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If you blink, you might just miss Windows 11 becoming a whole new beast all over again. Five More New Features of Windows 11 That Actually Matter (and Might Even Delight You) Windows 11 updates have a reputation: they arrive quietly, but the ripple effects can be anything but subtle. With each...

Every time my tower PC’s boot menu flashes up those two familiar choices—Windows 11 or (insert latest quirky Linux distribution here)—I know which one I’m picking. The world’s most popular desktop operating system, with its splashy tiles and incessant notifications, gets a sullen side-eye. My...

At first, it seemed like a quaint little feature: a sunny (or not-so-sunny) peek at today’s weather, living right on the left side of your Windows 11 taskbar. But for many users, the weather widget has become something of a digital weed—sprouting up after every major update, stubbornly clinging...

File Explorer in Windows 11 is finally learning how to dress for the occasion. For years, Microsoft’s premium file navigation tool has been the jeans-and-t-shirt kind of utility—functional, familiar, but without much flair. Now, with its latest refresh, File Explorer is rifling through its...

In the age of digital transformation, where every measured second is a canvas for productivity—and distraction—the humble on-screen clock has found itself at the very center of a rather peculiar tech saga. Windows 11, Microsoft’s flagship operating system, is finally bestowing upon its...

Booting up my desk every morning, I'm greeted by a familiar glow: the dual-boot menu, digital Switzerland for operating systems, offering refuge to both Windows 11 and whatever Linux distribution is currently in my rotation. Yet, day after day, despite the technical parity, the shiny flourishes...

It’s one of those days. You settle into your chair, fire up your “cutting-edge” Windows 11 laptop, and brace yourself for the digital waltz that is modern computing. The screen springs to life, all clean lines and soothing blue backgrounds, but beneath this tranquil surface, trouble is brewing...

Cue the sound of countless IT managers, frazzled students, and caffeine-addled journalists breathing a sigh of relief: the taskbar calendar clock—the humble sentinel of many a Windows workflow—has returned to Windows 11. Yes, after three years and enough online petitions to fill a blockchain...

The Curious Case of the Missing Clock: Microsoft’s Feature Play in Windows 10 and 11 Microsoft has once again stirred the pot in the Windows world by removing beloved features only to reintroduce them later with a fresh spin. The latest episode centers around the humble but highly practical...

Microsoft Reincorporates the Clock into Windows 11 Calendar Flyout: A Balancing Act Between Legacy and Modernity Microsoft's journey from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has been a tale filled with ambitious design shifts as well as some contentious user experience decisions. One of the recent...

If you're looking to manipulate the translucent selection rectangle in Windows 10 or 11, whether to activate, deactivate, or troubleshoot it, you're in the right spot. This feature, a semi-transparent overlay that displays the boundaries of selected areas or items, enhances user interaction by...

In a recent exploration of Windows, the topic of "debloating" has come to the forefront of many discussions among enthusiasts, particularly those in gaming communities. After reinstalling Windows on a separate SSD designated for gaming, a user shared their experience with the process of...

Recently I used the known tweak to enable the full context menu in Windows 11 on my work laptop, and it worked as advertised, no problems at all. I understand that this tweak will only change the context menu for the currently logged in user (ME), hence modifying HKCU.... Reg.exe add...

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As a curiosity of mine I've messed around with several types of shell replacements for the standard Windows7 Explorer.exe. However, I've found that most of them do not have any form of "Notification Area". So I was curious if anyone knew of a program that had a notification area or how I would...

On my new Windows 7 - 64 bit computer, occasionally the system would ask me if I wanted the Admin Privileges needed to perform some task I was trying, I'd say Yes, & life was good. But today I wanted to create a new folder in c/program files (x86)/turbotax, & the system said i could only create...

I have been experimenting with my Netbook for a week. I have been trying out 5 different brands of Linux installed alongside my Windows 7. Ubuntu Netbook,Kubuntu Netbook,Xubuntu,Linux Mint and jolicoud. As I could not install Ubuntu,Kubuntu and Xubuntu with Wubi installer,I installed them on...

Is there a way of removing unwanted programs that we never use, so that we can make more room on are hard-drives Like Games and other pointless things that you get when you install windows7 ( that i never use) oh btw i only got 30gn hard drive on this laptop so i could do with move space :D:p