Windows 11’s File Explorer is now faster at deleting large files, in a rare...
File Explorer deletes large, fragmented files faster in Windows 11 Insider Build 26300.8935, though Microsoft only credits "certain scenarios." The real cause is fragmentation on nearly full drives, where NTFS has to clear thousands of scattered file fragments one by one before a delete finishes
Windows 11 now lets you resize the touchpad right-click zone, something even macOS can’t...
Windows 11 now lets you resize the right-click zone on your touchpad, choosing between Default, Small, Medium, and Large from Settings. The feature started in Insider builds back in March and has now rolled out to everyone with the July 2026 Patch Tuesday update, no tweaks required.
Windows 11 now supports resuming WhatsApp from Android, but you’ll wait longer for the...
Windows 11's cross-device Resume feature has reached WhatsApp, letting you tap a taskbar badge to pick up Android chats on your PC. I tested it, and while the idea mirrors Apple's Handoff nicely, WhatsApp's sluggish WebView2 wrapper takes so long to load that picking up your phone is faster.
Microsoft accepts defeat on the Windows 11 Copilot key with a “Do nothing” switch,...
Windows 11 is testing a new “feature” that will let you reassign the Copilot key to do nothing. Yes, literally.
Your Windows 11 PC is auto-installing updates it doesn’t need if you turned on...
If you've enabled the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle on the Windows Update page, you may want to turn it off.
Microsoft is cracking down on Windows 11 bloatware ads, forces LG to pull McAfee...
LG has agreed to disable the McAfee popup in its Monitor App Installer, Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri confirmed on X. LG also sent a statement blaming Windows distribution and user consent, but the app's own changelog and reader reports tell a different story about how McAfee got there.
First look: Windows 11 is replacing Windows 95-era Properties dialog, now with dark mode...
Microsoft has finally begun replacing the decades-old File Explorer Properties dialog with a modern version.
LG’s changelog confirms its monitor app installs bloatware on Windows 11, exposing Microsoft’s long-standing...
LG monitors are triggering silent Windows Update installs of an app that pushes McAfee ads on nearly every boot, and Microsoft's own developer documentation confirms the mechanism, active since Windows 8, was built to skip user consent completely, which is why Apple's macOS has nothing like it.
Windows 11’s biggest updates may need multiple reboots, but that’s normal, don’t force shutdown
Your Windows 11 PC needs multiple reboots for July's Patch Tuesday update, and it's normal for 570 security fixes.
Microsoft: We can’t fix Windows 11 Secure Boot problems, and older PCs are hit...
Microsoft's Secure Boot Office Hours event answered many IT admin questions, but several issues went unresolved, including HP BitLocker recovery loops that survived the latest BIOS, stuck KEK updates on HP EliteBooks, and Dell devices that refuse to update at all.
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