Windows 11

Windows 11 is ubiquitous in personal and work life, and it can do so much and become just about any sort of tool you need it to be. Here you'll find all of the Windows 11 news, information, and help you need.

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Hidden Windows 11 security settings you should enable right now

Targeted settings to guard against ransomware, harmful apps and privacy threats

Angry Birds Epic running on a Windows PC via Bluestacks.
Running Android apps on Windows is easier than you think, and it's worth the effort in these 5 situations

There are other reasons to run Android apps on your PC besides playing Android games.

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I'm skipping the Windows File Explorer and using this 30-year-old command-line tool to move files

Command-line tools rule for many reasons, and Robocopy is one of the best ones.

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A Windows laptop sits on a desk while a hand rests on the keyboard with the How-To Geek website open on the screen.
These 3 Windows shortcuts stopped me from wasting time on unnecessary clicks

These three Windows shortcuts cut out unnecessary clicks and make the everyday tasks I repeat most feel noticeably faster.

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HP OmniBook 3 16-inch IPS display running Windows 11.
3 reasons your Windows PC randomly wakes up at night

Your Windows PC is a haven for third-party apps to get permissions they don't need, but it's not too late to get it under control.

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A Windows 11 PC with the stock desktop background.
How to get a "This PC" shortcut on the desktop in Windows 11

Missing the old "My Computer" icon? Put its Windows 11 replacement back where it belongs.

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Image of a Lenovo laptop showing a simplified Taskbar and Windows Search menu.
Windows finally let me rip Bing out of my desktop. The speed boost is undeniable

Microsoft is cutting down on bloatware, and we're here for it.

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Copilot key on a keyboard
The new Microsoft Copilot talks to Office—and keeps working after you leave

You can spend more time on real goals, not drudgery.

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How to burn your own movies on Blu-ray in Windows 11

Physical media is not dead, but burning it has probably never been this hard.

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Dell XPS 13 open laptop showing Windows desktop and thin display bezels.
I finally figured out why Windows 11's menus feel so slow—and the fixes that take seconds

The fix is actually way simpler than you think.

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I gave up on Windows and Linux for an OS that gives me the best of both worlds

An Apple a day keeps the downtime away.

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The Private network option in Windows 11's Network & Internet menu.
I blamed my router for hours before finding this Windows setting causing my LAN connectivity issues

Hours of troubleshooting because of an overlooked Windows setting.

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PowerToys FancyZones displaying custom zones for placing a selected Notepad window in Windows 11.
I let this Microsoft tool arrange my windows for me, and I barely resize them anymore

FancyZones makes custom window layouts easy to create, save, reuse, and tweak, even if you use more than one monitor.

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This free, open-source Windows tool turns screenshot chaos into a 3-click workflow

Custom integration, control, and automation at your fingertips.

The top-right group of keys on an ASUS Vivobook laptop keyboard, one of which is the Power button.
Windows 11 handles your power button all wrong—here's how to make shutdowns easier

Skip the Start menu: shut down normally with a single press.

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Windows is throttling itself and you didn't know it—here's the two-second fix

Energy saver and a power-saving power mode might be quietly holding your PC back, even on a desktop.

Image of a Lenovo laptop showing a simplified Taskbar and Windows Search menu.
7 Windows features I disabled after realizing nobody needs to use them

Windows 11 is packed with features and apps you probably never use.

Point-in-time restore options menu in Windows Settings.
The hidden Windows feature quietly filling up your SSD—and how to rein it in

It can fill up to 20GB of space on a 1TB SSD.

Windows 11 on a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
Windows 11's low-latency mode is late to the party—here's how it compares to NVIDIA Reflex

It's late, but it's way different.

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