Windows has a large ecosystem of useful benchmarking applications, and many of them are free. Before performing any benchmark, ensure that nothing else is running on your system. We’ll let you know about how long you’re free to expect each tool to take. Related:What Is a “Portable” App, and Why Does It Matter? Prime95 is also aportable app, so you don’t have to install it. Justdownload the Prime95 ZIP file, extract it, and launch Prime95....

Or maybe you’re just ready for a change. Here’s how to rename your PC to whatever you like. Changing your PC’s name involves paying a visit to the “System Properties” window. Hit Start, bang out “sysdm.cpl,” and then opt for “sysdm.cpl” entry. When you’re done, smack the “OK” button.

Quick Links PC gaming isn’t quite as simple as console gaming. Even a gaming PC built years ago should be able to handle the newest games just fine. Laptops not built for gaming and older PCs are a different matter. Many desktop PCs also use Intel integrated graphics to keep costs down. Even the latest Intel graphics hardware is much slower than using a dedicated graphics card from NVIDIA or AMD....

To understand why, you’ll need to know a bit about DNS. What Are DNS Servers? DNS stands for “Domain Name System”. DNS servers match domain names to their associated IP addresses. your machine then connects to the IP address and retrieves the right web page for you. The Domain Name System (DNS) underpins the web we use every day. It works transparently in the background, converting human-readable website names into computer-readable numerical IP addresses....

It sounds technical, but it actually isn’t. Let’s take a closer look. What Is an SMC, and What Does It Do? Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek The SMC is a dedicated chip on Intel Macs that manages lots of low-level hardware functions. It enables certain hardware features to work regardless of whether the Mac is powered on. On Macs with Apple Silicon, there is no dedicated system management controller. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek...

Step One: Load Your Media Open your DVD drive and insert a blank disc. Any pop in of burnable DVD (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, etc.) should work, as long as your DVD burner supports it. nudge the Start button, then punch in “dvd.” “Windows DVD Maker” should be the first result—click it to launch the program. From the introductory screen, you might add photo and video files to the DVD storage and menu system....

Quick Links Do you like to keep Start menu clean, tidy, and organized? All you have to do is open a special Start Menu folder and organize to your heart’s content. Here’s how to get it done. We’re going to cover how to bring up the Start Menu folder in Windows 7 and 10. One folder contains system-wide folders and shortcuts that appear on the Start menu of whatever user is logged in....

Instead, you’ll likely need to delete its partitions and repair the Windows boot loader on your own. If you installed Ubuntu or a similarLinux distributionlike Linux Mint with Wubi, it’s easy to uninstall. Just boot into Windows and head to Control Panel > Programs and Features. Find Ubuntu in the list of installed programs, and then uninstall it like you would any other program. The uninstaller automatically removes the Ubuntu files and boot loader entry from your gear....

So what can other people do with your Tweets? Can anyone take your Tweet and publish it on their website? Copyright law is pretty clear: the text of your Tweets is yours. The ideas in your Tweets, however, arent covered by copyright. Only the exact wording. This is all covered in the Twitter Terms of Service you agreed to when you sign up. So what does all this mean? Well first, Twitter acknowledges your copyright: Whats your is yours....

Windows' built-in formatting utility lets you create a DOS-bootable floppy drive, but not a USB drive. Here’s how to get around that. Related:Do you gotta modernize your system’s BIOS? They often require you to boot into DOS to launch the utility. Many no longer even have optical disc drives. Fortunately, there’s a free third-party utility that lets you quickly create a DOS-bootable USB drive. Instead, we’ll be using a tool named Rufus....

you might also open Task Manager to run a new task. you’re able to even use it to run programs and commands with administrative privileges. What Is the Run Box, and Why Should You Use It? Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek A Run box is a small window that allows you to start a program by entering the executable name. The Run box, also called the Run dialog, has been around since the early days of Windows....

Related You could argue that 140 characters is Twitter, and Facebook just stole it. And most people didn’t even notice. But these posts have to be short. So yeah: Facebook is using color backgrounds to incentivize users to keep their posts brief. They want to be ever so slightly more like Twitter. My guess: shorter posts keep people scrolling. Scroll more, and there’s a better chance you’ll find something you like....

Here’s how to burn videos to a playable disc on Windows and macOS. The programs in this tutorial are no exception. you should probably exercise caution any time you see tons of download buttons all over a page. Sinisa Botas/Shutterstock.com We recommend that you use the ImgBurn mirror. once you nail everything you need, skip to the section for your platform to start burning. It will then pass that converted video to ImgBurn to burn it to a disc....