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Microsoft has started force-feeding a new “OneDrive Photos” app onto Windows 11 PCs, whether you want it or not. And if you’re a OneDrive user, you cannot get rid of it without also removing OneDrive; it’s a case of either OneDrive and the OneDrive Photos app, or neither. Obviously, users are up in arms over the mandatory installation of an app they didn’t ask for and possibl...

A free, lightweight Windows tool that gives you a complete overview of your hardware and operating system in seconds. Ever wondered what’s really running inside your computer? PC Internals by ASCOMP gives you a clean, well-structured look at your CPU, mainboard, memory, graphics card, drives, network adapters, and Windows configuration all in a single, easy-to-navigate interf...

Last week we talked about how to use Windows Focus Sessions. If you missed that, you can find it right here: How To Use Windows Focus Sessions This week I’m going to jump over to one of my favorite subjects, Gaming. If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that I’m a gamer. My kids and I used to play games together often, and now we are getting back into it. O...

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No, a new service in Windows 11 is NOT spying on you. No, Linux has NOT suddenly gained 10% market share. A post on X (formerly Twitter) recently claimed that a new service in Windows 11 is a hidden tracking tool that is transmitting data to Microsoft every 15 minutes, with the post quickly attracting more than 110,000 views. However, the truth of the matter was soon revealed...