I stopped using Windows’ highest performance mode, and my PC is better for it
If you want the most performance possible out of your PC, switching to the High performance plan makes sense. Why…
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My external monitor brightness finally lives on the taskbar, thanks to PowerToys
Windows has had years to figure out external monitor brightness control, yet somehow, it still hasn’t. And this isn’t some…
Even Windows 11’s right-click menu has AI in it now
The Windows right-click context menu is one of the most powerful tools every Windows user has access to. So of…
I made one Windows file exist in two folders without creating a second copy
If you ask almost anyone where a file is on Windows, they’ll name a folder, and I would usually agree.…
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 stopped using Task Manager after finding System Informer’s hidden troubleshooting powers
Whenever my PC acted weirdly, I used to hit the Ctrl + Shift + Esc key combo. That’s the ritual…
Your Windows Recycle Bin has a size limit, and every drive gets a different one
I assumed the Recycle Bin was my undo button with no expiration date. This ended up costing me data. On…
I turned off these Windows 11 settings to make Microsoft know less about me
Windows 11 comes with several features and settings that can make your PC more useful, even though some of these…
The best Windows 11 update in years is mostly Microsoft undoing itself
In October 2021, Microsoft shipped a Windows 11 taskbar that could only live at the bottom of your screen. Nearly…
I removed Windows’ built-in startup delay and my desktop became usable much faster
With how fast SSDs have become, storage has been nearly eliminated as a factor in slow Windows boots, and now…