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I Installed These 5 Open-Source Apps When I Upgraded to Windows 11

NanaZip is a fork of the popular software 7-Zip,which allows you to create, open, or modify archive files. It offers a modern ...

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open ...
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Microsoft gives Windows 11 a fresh Start – here's how to get it

More convenient layout saves you a click Four years after the debut of Windows 11, Microsoft has finally fixed one of the ...

Disable Folder Type Discovery in File Explorer in Windows 11

Folder Type Discovery analyzes content of a folder & automatically assigns a template (layout & view mode). Enable or Disable ...
Windows Latest

Windows 11 KB5067036 25H2 adds new Start UI, direct download links (.msu)

Windows 11 KB5067036 is rolling out with a new Start menu, a "Ask Copilot" shortcut in the File Explorer, faster Windows ...

Windows 11 KB5067036 update rolls out Administrator Protection feature

Microsoft has released the KB5067036 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the ...
PC Gamer

Lone developer shrinks Window 7 down to 69 MB, claims 'virtually nothing can run' but that it does actually boot

If you want to noodle around with the outrageously small OS yourself, @XenoPanther has uploaded the file list to Archive.org. This tiny version of Windows 11 fits into just 2.29 ... into the sunset ...

I've been testing the top AI browsers - here's which ones actually impressed me

AI browsers promise to change how we search, shop, and work online. So, I've been trying them - and found 5 so far that ...
Opinion

Snap out of it: Canonical on Flatpak friction, Core Desktop, and the future of Ubuntu

Ubuntu Summit The Register FOSS desk sat down with Canonical's vice-president for engineering, Jon Seager, during Ubuntu Summit earlier this month. This is a heavily condensed version of our ...
Guru3D

How to bypass the hardware check and upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 (without TPM and only 2GB)

Windows 10 officially reached the end of support on October 14, 2025.That means Microsoft no longer provides security updates, bug fixes, or technical support for it.