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windows 11 power mode options on laptop screen.
My laptop was plugged in, but Windows was still holding it back until I switched this setting

Windows' Power Modes don't always do what you think.

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A laptop screen displaying the dark mode interface of the OneDrive Photos app with the prompt 'Keep your memories safe with OneDrive'.
Microsoft’s sneaky new photo app is terrible news for Samsung users

Find out what you need to do to save your photos before it's too late.

The Printers & scanners window on PC laptop
Your next printer may install very differently on Windows 11

Making printers easier than ever without wizards, hunting for drivers, or annoying popups.

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The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i outside
I tested a budget Lenovo for everyday use, and its screen punches above its price

I owned this laptop for over a week before I realized the screen was a touchscreen.

The sign at a main entrance to the Microsoft corporate campus
5 Windows experiments Microsoft would probably rather you forgot

The Windows graveyard contains enough abandoned ideas to build an entirely different operating system.

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All files you may store in a Dev Drive
Windows 11's Dev Drive made my work folders faster, and almost nobody has turned it on

One overlooked setting made my daily grind noticeably faster.

Windows Media Center TV guide on laptop.
Windows Media Center was ahead of its time, and Microsoft let it fade

Microsoft built the future of television, then misplaced the remote.

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WizTree on laptop
6 tiny Windows utilities that punch far above their file size

Tools that remove the most friction but use the least system resources.

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Windows 11 settings app showing the virtual hard disk option on a HP pavilion laptop
7 Things a virtual drive does that an ordinary folder can't

Regular folders are holding you back — here's proof

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Laptop showing new Windows 11 Start menu
That sluggish Windows 11 feeling isn't a performance problem — it's this outdated registry setting

Windows 11's legacy registry key makes it seem sluggish — here's how to fix that.

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Kandu app open on the BenQ monitor
Windows 11 is barely usable until I add these essential mods

Tweak Windows 11 to your wishes.

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SSD benchmark tool and commands
I checked my SSD with these Windows commands and found problems benchmarks missed

Your SSD's speed test is hiding half the story.

using the PowerSHELL
I replaced Windows troubleshooting menus with these 5 PowerShell commands

PowerShell answers questions Windows' own menus never quite do.

Laptop screen displaying FluentTweaker app analysis results.
I stopped digging through the registry to customize Windows — this free app does it

This app turned Windows customization from surgery into a settings menu.

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