Does your Windows PC get locked automatically too often? If that’s the case, then it’s probably because some setting in the computer is triggering the lock screen to appear, even when you leave it ...

What? Only three choices? (the maybe's can choose Taco!) This is an operating-system-agnostic poll, PC, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, whatever you use as your home computer. For the purpose of this poll, ...

If Windows 11/10 is not locking on sleep, execute the solutions mentioned below. If the sleep function is unreliable, we can use the screen saver to enforce a lock. This will ensure that the PC ...

when loading a game. It wouldn't crash until the game actually started (instead of in the menus). I reinstalled Windows 8.1 with the same results. I started replacing hardware. I've replaced the video ...

Windows XP is just like any other operating system -- at any given time, it's performing hundreds or thousands of processes. When any of these processes conflict with one another or fail, your ...

There are many options when it comes to locking a Mac, from simply closing the lid to keyboard shortcuts. You'll need to set up a password for your Mac before you can ...

No matter how many notices are pinned around the office or how many notifications are sent to smartphones, some workers will inevitably forget to lock their computers when away from their desks. The ...

Norton AntiVirus is designed to run seamlessly in the background to keep your computer safe from online threats. On occasion, Norton may cause your computer to run slower or even lock up after you ...

Predator lets you lock and unlock your desktop using a USB thumb drive. What I like best about Predator ($29, 30-day free trial) is the concept: Instead of using a password to unlock your computer, ...

One of America's top defence research institutes, Sandia National Laboratories, has unveiled a combination lock with a difference -- it's the size of a shirt button. Using microelectromechanical ...