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  12 hours ago

  After this update, your Windows PC will demand a 48-digit key, and most people can't produce one

  makeuseof.com - Tashreef Shareef

  Windows PCs have supported automatic device encryption for a couple of years now. For this to happen, though, your PC had to meet strict hardware …

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  18 hours ago

  7 pointless Windows tools Microsoft still refuses to remove

  makeuseof.com - Pankil Shah

  Windows 11 looks clean and modern, but if you dig deep enough, you'll find all sorts of legacy tools from the Windows 7 era. And I'm not talking …

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  2 days ago

  Your PC isn’t too old — Windows 11’s default settings are slowing it down

  makeuseof.com - Oluwaseun Bamisile

  If you've read through some of my previous articles, I've mentioned several times that I use a five-year-old Dell Latitude laptop. Not that I don't …

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  3 days ago

  Your Windows security is hiding 11% of your gaming performance — here's why you shouldn't claim it

  makeuseof.com - Shaheer Khan

  I've scoured Windows for almost every setting that could improve performance or make the OS feel a little better. While Windows' default settings …

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  3 days ago

  Gaming on 8GB of RAM shouldn't work, yet some titles ran better than I expected

  makeuseof.com - Shaheer Khan

  Amid the global memory shortage, Microsoft is still churning out 8GB Surface laptops in 2026, insisting that it is a sufficient baseline for Windows …

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  3 days ago

  This HP laptop might just be the ultimate executive convertible

  makeuseof.com - Rob LeFebvre

  Most business execs and road warrior types are looking for a convertible laptop with a ton of battery life, solid productivity performance, …