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Microsoft vows to make Windows 11 fly on 8GB RAM amid memory shortage — optimizations to reduce OS memory footprint have begun (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: windows 11, microsoft, ram

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Why your Windows installation files keep getting bigger - AI is filling up smaller drives (zdnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows, microsoft, copilot

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Did a OneDrive Photos app just appear on your PC? Here's what it does (and how to get rid of it) (zdnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lance Whitney | tags: one drive, microsoft, windows 11

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Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is hundreds off at Best Buy (theverge.com)

2026-07-30 | by Cameron Faulkner | tags: surface laptop, microsoft, snapdragon x2 plus

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How to remap the Windows 11 Copilot key and restore your missing Right Ctrl button (zdnet.com)

2026-07-29 | by Lance Whitney | tags: copilot, microsoft, windows 11

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Windows 11 KB5101684 update released with 42 changes and fixes (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: windows 11, microsoft, patch tuesday

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Microsoft is using TPM chips to crack down on pirated Windows activations (techspot.com)

2026-07-25 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: tpm chips, windows 11, key management service

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LG promises to stop McAfee spam ads following pressure from Microsoft (engadget.com)

2026-07-24 | by Steve Dent | tags: mcafee, windows 11, microsoft

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Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads (theverge.com)

2026-07-24 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: microsoft, lg electronics, mcafee

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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: lg monitor app installer, mcafee, windows 11

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Chinese modder gets GeForce RTX 4060 working in Windows 11 on Huawei Arm workstation — uses modified driver borrowed from an Nvidia RTX Spark (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Zak Killian | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 4060, windows 11, huaweiqingyun w510

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One in six Windows PCs still runs Windows 10, and the vulnerabilities are piling up (techspot.com)

2026-07-21 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows 10, microsoft, lansweeper

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GDID Windows – Cut the tracker that follows you even under VPN (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | by Author | tags: gdid, microsoft, vpn

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FluentCleaner ditches the bloat with a new 3.5 MB Classic edition (techspot.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: ccleaner, fluentcleaner, winui 3

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Windows 11 bloat proves too much for Microsoft's new 8GB Surface Laptop (techspot.com)

2026-07-20 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: windows 11, microsoft surface, surface pro 12

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LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads (theverge.com)

2026-07-20 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: mcafee, windows 11, lg ultragear

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Microsoft confirms Windows Server Update Services sync delays (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: windows server update services, microsoft update, wsus

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Windows 10 Still Being Used, Often Unpatched and Insecure (slashdot.org)

2026-07-19 | by Posted | tags: windows 10, microsoft, lansweeper

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Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM (theverge.com)

2026-07-17 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | tags: microsoft, surface laptop, windows 11

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Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday fixes 570 security bugs, but some Dell PCs will have to wait (techspot.com)

2026-07-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: microsoft, patch tuesday, windows 11

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Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC? (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Ed Bott | get Bitdefender Antivirus Plus → | tags: microsoft defender, windows 11, endpoint security

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New PC purchases see sharpest drop in nearly three years as memory and storage prices bite — shipments fall by 7%, analysts forecast 14% contraction that will hit budget laptops hard (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-01 | by Jowi Morales | get Kingston 16GB DDR4 RAM → | tags: pc shipments, memory chips, apple macbook neo

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Microsoft fixes GIF functionality in the Windows Emoji Panel (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-01 | get Microsoft Windows Emoji Keyboard → | tags: microsoft, windows emoji panel, tenor

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Can't Find Hibernate in Windows? Here's How to Locate It (cnet.com)

2026-06-30 | by See Full Bio | get Hibernate Mode Switch Button → | tags: windows 11, hibernate, ssd

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This retro enthusiast forced Windows 11 to run on a Core 2 Quad Q6600 and AGP graphics (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get Windows 11 Compatibility Hack → | tags: windows 11, core 2 quad, agp graphics

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Too many junk files on your Windows PC? This free tool can remove them in one click (zdnet.com)

2026-06-30 | by Lance Whitney | get CCleaner Free → | tags: windows 11, fluent cleaner, registry entries

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Windows 10 Users Can Get Free Security Updates Until 2027 — Here's How (cnet.com)

2026-06-29 | by See Full Bio | get Windows 10 Security Update Guide → | tags: windows 10, microsoft, one drive

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Apple @ Work: Deploying a new PC made me appreciate everything Apple built into macOS (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-27 | by Bradley C | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apple, mosyle, macos

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I made Linux look like Windows 11 for free - with a few simple tweaks to Zorin OS (zdnet.com)

2026-06-27 | by Jack Wallen | get Zorin OS Windows 11 Theme → | tags: zorin os, windows 11, ubuntu

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RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware — other key vintage components included the Core 2 Q6600 and ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage PC RAM Upgrade → | tags: ram crisis, windows 11, core 2 quad