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Anyone who's set up a new Windows PC knows you spend a good chunk of that process removing or disabling the things that make the operating system a pain. If it's not finding ways to make Windows 11 ...

The phrase “you’re doing it wrong” can apply to just about anything. For me, it’s cooking an egg soufflé (too much mixing), cross-country skiing (not enough glide), and—worst of all—cranking on a ...

A decent antivirus program and VPN are a great first line of defense against hackers. But if you haven’t tweaked certain Windows settings, you could still be leaving back doors open for malicious ...

Windows doesn’t always “just work" — but with a little touch of tinkering, you can fix most of its unfortunate choices. A modern Windows PC works without much tweaking — mostly. But some settings out ...

Microsoft's default settings for Windows are designed to be helpful to the average person, but that's exactly what makes the defaults so unusable for most people. Because not one of us is average, and ...

With Christmas behind us, you might have found yourself in possession of a new laptop or desktop that you need to set up and tweak. Whether you are looking to game or trying to get work done, there ...