Throwing away a dirty laptop is an extreme solution. Don't do that. Cleaning your laptop is an important job for several reasons. First and foremost: It keeps your laptop in good working order. If ...

It’s easy to ignore a dusty or smudged computer screen—until the glare from a nearby window makes every fingerprint and dust particle impossible to overlook. Whether you use a desktop monitor or a ...

Computers are essential to modern life, but many users forget that regular cleaning is just as important as software updates. Over time, dust, pet hair, and debris can build up inside your device, ...

Make sure you have a microfiber cloth handy, and you won't go wrong mixing equal parts isopropyl alcohol and water. Reading time 2 minutes Have a dirty Mac or MacBook screen? You’re not the only one.

When you first bought your brand-new business laptop, it probably worked at lightning-fast speeds. Over time, though, it may have begun to slow down considerably. You may wait forever for something to ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...

Do you need to clean dust or crumbs off your keyboard while your laptop is busy with an important download or task? Start cleaning too soon, and you could accidentally open pop-ups, change the volume, ...

We tend to focus on cleaning the germ-filled screens of our tech devices, from our phones to our tablets, and yes, even our laptops. When it comes to laptops, the keyboard can be a dust magnet. What's ...