We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As a PC user, you know the drill: whenever you want to turn on your computer, you have to reach under your desk to press the power button on ...

Power on your computer over the internet with WoL, or use your keyboard Enable Wake-on-LAN, then use an app like TeamViewer to trigger the startup over the internet. Another method is to turn a key ...

Between 1980 and 2000 was every wannabe hacker's Hollywood heaven. Green console text, strange ATM-hacking gadgets, multi-screen setups (well, this dream still exists today, at least): hacking was the ...

Reader Shawn wrote in with this power pickle: I have a Dell Studio Laptop. When I turn off my computer, the power-button light stays on and blinks. The only way I can stop it from blinking is to ...

Businesses and home users can help the environment and save money at the same time by making better use of basic tools for desktop PC power management. It’s a simple message but one that’s sometimes ...

To prevent users from simply shutting down your computer, Windows 11 lets you remove the power button from the Start menu. It’s not obvious, however; doing so requires a small change to the registry, ...