Your Windows PC has a secret recovery tool that's seriously useful - here's how to access it ...

Maybe your PC won’t boot. Or it could be infected with some kind of persistent malware. Perhaps Windows puts up a Blue Screen of Death every time you type the word aardvark. No matter what kind of ...

Virtually all commercially-sold PCs come with some sort of recovery tool–an alternate way to boot your system (either a CD, a DVD, or a special key combination to press shortly after turning on your ...

We’ve all done it before — moved a file into the Recycle Bin, and then pressed the Empty Trash button. Later, we found out that that was an important file that you needed to keep, but now it’s gone ...

Windows utility program System Restore can reverse harmful changes made to your PC, computer expert Jim Foley explains. So if you install sketchy software or that "update" sends things downhill, start ...

Whether you've accidentally deleted your files, run format on something you shouldn't have or, Flying Spaghetti Monster forbid, dropped a hard drive, there's still a chance that you can get your data ...

Our digital lives are ever so fragile, which is why we frequently recommend that you have a regular, reliable backup. But sometimes disaster strikes when you're not ready. If your computer won't start ...

You notice something's wrong with your PC: It's gotten sluggish or something isn't even working: We'll show you how easy it is to restore it to an earlier working condition. I've been testing PC and ...