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1. I always make these 9 tweaks in Windows Terminal for a more readable and consistent experience on Windows 11 — and they're for more than just aesthetics

   By Karlston, January 19
   • 1 comment
   • 504 views
   • 
   • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
   • January 19

2. "Bing was not as bad as I thought it was" — search engine gets backhanded compliment as experts explore why people use Google

   By Karlston, April 29, 2025   

   • bing
   • search engines
   • 1 comment
   • 939 views
   • 
   • Comment by coopers
   • April 30, 2025

3. Microsoft is reportedly using deception as fair game to get Windows 11 users to switch to Bing

   By Karlston, August 7, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • deception
   • 1 comment
   • 1,294 views
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   • Comment by aum
   • August 7, 2024

4. I made 21 tweaks in Windows 11 to increase gaming performance — and they worked

   By Karlston, July 2, 2025   

   • windows 11
   • gaming
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • gaming
     • performance
   • 0 comments
   • 1,188 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 2, 2025

5. 14 defaults I think are worth changing: Windows 11 feels modern, but many out‑of‑box settings push services, tracking, and clutter.

   By Karlston, April 19   

   • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 275 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 19

6. Windows 11's Handoff clone is almost here — Pick up where you left off on your Android phone

   By Karlston, August 27, 2025   

   • windows 11
   • android
   • 0 comments
   • 770 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 27, 2025

7. Will Microsoft’s free ESU program for Windows 10 in Europe create a global precedent?

   By Karlston, October 7, 2025   

   • windows 10
   • end of support
   • 1 comment
   • 577 views
   • 
   • Comment by nobilo
   • October 7, 2025

8. Microsoft might be sick of hearing "When is Windows 12 coming?" — but Windows 10's death remains the hot topic for most users

   By Karlston, May 15, 2025   

   • windows 12
   • 0 comments
   • 1,111 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 15, 2025

9. Microsoft threatens Windows 10 users to upgrade to be on the “right side of risk”

   By Karlston, June 5, 2025   

   • windows 10
   • upgrade
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 10
     • upgrade
     • nagging
   • 0 comments
   • 1,055 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 5, 2025

10. The NVIDIA app on Windows 11 could be sapping performance out of your PC games

    By Karlston, December 17, 2024   

    • nvidia app
    • windows 11
    • 2 comments
    • 1,532 views
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    • Comment by BluePT
    • December 17, 2024

11. “Your apps should update themselves” — Winget-AutoUpdate is the missing piece for automatic app updates on Windows 11

    By Karlston, April 26   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 638 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 26

12. How AI-powered updates are transforming File Explorer in Windows 11

    By Karlston, October 1, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • file explorer
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • file explorer
      • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 575 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 1, 2025

13. Ex-Microsoft engineer says this is what Windows' Task Manager would "probably" look like today — but it's a "good thing" he stuck to his OS design lane

    By Karlston, February 18   

    • windows
    • task manager
    • 0 comments
    • 298 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 18

14. Microsoft is taking on CCleaner to help your PC in a future Windows 11 update

    By aum, October 21, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,290 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 21, 2022

15. How to fix a second monitor not detected in Windows 10 and 11

    By Karlston, September 17, 2025   

    • windows 10 & 11
    • monitors
    • 0 comments
    • 2,534 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 17, 2025

16. "It deleted our production database without permission": Bill Gates called it — coding is too complex to replace software engineers with AI

    By Karlston, July 24, 2025   

    • software engineering
    • ai
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • software engineering
      • ai
      • bill gates
    • 1 comment
    • 636 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • July 24, 2025

17. Microsoft toys with new Windows 11 Start menu layout inspired by the iOS App Library

    By Karlston, July 18, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • start menu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,192 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 18, 2024

18. Microsoft gets generous and adds 3 new plugins to Bing Chat's pane on Edge (but only limited users have access)

    By Karlston, September 25, 2023   

    • microsoft edge
    • bing chat
    • 0 comments
    • 976 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 25, 2023

19. 7 new features coming with the July 2025 Security Update for Windows 11

    By Karlston, July 7, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 1,345 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2025

20. "Apple does this and you love it": Microsoft VP fires back at trolls over Windows 11's new performance boost feature. "It's not cheating; this is how modern systems make apps feel fast."

    By Karlston, May 11   

    • windows 11
    • 1 comment
    • 265 views
    • 
    • Comment by Ryrynz
    • May 12

21. Has Google crippled YouTube on Microsoft Edge? Users certainly think so, but there might be a fix

    By Karlston, January 13, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • youtube
    • 2 comments
    • 1,461 views
    • 
    • Comment by Akaneharuka
    • January 14, 2024

22. Microsoft is finally adding the right kind of AI support to Windows 11 as it struggles to combat AI popularity on Mac

    By Karlston, April 20   

    • windows 11
    • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 167 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 20

23. You can now make text bold or italic in Notepad — hell has frozen over

    By Karlston, July 4, 2025   

    • notepad
    • 0 comments
    • 598 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 4, 2025

24. Hands on with Windows 11 Notepad's new markdown support

    By Karlston, July 7, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • notepad
    • 0 comments
    • 653 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2025

25. Major Microsoft Edge versions will now ship every two weeks: Microsoft confirms plans to ship new Edge features and changes twice a month

    By Karlston, 22 hours ago   

    • microsoft edge
    • 0 comments
    • 83 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • 22 hours ago