We recommend backing up your data and then erasing your computer's storage before donating, selling, or recycling your machine. Best Buy has a pretty extensive and well-known trade-in program that ...

Tossing your old printers and laptops in the trash is not only bad for the environment; it can even be illegal. It's no wonder a CNET survey found that nearly a third of us have old, unused tech ...

Whether you have an older PC lying around your home or you're considering buying a used/refurbished PC to save money, there's nothing wrong with doing this. However, there is one problem you should ...

There's no avoiding it: Your desktop or laptop computer isn't going to last forever. Eventually the time will come when you need to abandon it—responsibly disposing ...

Computers running Windows 10—that is, most laptops sold between late 2015 and 2021—are fairly easy to get up and running if they have no major hardware problems. Upgrade to Windows 11 if you can ...

Don't you hate it when you're in a hurry and you have to wait ages for Windows to start up? Or maybe you have to print a file quickly, you open it, and nothing happens? Your old computer's storage is ...

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