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Your Turn to Make the Best Black Friday Build

By Tom's Hardware Community published 18 November 20

We’re excited to see what you come up with.

Beat the Heat With the 2020 Best PC Builds Winners

By Tom's Hardware Community published 8 June 20

The latest Tom’s Hardware Best PC Builds Competition has its winners, from a $750 4K-capable rig to a $3,000 liquid-cooled powerhouse.

Tom's Hardware Community: It's Hammer Time!

By Tom's Hardware Community published 14 August 19

TH Community Trophy Contest - Polling Now Open

By Tom's Hardware Community published 26 February 19

Help us celebrate our forum upgrade by sending us your best and brightest ideas for new trophies.

New Forum Software Coming to Tom's Hardware

By Tom's Hardware Community published 11 February 19

Tom’s forums will be temporarily unavailable as we migrate to a new, more powerful forum platform. We’re rolling out a substantial upgrade to the forum by moving to XenForo forum software.

How To Manage Virtual Memory (Pagefile) In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 20 April 18

Follow these simple steps to manually manage the Virtual Memory (Pagefile) size in Windows 10.

How to Completely Disable Mouse Acceleration In Windows

By Tom's Hardware Community published 13 April 18

Pointer precision makes your mouse move based on speed as well as movement. Learn how to disable mouse acceleration in Windows 10 to increase accuracy.

How To Set Up And Join A Workgroup In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 6 April 18

Windows 10 creates a Workgroup by default when installed, but occasionally you may need to change it. So if you would like to set up and join a Workgroup in Windows 10, this tutorial is for you.

How To Set Up RAID In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 30 March 18

Learn how to set up RAID in Windows 10. The OS has made it simple to set up RAID by building on the good work of Windows 8 and Storage Spaces.

How To Use Your Phone To Lock And Unlock Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 29 March 18

In this tutorial, we will show you how to pair your phone with your PC and use Dynamic Lock.

How To Reply To Android SMS With Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 27 March 18

As of Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) or newer, you can now send and receive text messages and notifications on your Windows laptop or PC.

How To Start Windows 10 In Command Prompt

By Tom's Hardware Community published 20 March 18

How To Make Partitions In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 10 March 18

Want to make partitions in Windows 10? Here's how.

How To Fix The Runtime Broker High CPU Usage Error In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 9 February 18

Here’s how to fix the runtime broker high CPU usage error in Windows 10.

How To Restore Windows 10 To An Earlier Restore Point

By Tom's Hardware Community published 26 January 18

How To Fix The 'DPC Watchdog Violation' Windows 10 Error

By Tom's Hardware Community published 29 December 17

DPC Watchdog Violation errors were very common when Windows 10 was first released—so much so that Microsoft had to release an update to tackle it.

How To Do A Clean Installation Of Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 22 December 17

Learn how to ditch all your baggage and cleanly install Windows 10 on your system.

How To Turn Off 'Pick Up Where I Left Off' In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 8 December 17

This feature will display quick links in the Action Center so you can quickly jump back into your Microsoft Edge session and SharePoint (or other cloud-based) documents after switching PCs.

How To Use Power Throttling In Windows 10

By Tom's Hardware Community published 1 December 17

In an attempt to save power and get the most out of your laptop’s battery, Microsoft has introduced Power Throttling.

How To Fix Windows 10 Unsupported Disk Layout UEFI Error

By Tom's Hardware Community published 17 November 17

A common problem that Windows users have encountered when trying to update Windows 10 is the “Unsupported Disk Layout for UEFI Firmware” error.

Tutorial: Enabling Ransomware Protection With The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

By Tom's Hardware Community published 25 October 17

AMD Ryzen AMA

By Tom's Hardware Community published 14 April 17

Last week AMD joined us for a very special Ryzen AMA. Dive into our lengthy digest to learn about the past, present, and future of Ryzen.

Console And Mobile Games Of E3 2016

By Tom's Hardware Community published 24 June 16

Our favorite console- and mobile-gaming takeaways from E3 2016.

PC Games Of E3 2016

By Tom's Hardware Community published 23 June 16

PC gaming continues to grow and is slowly taking up more and more of E3, which is traditionally known as a more console-oriented event.

The Best Booths And Sights At E3 2016

By Tom's Hardware Community published 22 June 16

While Tom's Hardware's intrepid writers were off getting the latest scoops, the Community Team dove headfirst into the crowds to bring you the sights and sounds of E3 2016.