On any given day, reader Stephen works with several different files in several different programs. His hassle is having to restart these programs and reload these documents every time he boots his PC: ...

Many programs that you install are automatically run when you start your computer and load Windows. For the majority of cases, this type of behavior is fine. Unfortunately, there are programs that are ...

Linux only: Open-source app Preload loads portions of your most commonly used applications into memory — resulting in faster load times when you start these applications. If you're constantly using ...

The magic of "loading" a program. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google The loading screen—it’s ...

After reading my article on killing unwanted processes, Joe Balbona asked how he could keep those processes from loading in the first place. There’s no direct correlation between the programs that ...

You would probably assume that the faster your storage, the faster your PC will feel, and to a degree, that's certainly true. If you have an HDD in your PC and ...

Poor performance can ruin any Windows 10 PC, and the Microsoft Surface Pro isn’t an exception. If you can’t trust it to load programs quickly, you can’t use the device to replace your laptop. We’ll ...