Microsoft has not yet removed a mandatory clean install requirement for a Windows 11-exclusive feature, which is said to ...

Microsoft this past week released new dynamic updates for Windows 11 26H1, 25H2 and 24H2 under KB5078169, KB5079271, and KB5079270, for setup and recovery.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

You can easily uninstall bloatware with Winhance. Winhance is an open-source app available free of charge on websites like Git Hub that makes debloating and configuring Windows almost as easy as Linux ...

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

Microsoft has announced the Store CLI, a command-line interface for managing and installing Windows apps from the Microsoft Store. It's similar to WinGet, except the Store CLI only works for apps that ...

7-Zip is a popular archiving tool used to compress and extract files. Many people use it instead of WinRAR to reduce file sizes and make them easier to manage. It has been around since 1999, with the ...

The legendary shooter is back, officially sanctioned by Epic Games, and updated to run on modern machines with no drama.

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

I’ve had a complicated relationship with Windows 11. On the one hand, the UI improvements and Snap Layouts are really useful upgrades. On the other hand, the operating system feels increasingly like a ...

Use Windows Sandbox to safely install and test unknown apps in an isolated environment. Protect your PC from malware and ...

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