Windows 11 quietly added a built-in network speed test, and it's actually good
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The most underrated Windows feature is the built-in OpenSSH server
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I run every sketchy installer in Windows Sandbox, and it's saved me twice this year
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Microsoft has killed the Remote Desktop app, and its replacement's name isn't great
…Fortunately, Microsoft is still keeping the Remote Desktop Connection tool built into Windows, so you do not have to download Windows App to continue using it. Let's just hope the new…
Command Palette turned WinGet into something I actually want to use for installing apps
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Microsoft teases Windows 11's vertical taskbar — then deletes the video
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Windows 11's sudo command is more useful than PowerShell's Run as Administrator ever was
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My Windows PC is unusable without these third-party tools, and Microsoft doesn't care
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