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If your Windows 11 PC is acting sluggish, stuttering, or simply taking longer than it used to to open apps, check these four settings first — they fix more problems than you might expect and almost always before you reach for a third‑party “optimizer” or a fresh reinstall. These changes are...

Most Windows laptops and desktops feel blistering-fast the day you unbox them — then slowly, quietly, they get bogged down. The five small, repeatable actions described in the Pocket‑lint piece — trimming startup programs, uninstalling unused apps, using Microsoft PC Manager, tuning your...

Speed Up Boot Time: Optimize Startup Programs & Services (Windows 10/11) Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 15-20 minutes If your PC feels slow to wake up from a restart, you’re not alone. Many Windows computers stretch boot times because of programs that launch automatically and services...

Zorin OS 18 arrived the same day Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 10, and the timing — plus a well‑scoped feature set aimed directly at Windows users — produced a six‑figure download spike that the Zorin Group called its “biggest launch ever.” Background Zorin OS has long marketed...

Microsoft Ignite 2025 is not merely another calendar entry for founders — it's a concentrated opportunity to read Microsoft’s product roadmaps in real time, test enterprise appetite for AI solutions, and plug a startup directly into one of the world's most powerful go-to-market engines. Overview...

I have uninstalled Acronis True Image 2021 and installed version 2025. The Acronis True Image agent no longer appears in the system tray. I have checked the settings and am unable to find a seetting.

Amazon Web Services’ startups czar Jon Jones has left the company after roughly a year in the role, a departure that lands amid a broader wave of executive exits at AWS in 2025 and deepens scrutiny of the cloud giant’s ability to hold ground in the fiercely contested AI talent wars. Background /...

Amazon Web Services has lost Jon Jones, its vice president who ran the global startups and venture-capital outreach, in a move that crystallizes a wider 2025 pattern of executive churn and intensifying competition for AI talent across the cloud sector. Background / Overview Jon Jones joined AWS...

Create and Use System Restore Points in Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes Introduction System Restore is a built‑in Windows feature that helps you roll back system files, installed programs, registry settings, and drivers to a previous point in time if something goes...

If you still believe a monthly pass with a registry cleaner will somehow make Windows boot faster, it’s time to stop — not because the registry is sacred, but because there are far higher-impact, safer, and well-supported ways to speed up and stabilize a Windows PC than poking at the registry...

Millog’s new Riihimäki test centre opens a direct lane between Nordic startups and NATO-linked defence customers, combining a low-threshold, standards-focused testing environment with HAMK’s GPU-backed AI infrastructure to accelerate dual-use technology development for both civil and military...

Microsoft’s message to founders is simple and forward‑looking: GPT‑5 is now part of Azure’s production stack, and Azure AI Foundry packages the model family, routing, safety controls and deployment plumbing startups need to move from experiment to revenue‑grade product quickly. The announcement...

Booting Windows Server 2019 into Safe Mode is one of the simplest — and most powerful — recovery moves an administrator can make, and it’s essential knowledge for troubleshooting boot failures, driver conflicts, malware, or service-level corruption. Multiple, supported paths exist (System...

Title: Enable Hibernation (and 14 other practical Windows 11 tweaks) to squeeze more life from your laptop battery By: WindowsForum.com — Senior IT Desk Summary — what the Analytics Insight piece said (short) Analytics Insight’s visual guide recommends several straightforward Windows 11 tweaks —...

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Out of the box, Windows 11 ships with defaults that favour convenience, energy efficiency, and telemetry-driven features — but those same defaults can make a new PC feel noisy, slow, or invasive. This piece explains six specific settings that are worth turning off (or at least reconfiguring) on...

If you want the most reliable extra runtime from a Windows 11 laptop without installing third‑party utilities, five simple built‑in tweaks consistently buy the biggest returns: switch Power Mode to Best power efficiency while unplugged, cut screen brightness and refresh rate (or use Dynamic...

Canada’s world-class AI research and a thriving start-up ecosystem are finally producing measurable, mission-critical deployments — but the transition from lab to large-scale impact still runs up against procurement, regulation, skills and trust barriers that threaten to slow national gains...

Security software is supposed to defend your PC — but when it’s outdated, duplicated, or packed with extras, it can quietly turn into the single biggest cause of a “slow but not ancient” Windows machine. Background Modern antivirus products have evolved far beyond a single malware scanner. What...

Microsoft Israel’s country manager framed one of the sharpest business axioms of the AI era in blunt terms: growth no longer equals headcount growth, and companies that cling to the old equation risk being left behind — even as they pour tens of billions into AI infrastructure and continue to...