I don't know who needs to hear this, but you should lock your laptop screen every time you step away. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link You can't accuse Windows of not giving you enough ways to lock your computer. In addition to locking it from the Start menu, letting it lock ...

Imagine you’re typing away on your laptop inside of a busy café. You hear your coffee order being yelled out and now you’ve got to make your way up front and leave your laptop behind. What if an ...

Digital nomads and those of you who use your laptops in public spaces, that are concerned about securing your laptop from theft, may be interested in a new laptop lock aptly named the LapLok. Small ...

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 ...

Q: My wife has a reasonably new HP Envy laptop (around 2 years old) with which we are having a problem. If left unattended long enough that it tries to go to sleep, the screen goes blank and the fan ...

If you carry your laptop with you, then chances are you might leave it unwatched for a few moments when you’re in the library, classroom, in a park or just in any other public place. And during those ...

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, ...