Section
Windows and gaming
Getting a Windows PC to play, edit and talk to other devices.
6 guides, 2019–2020
Most pages here start with a Windows PC and something it will not do out of the box. Connecting a PS3 controller goes through the drivers and tools that let Windows 10 recognize the pad. Two guides cover emulators. One is about PS3 emulation for playing discs you own on a computer. The other, on iOS emulators, explains that most programs sold under that name are really simulators or app-testing services, and that Apple’s own simulator needs a Mac.
For video, a roundup of free editors that add no watermark sets out what each program will export without charge. Resetting a Steam password follows the recovery route Steam itself provides. A page on iMessage and Windows 10 sets out what a PC user could and could not do with Apple’s messaging service at the time.
2020 1 guide
| Published | Guide |
|---|---|
| How to reset or change your Steam passwordSteam never needs your old password to let you back in. It needs access to the email address or the Steam Guard phone linked to the account, which is why those matter more than the password itself. |
2019 5 guides
| Published | Guide |
|---|---|
| Free video editors that do not add a watermarkPlenty of free editors stamp their logo on your export or hide it behind a paywall at the last step. These ones do not, though a few limit resolution instead. | |
| Can you use iMessage on Windows 10?Apple has never released Messages for Windows, and nothing sold as an iMessage download for PC is the real thing. A few legitimate routes get close. | |
| How to connect a PS3 controller to a Windows 10 PCWindows 10 sees a DualShock 3 when you plug it in, but games do not. The fix is a driver layer, and which one to use depends on where you play. | |
| iPhone emulators for PC, and what they really areMost programs sold as an iOS emulator for Windows are either developer tools that need a Mac somewhere in the chain, or skins that imitate the iPhone's look without running a single real iOS app. | |
| PS3 emulators for PC and Mac: what actually runsSearch for a PS3 emulator and you get a long list of names. One of them is a working open-source project. Several emulate other consoles entirely, and some are survey scams. |