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Bazzite has been an excellent OS for my second gaming PC, but I can’t replace Windows 11 with it on my main rig — here’s why
Valve’s SteamOS has often presented the perfect excuse to be whisked away from Microsoft‘s troublesome Windows 11. The Linux operating system’s better gaming performance has often been proven, utilizing RAM well without the bloatware often found with Windows 11. SteamOS provides a console-like user interface (UI), making navigation and game…
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Microsoft continues the good work on Windows 11, with tweaks to ‘quiet’ ads — and that big taskbar change is ‘coming soon’
Microsoft has toned down the ads and annoyances with Windows 11’s widgets panel In testing, the new default settings are a lot less in-your-face and distracting This is part of a large slab of work to improve Windows 11 in the past month, and Microsoft has further promised another major…
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Windows 11 is such a memory hog that I’ve had to resort to RAM optimizers — but can Microsoft turn things around with project K2?
Microsoft has a tough task ahead to optimize Windows 11, with the reported project ‘K2’ described as an effort to effectively eliminate the issues of bloatware, excessive AI usage, and provide better gaming performance, and it wants to match the latter with Valve’s SteamOS to win users’ trust back. I…
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Hate Windows 11’s Start menu? Rumors suggest Microsoft is fixing pretty much everything that’s wrong with it — and speeding up File Explorer too
Windows 11’s Start menu is rumored to be getting a bunch of important fixes That includes full control over what elements appear in the menu, and the ability to manually switch between the small and larger layouts Microsoft is testing changes to make File Explorer perform better, too, and that…
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You might soon be able to sign into Windows 11 without a Microsoft account, with software engineers ‘working on it’
Microsoft may ditch the need to set up Windows 11 with a Microsoft account A company exec says software engineers are working on it There’s no indication yet of when the change might be implemented Microsoft has told users that big improvements are coming to Windows 11 — improvements covering…
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The best cheap Windows laptops for 2026
You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a capable Windows laptop. For everyday tasks like web browsing, writing documents, streaming video or handling schoolwork, a well-chosen budget machine can still deliver a smooth, reliable experience. The challenge is cutting through the noise to find affordable options that balance…
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