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4 ways this free Microsoft app fixed my slow, cluttered PC with one click

…A trustworthy optimizer from Microsoft If you don't trust other third-party alternatives and GitHub scripts for optimization, I won't blame you. Microsoft PC Manager is perhaps created for those…

Apr 13, 2026 · Abhinav Raj

Microsoft's Windows K2 overhaul is making File Explorer launch much faster

Simon Batt May 12, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

May 12, 2026 · Simon Batt

Microsoft's Copilot just became the productivity collaborator it was promised to be

Simon Batt Apr 22, 2026, 10:18 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

Apr 23, 2026 · Simon Batt

"Apple does this and y’all love it" — Microsoft fights back over claims its performance boost is lazy

Simon Batt May 10, 2026, 7:44 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

May 10, 2026 · Simon Batt

Microsoft Teams is redesigning its meeting toolbar to stop you from accidentally raising your hand

Simon Batt Apr 21, 2026, 12:06 AM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

Apr 21, 2026 · Simon Batt

Microsoft is purging Copilot from parts of Windows 11 — but its still coming to the taskbar

…Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup , and earlier in his career, he worked as the technology editor at the Financial…

May 27, 2026 · Patrick O'Rourke

Satya Nadella wants Windows to use less RAM as part of a bigger push to win back consumers

Simon Batt Apr 30, 2026, 12:25 AM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

Apr 30, 2026 · Simon Batt

Microsoft is scrapping SMS 2-factor authentication because it's "a leading source of fraud"

Simon Batt May 18, 2026, 8:56 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

May 19, 2026 · Simon Batt

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that maxes out your CPU in short bursts to launch apps faster

…Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup , and earlier in his career, he worked as the technology editor at the Financial…

May 7, 2026 · Patrick O'Rourke

Microsoft just broke some custom folder icons, and it's deliberate

Simon Batt Jun 12, 2026, 1:11 AM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…

Jun 12, 2026 · Simon Batt

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