Windows 11 slowed my hardware to a crawl. Linux runs lighter with rolling updates, and keeps older PCs fast for years instead ...

Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around. Even though Windows and many Linux ...

A lightweight Linux distribution can revive old hardware. Puppy Linux and Linux Lite achieve this in very different ways. Both of these distributions can be used for free. Do you have an old computer ...

Windows 10, it's almost time to bid you adieu. Support ends soon, and many of those PCs simply aren't powerful enough to run the successor to what has been one of the most widely used desktop OSes on ...

Writing as much as I do at Neowin, I sometimes wonder whether I could look back at my previous articles and say "I remember writing this." The truth is, I can't always remember everything I write ...

Old laptops or PCs lying around may seem like a waste of space and a catch basin for dust, but they may still have a purpose to turn it into a powerful Windows server that could work wonders for users ...

As the end of life (EOL) for Windows 11 approaches, we will be faced with a surge in Windows 10 PCs and laptops that don't support it. Many of these will end up on resale sites, such as Craigslist or ...