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Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

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With Microsoft PC Manager, users can easily perform basic computer maintenance and enhance the speed of their devices with just one click. This app offers a range of features, including disk cleanup, ...

Microsoft’s PC Manager is a useful cleanup tool, but most people still can’t install it.

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I installed AppControl on my Windows 11 PC and was shocked by how much was happening in the background without me knowing. I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it in ...

PCWorld highlights Peek Desktop, a free Windows utility developed by Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman that’s inspired by a similar macOS Sonoma feature. The tool allows users to instantly hide all open ...

Two years ago, Microsoft launched its first wave of “Copilot+” Windows PCs with a handful of exclusive features that could take advantage of the neural processing unit (NPU) hardware being built into ...

If you want to remove unnecessary apps, tweak hidden settings, or personalize your system using a single tool, Winhance is a great option. Winhance lets you remove built-in apps, legacy capabilities, ...

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...