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Discussions about first-party tools on WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft's built-in utilities for Windows 11, such as PC Manager and Snipping Tool. PC Manager provides a unified dashboard for system maintenance, including cleanup and memory optimization, simplifying tasks that previously required multiple settings. Snipping Tool has evolved from a screenshot app to include video capture and window-mode recording, allowing users to capture a single app window via Win + Shift + R. These threads explore how Microsoft's first-party tools integrate with Windows, offering streamlined alternatives to third-party software for everyday system care and productivity tasks.
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    Microsoft PC Manager: One Pane Windows 11 Maintenance App

    Microsoft’s new PC Manager arrives as an easy, one‑pane maintenance assistant for Windows 11 that promises to simplify cleanup, memory optimization, and routine system care — and for many everyday users it delivers exactly that: approachable controls, a persistent mini‑dashboard, and a set of...
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    Window-Mode Recording in Windows 11 Snipping Tool: Capture a Single App Window

    Windows 11’s Snipping Tool can now pick and record a specific application window — accessible via the familiar Win + Shift + R shortcut — thanks to a new window mode introduced in Snipping Tool version 11.2507.14.0, currently rolling to Insiders in the Canary (and some Dev) channel builds...
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