replacement tools

  1. 3D Viewer Deprecation: Windows Lightweight Model Inspector Ends July 1 2026

    Microsoft has quietly moved another piece of its once‑ambitious 3D strategy onto the chopping block: 3D Viewer — the lightweight model inspector that shipped with Windows 10 and served as Microsoft’s simple bridge for viewing and inspecting glTF, OBJ, FBX and other model formats — was formally...
  2. Windows 11 Start Menu Showdown: Open Shell vs Paid Replacements

    The Start Menu has been the single most visible and emotionally charged element of the Windows experience for three decades, and the ongoing tug of war between Microsoft’s design choices and user expectations has rarely been more visible than it is today. Recent Windows 11 updates have attempted...