It may take some extra considerations to swap hardware in custom setups. Here's some issues I recently ran into. As we entered 2024, one of my big priorities has been to refresh the IT hardware that I ...

Is the F5 key not working correctly on your Windows 11/10 PC? The F5 key is typically used to refresh your desktop or Explorer or reload a web page. However, some of our readers reported that the F5 ...

Dell and HP have warned that a refreshing wave of ageing PCs is picking up, and soon, admins will face a tsunami of upgrade work. Both companies admit the process is slower than expected, but it is ...

The default power mode on a Windows PC is set to Balanced, which tries to find a middle ground between battery life and ...

CRN’s Jennifer Follett spoke with Circana’s Mike Crosby about the anticipated PC refresh cycle and the role the channel will play in bringing AI PCs to market. Jennifer Follett, Executive Editor, CRN: ...

One display maker is setting its sights on raising the PC and laptop refresh rate standard to 480Hz. The component brand, AUO, showcased two prototypes of 480Hz gaming monitors in a YouTube video to ...

PC Power & Cooling Last year, when the CRN Test Center built its Ultimate PC--designing and constructing a system with the most raw performance possible--we wanted to make sure we had the right power ...

Teenage Engineering’s computer-1 is arguably the most refreshing PC case to come out in years, and makes everyone’s gaudy RGB towers look cheap. The current state of PC desktop design is horrendous.