My desktop occasionally fails to shut down properly. It seems to complete Windows’ shutdown process, but then just freezes–without actually turning off. Pressing the power button accomplishes nothing.

I've got half a dozen Windows 7 Professional workstations setup in a class C network (using 192.168.1.x IP addresses) and they can ping each other fine, and see the networked printers OK.<BR><BR>The ...

If you don't know how to deal with them, network issues are one of those things that can get extremely annoying. The worst part? You don't even know what's causing it. Over the years, I've been using ...

I just built a new machine and Windows 7 runs beautifully on it. Last night, I was downloading a couple of games from Steam (HL2 and COD4) and after about 10-15 minutes of great speeds, it slowed to a ...

We’ve covered Windows 7 from rumor to golden master. Now—as we wait for its Oct. 22 arrival—it’s enchilada time: Here’s everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, ...

I’m a big fan of Windows 7’s Libraries feature, which makes it easy to find the documents, music, pictures, and videos scattered across various locations on your hard drive. Just one problem: ...

Windows recognizes two network types for networks without a domain server: private and public. On a private network, other ...