6 Ways to Fix High Disk and CPU Usage During Windows Update

6 Ways to Fix High Disk and CPU Usage During Windows Update Windows updates often bring exciting new features and bug fixes. However, it’s ironic that sometimes even the Windows updating process itself needs improvement. If you’re unlucky enough, you might have noticed the disk and CPU usage going to 100% every time you hit the update button. This may be due to your slow hard disk performance or many other reasons....

March 31, 2025 · 5 min · 909 words · Jordan Mitchell

Best of Fall 2022 slideshows appear in Google Photos as winter approaches

Best of Fall 2022 slideshows appear in Google Photos as winter approaches Google Photos is a pretty great way to reminisce, especially its Memories feature that automatically assembles slideshows of things like people, trips, and pets (mostly pets). Right now, a Best of Fall 2022 slideshow is appearing for many users in the Northern Hemisphere, so it’s a prime time to hop in and look back on what you’ve been up to this season — or, realistically, look at a handful of random photos you took between September and November....

March 31, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Christopher Flores

How to Add App Shortcuts to the Android Quick Settings Panel

How to Add App Shortcuts to the Android Quick Settings Panel Did you know that you can easily customize the appearance and functionality of the Quick Settings panel on your Android phone without rooting your device or doing anything extra? Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number By continuing, you agree to thePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Use.You also agree to receive our newsletters, you can opt-out any time....

March 31, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Jasmine Phillips

How to Fix the Intel Graphics Command Center Not Working on Windows 11

How to Fix the Intel Graphics Command Center Not Working on Windows 11 The Intel Graphics Command Center allows you to configure and optimize your Intel graphics card on Windows 11. This allows you to get the best graphical performance from it. It comes especially in handy if you’re someone who runs a lot of graphics-intensive applications, such as playing games or using 3D design software. If you find that Intel Graphics Command Center isn’t working, either because it’s not launching or it’s always crashing, you can troubleshoot and fix the issue quickly....

March 31, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Sara Dillon

How to Fix the Unknown USB Device, Port Reset Failed Error in Windows 11

How to Fix the Unknown USB Device, Port Reset Failed Error in Windows 11 Is your Windows 11 computer not recognizing the USB device and showing the Unknown USB Device, Port Reset Failed error? If yes, then you are not alone in this. Many users have reported seeing this error message upon connecting USB devices to their computers. Fortunately, it’s a very common issue and can easily be fixed. This guide will go through all the working solutions that will help you troubleshoot this error message for good....

March 31, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Cheyenne Simmons

Latest Pixel bug means Google Assistant won't default to voice for some users

Latest Pixel bug means Google Assistant won’t default to voice for some users Google Assistantis great when it works. Unfortunately, there are inaccuracies all too often, with it just not understanding what you’re asking it to do or the hotword not triggering correctly. The latest Assistant bug on Pixel phones is of a different nature, though. Some Pixel owners report that the Assistant is bringing up the keyboard instead of voice input, refusing to listen to them even when triggering it via “Hey Google....

March 31, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Amanda Reynolds

Samsung Galaxy S23's official cases and color options detailed

Samsung Galaxy S23’s official cases and color options detailed Samsung is done with all significant device launches for the year. It has also managed to roll outOne UI 5to its Galaxy devices at an incredible pace. The company is now likely focusing on the launch of its 2023 flagship smartphone lineup, theGalaxy S23 series. Rumors suggest the phone coulddebut in early Februarywith major camera enhancements. Samsung typically also releases new cases and accessories alongside its flagship phones, and a new leak has detailed some of the official Galaxy S23 cases....

March 31, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Brenda Nielsen

WhatsApp may soon support default vanishing message timers for existing chats, too

WhatsApp may soon support default vanishing message timers for existing chats, too In December, WhatsAppenabled disappearing messagesfor all one-on-one chats by default. Users could start new individual chat threads with each message vanishing after a certain duration set within the app’s privacy Settings. But that policy was only for new chats — what about the ones that have been going on for a long time? Turns out that a toggle could be coming for those conversations, too, and soon....

March 31, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Mathew Wang

YouTube Music realizes it doesn't need your precise location, after all

YouTube Music realizes it doesn’t need your precise location, after all Of all your personal data that you strive to keep private, yourphysical locationis one particularly vulnerable piece of information, but also one where there are some good reasons why certain apps need to have it. With this in mind, Android allows you to limit access to your location on a per-app basis when you run software for the first time....

March 31, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Rebecca Spence

Hints of Chrome's 2023 Material You refresh show up in Canary for desktop

Hints of Chrome’s 2023 Material You refresh show up in Canary for desktop Google Chrome has been thego-to web browserfor tons of people throughout the years partly due to its developers constantly drafting,scrapping, and deploying of new features with the hope of improving usability and performance. One such feature includes how Chrome looks and, as such, Google is slated to launch a significant redesign this year. We’re now getting more information about what this would look like courtesy of a new flag that can be enabled on Chrome Canary for desktop right now....

March 30, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · John Meza

If you don't like Netflix's current lineup of originals, take it up with your fellow subscribers

If you don’t like Netflix’s current lineup of originals, take it up with your fellow subscribers Ask the internet for opinions on Netflix, and you’ll often hear the same thought repeated again and again: the content sucks these days. While you’ll often find differing conclusions on what makes up the select “good” shows produced by the company — one man’s trash is another man’s treasure — it doesn’t seem like anyone is fully satisfied with the current output of shows....

March 30, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Ian Smith

Oppo's Find N2 and Find N2 Flip feel like the future of foldables

Oppo’s Find N2 and Find N2 Flip feel like the future of foldables Late last year,Oppo announced the Find N. It wasn’t just an attempt to take on Samsung’s mobile empire — it was an impressive first crack at the foldables industry. With a larger, more usable outer display and a surprisingly minimal crease, it showcased some of the spaces where the Galaxy Z Fold series could still improve. It also left US buyers feeling as jealous as ever that Oppo phones are sold on this side of the Atlantic....

March 30, 2025 · 4 min · 674 words · Karen Haynes

The Nubia RedMagic 7 wants to be the phone every gamer dreams of

The Nubia RedMagic 7 wants to be the phone every gamer dreams of Nubia may not exactly be the biggest name in smartphone brands, but its RedMagic handsets have made a name for themselves with their gaming-oriented features and performance. Following the uniqueRedMagic 6S Pro from last yearwith its RGB-lit fan and transparent back, the company has just announced its 2022 gaming flagships — the RedMagic 7 and 7 Pro — with some similarly over-the-top features....

March 30, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Katie Collins