grime, which can be distracting and unsightly.

Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use. Touch screens are the worst, thanks to the constant exposure to our oily fingers. When things reach the point that you can ...

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Even for people who are fastidiously clean, electronics-obsessed or just plain old germaphobic, keeping a laptop screen clean can feel like an insurmountable and never-ending chore. Laptop screens get ...

You probably look into it more than your life partner’s eyes, yet when you stare at your computer screen, you’re doing so through smudges, lint, and grime that make websites harder to read and put ...

It’s easy to ignore a dusty or smudged computer screen—until the glare from a nearby window makes every fingerprint and dust particle impossible to overlook. Whether you use a desktop monitor or a ...

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Computers are essential to modern life, but many users forget that regular cleaning is just as important as software updates. Over time, dust, pet hair, and debris can build up inside your device, ...