Microsoft PowerToys is a free, official Microsoft utility that adds five tools I use daily on every Windows install: PowerToys Run (Alt+Space launcher), Always On Top (Win+Ctrl+T window pinning), FancyZones…
The best all-round SSD for upgrading a Windows PC in 2026 is the Samsung 990 Pro (PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s) for any modern motherboard, with the WD Black SN850X as…
The best graphics card for most people in 2025 is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super — it handles 1440p gaming, 4K video editing, and AI workloads with 12 GB…
To install custom mouse cursors on Windows 10 or 11, download a cursor pack (like Bibata from GitHub or any pack from DeviantArt), extract the ZIP file, right-click the install.inf…
The four essential tools for diagnosing PC hardware on Windows are Memtest86 (RAM errors), Seagate SeaTools and Crystal Disk Info (HDD/SSD health), FurMark (GPU stress testing), and AIDA64 (overall system…
To install or reinstall the missing Microsoft Store on Windows 10 or 11, open PowerShell as administrator and run wsreset -i — this downloads and installs the Store directly from…
These are 22 free Windows utilities that I personally use and recommend for optimizing, customizing, and maintaining a Windows 10 or 11 PC. Every tool on this list is free…
To do a clean Windows 11 install with WIMUtil and UnattendedWinstall, download the Windows 11 ISO, load it into WIMUtil, use the Download UW button to embed the latest UnattendedWinstall…
WIMUtil (Windows Installation Media Utility) is a tool I built to simplify creating custom Windows installation media. It automates adding answer files like UnattendedWinstall, extracting system drivers, and building bootable…
UniGetUI (formerly WinGetUI) is a free, open-source graphical interface that lets you install, update, and manage software on Windows using package managers like WinGet, Scoop, and Chocolatey — all from…
