João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

Windows 11 secretly includes a shortcut for opening LinkedIn, plus several other forgotten Office-key shortcuts still worth knowing.

Keyboard shortcuts are efficiency's greatest secret weapon. Yes, they can take a bit to learn and yes, sometimes you've got to—gasp!—take your hand off your mouse to reach all the keys. But man, oh ...

Like most users, I used to instinctively reach out for my mouse to perform almost everything on my PC: launching apps, arranging app windows, shutting down the PC, and more. I mean, it's what we've ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Keyboard shortcuts are a boon for productivity ...

Keyboard shortcuts have been a staple feature in Windows for decades, but most users only know the basics. At first glance, they don’t seem all that useful since you can also do these actions with ...

A frozen application can bring your work to an unexpected halt on a Windows laptop or desktop. You may click repeatedly, try ...

Regular Hassle-Free PC readers know of my penchant for keyboard shortcuts, and I’m especially enjoying the new ones in Windows 7. This week I start off with a string of Windows 7 shortcuts, then give ...

The Windows Snipping Tool is a handy utility for capturing screenshots on your computer. It allows you to take snapshots of your entire screen, a specific window, or a user-defined area. Understanding ...

My keyboard has a tiny emergency kit built into it.

Keyboard shortcuts not only help you get the work done faster, but also make you more efficient. While new users might be slowly moving the mouse around the screen to look for a button to click, ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Many of us use keyboard shortcuts only for basic actions like copying and pasting or switching between apps, without realizing that Windows supports ...