Tag: Windows

microsofts windows and surface showcase start time livestream and what we expect to see Microsoft hasn't given much away. Its only hint so far is that "something new is coming from Windows," and that line won't mean much until someone actually takes the stage.

Microsoft’s Windows and Surface Showcase: Start Time, Livestream and What We Expect to See

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windows can wreck your linux dual boot in four ways heres how to fix each one Running Windows and Linux on the same machine leaves your setup open to Windows breaking it without warning. Windows may move its own boot manager back to the top of the boot order, leave its drives locked because of Fast Startup, change which bootloaders Secure Boot will trust, or shut you out entirely with BitLocker. Every one of these problems can be fixed, and with some preparation before you make changes, you can avoid most of them.

Windows Can Wreck Your Linux Dual-Boot in Four Ways: Here’s How to Fix Each One

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speed up a sluggish windows pc in just 10 minutes a quick cleanup guide Most of the time, a sluggish and cluttered Windows PC is down to a handful of problems you can fix fast: too many programs launching when you boot, a system drive that's almost out of space, power settings that hold your CPU back and a browser stuffed with open tabs. Follow the steps below and you can recover most of your lost speed without reinstalling anything. If the machine still drags afterward, look at an SSD or RAM upgrade next.

Speed Up a Sluggish Windows PC in Just 10 Minutes: A Quick Cleanup Guide

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seven windows utilities from the 90s that still earn their place on your pc Windows still comes with a handful of small tools that Microsoft created back in the 1990s, and they're still among the fastest ways to troubleshoot, tidy up or automate a PC. This guide looks at seven of them: System Configuration (MSConfig), Disk Cleanup, Task Scheduler, System File Checker, Device Manager, DxDiag and PowerToys. For each one, it explains what the tool does and when you'd want to open it.

Seven Windows Utilities From the ’90s That Still Earn Their Place on Your PC

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microsoft is letting the copilot plus pc label fade away without fanfare About two and a half years ago, Microsoft wanted buyers to trust a single label above any spec sheet. The "Copilot Plus PC" name was meant to signal which laptops carried enough on-board AI power to handle real work. Microsoft and Qualcomm now appear to be conceding that the brand has already run its course.

Microsoft Is Letting the ‘Copilot Plus PC’ Label Fade Away Without Fanfare

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windows apps hogging your ram how to reclaim it without closing anything A Windows PC that hitches or locks up for a moment each time you launch a program or open another browser tab may be suffering from apps you used earlier that are still clinging to RAM they no longer need. With a lightweight RAM cleaner, you can release that memory in a single click, and none of your open windows get shut down. You can even have it run automatically, so the problem takes care of itself from then on.

Windows Apps Hogging Your RAM? How to Reclaim It Without Closing Anything

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