5 apps I always install on new Windows PCs – and most are free

Finally, Microsoft’s free PowerToys earns a spot on every PC I buy and use. Available freely from the Microsoft Store and ...
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My Windows install is ten years old, and a handful of maintenance habits are why it still runs like new

I have been running Windows 11 on this same machine for the past 5 years, and I haven't had to wipe and reformat once. I ...
XDA Developers

I install this free open-source backup tool on every Windows PC and Mac I own

If you haven’t heard of Duplicati, it’s a free, open-source backup tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Unlike traditional backup utilities that simply copy files to another drive, Duplicati gives me ...

Windows update patches a whopping 1,400 security bugs – including 2 zero days

This month’s update also marks the first official one for Windows 11 26H2 and the end of support for Windows 11 24H2 Home and ...

Your 4TB SSD probably has the wrong cluster size for large files

You should not use large SSDs as a single partition. Find out how partitioning protects your data, makes backups easier and ...

Windows 11 KB5127648 & KB5126653 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5127648 and KB5126653 cumulative updates for versions 26H2/25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix ...