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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.

I tend to download stuff and work on my desktop by default. So like most people, my desktop (and even the downloads folder) is almost always a mess with just random icons, files and folders everywhere ...

On the rare occasions when the weather is truly perfect, you probably enjoy opening your windows to let in some fresh air. On every other day, when they’re closed, you have no choice but to stare at ...

With a newly installed Windows PC, only a few system services and programs start. The resource requirements are correspondingly low and the operating system responds ...

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We all spend a lot of time looking at our computer desktop, in between opening up programs and switching between browser windows, and it can often become a dumping ground for all sorts of miscellany: ...