A clean Windows install is a great way to keep your PC feeling snappy. However, every time you do this, certain critical features are reset to their Microsoft defaults—including some that could lock ...

The top option will remove most of the security-oriented install requirements for Windows 11. Keep in mind that if you don't have 4GB of RAM, the machine will be very slow. Also, while you can install ...

As part of its recent campaign to make Windows the platform of choice for "hybrid work," Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature. It's called Smart App Control and it's kind of like Windows ...

Windows 11's Insider Preview builds keep coming fast and furious. Just a couple of weeks ago, the next version of Windows made the shift from developer builds into beta, indicating that Microsoft ...

I just installed a bunch of Windows 11 instances in a VM for product testing, and the amount of popups and notifications is making me livid. It. Never. Ends. At this point the culture at Microsoft is ...

These settings remove bloat right before the installation ...

When installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB flash drive to launch the "Windows Setup" wizard to continue with the installation process. However, on a device that has a Unified ...

While performing the Clean Installation of Windows, you must select a hard drive partition on which you want to install Windows. The selected hard drive partition should be empty; otherwise, ...

If Windows 11 feels cluttered with AI features, ads, and background services, these free debloating tools can help. Here are ...

I'm in a similar boat. I have a VW/Audi-specific OBDII configuration tool (VCDS, aka VAGCOM) that I need a Windows app use to use and its been working great on my M1 Air with UTM running W11-ARM in a ...