Drop your bags, fix a drink, and grab the Windows CD—it's time for the holiday ritual of fixing up your relatives' computer. Here are some tips and downloads to keep handy while you're cursing ...

Windows comes with a built-in repair environment called the Recovery Environment. Unfortunately, it is possible for the recovery environment to become inaccessible. The same tools can be accessed ...

Dear Lifehacker, I find I'm always fixing my friends' or relatives' computer. I don't mind helping, but I'm getting called out for the same problems over and over. How can I get people to learn ...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explores how you can help troubleshoot a computer issue remotely on Windows or a Mac. There are a variety of options.

You can fix many software problems with your computer, provided you have access to it. Some disruptions, however, disable your ability to fix them. This occurs particularly when malware gets ...

Windows 11 now has Quick Machine Recovery to fix boot failures faster, and in this guide, I'll explain the steps to enable it ...