laptop maintenance

If your laptop’s battery life has slipped from a reliable half‑day to a nervous hour-and-a-half, Windows 11 hides a free, fast diagnostic that can tell you whether the problem is software, settings, or simply a tired battery — and running it takes less than a minute. Background Windows includes...

Windows already includes a diagnostic that can tell you, in clear numbers, whether your laptop battery is merely tired or is approaching the end of its usable life — and it’s just one command away. Background / Overview Laptop batteries are consumable components: their usable capacity declines...

MyASUS is the single-pane control center ASUS ships on compatible notebooks to handle everything from driver and BIOS updates to phone linking, battery health settings, and hardware diagnostics — this guide walks through a complete MyASUS setup, the safest ways to update drivers and BIOS...

Every year I perform a ritual of hardware and software maintenance that restores older Windows laptops to the kind of snappy, reliable performance you expect from a new machine — not with magical upgrades, but with disciplined cleaning, targeted software housekeeping, and a few careful repairs...

When a Windows 10 PC begins to charge slowly or even discharge while plugged in, it can feel counterintuitive and deeply frustrating—after all, the expectation is that a connection to mains power should always replenish, not deplete, a battery. But as millions of laptop users worldwide can...

When it comes to squeezing every bit of performance from a high-end Windows 11 gaming laptop, even the most advanced hardware can underdeliver if overlooked details sap its power. For many, simply owning a powerhouse machine like the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18—outfitted with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX...

Keeping track of your laptop’s battery level is crucial for uninterrupted productivity—especially for Windows 11 users who work on-the-go and can’t always predict when a power outlet will be within reach. While Windows 11 offers a built-in low battery warning system, users often find themselves...

Modern laptops are indispensable tools, seamlessly integrating into our work, learning, and leisure activities. Yet, despite their central role in daily life, many users inadvertently contribute to performance issues and data loss by neglecting basic maintenance routines. The collective...

It’s astonishing how much of modern life depends on the patient, unglamorous labor performed by our laptops. From the moment we open the lid—caffeinated beverage in hand—they shoulder the burden of our work, hobbies, games, communication, and sometimes even stand in as a one-device home server...

If you're still clinging to Windows 10 like a ship refusing to set sail, then brace yourself—Microsoft has issued its latest ultimatum. Beginning October 14, 2025, Microsoft 365 apps (think Word, Excel, Outlook, and the usual suspects) will no longer be supported on Windows 10. That’s right...

In a world where 'turn it off and back on' is nearly a mantra for troubleshooting tech, a recent experiment shared through XDA Developers caught my attention. The author, braving the technological taboo, decided to leave their Windows 11 laptop running for three months straight. The result...

I’m beefing up my laptop (which in any event needs a new cooling fan (sounds like a 737 starting up sometimes) and battery (short charge time and looks a bit lumpy) with a new SSD. I’ve retrieved the product key just in case, and this is going to be a completely fresh installation using the...

I have a Sony Vaio VGN NR220E. I bought it in 2008 with windows vista. It did not came with a reformating CD or anything. I am just assuming that the vista is installed in it. I love my laptop and want to keep it. My brother used it for some years. Now I find my laptop running with XP. In the...

Starting last night, Google Chrome was taking longer than usual to open webpages. Now under an hour ago, other applications and files take up to 10 seconds to open. My laptop is running fine now because I restarted. I ran CCleaner to clean out my history, cookies, etc. I also ran scans with...

I am extremely tired from posting this. My laptop specs are: Dell XPS L502x Intel I7 Intel HD Graphics Family Nividia Geforce GT 540m Realtek High Defintion Audio Okay, so whenever I game, eventually and randomly, my game will freeze and loop the last sound. I'm not even kidding, it loops the...

So I'm new to the forum, and I was hoping you guys can help me with a problem I have with one of my laptops. So the laptop I'm having trouble with is the one I use for fiction writting and I'm worried that if I dont get help or find out what's happening all my work will get deleted. So the...