Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.

Your PC might not be old, just overloaded.

A new computer is shiny and fresh — no folders full of random junk, crud in the keyboard or lagging when you try to watch a video or join a meeting. Then life, and time, happens, and things slow down.

Microsoft's PC Manager promises to optimize your machine's performance at no cost. I tried it out to see if it's good enough to replace third-party tools.

Nothing lasts forever, and that is never truer when it comes to personal computers and laptops. And with the current state of the world thanks in part to tariff instability and the growth of AI, ...

Computing purists will tell you not to bother with utility apps that purport to clean, tweak and speed up your PC or Mac. I used to be one of them, and long ago and far away, we pharisees were right.