I turned on Windows 11’s DNS privacy feature, and my ISP lost one easy way to track my browsing
Windows ships with a feature that makes casual internet snooping much harder.
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My downloads stopped stalling at zero after I changed two adapter settings
Nothing tests your patience quite like a progress bar committed to staying at 0%.
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Windows has a secret PowerShell command that grades your PC— this is what it means
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Windows, Windows 11: Windows has a secret PowerShell command that grades your PC— this is what it means. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
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Windows' fastest file copier has no window, and it shipped in 1997
If your favorite Windows utility has rounded corners, you're probably not using the fastest one.
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I wasted years optimizing my SSD for nothing — Windows was already doing it
I was making Windows slower, and the drive was barely benefiting.
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I ran a free Microsoft tool and found 161 startup entries Task Manager couldn't see
I thought my startup was clean until Autoruns proved otherwise.
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An info-stealer sat on my PC for months, and Antigravity finally rooted it out
Malware doesn't need to be loud when it's already getting what it wants.
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I freed up 143 GB by letting Claude scan my C: drive — Windows never found any of it
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Windows, Storage: I freed up 143 GB by letting Claude scan my C: drive — Windows never found any of it. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
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Your integrated GPU is hoarding your RAM, and Windows will let you take it back
Your iGPU has been quietly sitting on a chunk of RAM you paid for.
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I turned off 3 things in Windows 11 and the Start menu finally felt useful
The Start menu is supposed to find your apps, but it's finding you Bing results instead.
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I wanted Plex for my ebooks, and this self-hosted app nailed it
You don't need a big fancy app like Plex to handle your ebook library, all you need is this software to keep all of your books safe.
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I keep Linux on a USB for Windows emergencies — and it's saved me more than once
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Linux, Data Recovery: I keep Linux on a USB for Windows emergencies — and it's saved me more than once. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
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