Why some Windows apps install without ever asking for admin rights
You download a Windows app, double-click the installer, and boom—your screen dims, and that familiar pop-up asks if you want…
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Double-clicking a picture on Windows finally feels simple again
I look at screenshots all day long while writing, and I really don’t need my image app to be fancy.…
I ditched both 7-Zip and WinRAR for this alternative for this one reason
7-Zip and WinRAR have a reputation for being irreplaceable. And feature-wise, they both are. Anyone using a Windows PC probably…
Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials
Open almost any Windows EXE in a hex editor, and you’ll likely see MZ as the first two characters. Go…
My RTX GPU was the best microphone upgrade I never bought
Upgrading from my aging GTX 1650 to an RTX 4060 Ti was a no-brainer, as it offered better frame rates…
I swapped 5 built-in Windows apps for open-source ones for a month, and only 3 survived
Windows 11 has reached a weird point where several of its built-in apps are actually pretty good. Notepad remembers what…
I replaced 7-Zip with the version that actually looks like it belongs on Windows 11
7-Zip is one of those programs I stopped seeing years ago. It just became part of Windows in my head,…
I’m usually suspicious of Windows cleaners but this open-source app earned a place on my PC
I’m wary of anything that calls itself a Windows cleaner because tools in that category tend to ask for a…
This is the Windows 11 video player I wish VLC would become
When it comes to playing videos on a PC, the majority of us would simply get VLC as a media…
I found a 24-year-old Windows tool that Microsoft still can’t replicate
There’s a certain kind of Windows annoyance that isn’t serious enough to justify hunting down an app for it. Maybe…