Microsoft PC Manager quietly doing the heavy lifting on Windows machines deserves a closer look: it bundles cleanup, process control, storage analysis, and protection tools into a single, lean interface that many users find far more approachable than hunting through Settings and Task Manager...
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deep cleanup
defender integration
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home users
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microsoft store
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privacy and security
region rollout
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storage management
storage sense
system cleanup
system health check
toolbox utilities
windows maintenance
Windows 11’s storage warnings are annoying—and avoidable—if you know where Windows hides junk and which built‑in tools remove it safely and quickly. This feature piece breaks down three fast, low‑risk ways to clear up storage space in Windows 11, explains what each does behind the scenes, and...
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cleanup recommendations
cloud storage
delivery optimization
disk cleanup
dism
driverstore
external storage
free disk space
ntfs compression
onedrive files on-demand
performance optimization
startcomponentcleanup
storage sense
system maintenance
windirstat
windows 11
windows settings
windows.old
wiztree
Microsoft and several SSD vendors are investigating reports that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) can trigger a storage regression that makes some SSDs disappear during sustained, large writes — a failure mode that, in a minority of reports...
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data corruption
data recovery
firmware
firmware update
kb5063878
known issue rollback
large writes
nvme
os build 26100.4946
phison
phison controllers
raw partition
sata
ssd
ssds
storage regression
sustained writes
windows 11
windows update