Signing in to Windows 11 with a Microsoft account silently turns on BitLocker drive encryption and OneDrive folder redirection — two features that look helpful but cause real data-loss problems…
Winhance is a free, open-source Windows Enhancement Utility that removes bloatware, disables telemetry, optimizes performance, and customizes Windows 10 and 11 — all from a single application. Download it from…
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…
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…
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…
To run an AIDA64 system stability test, download the AIDA64 Extreme Edition trial from aida64.com, open the app, click the System Stability Test icon, tick the components you want to…
To test your graphics card for errors, download FurMark 2 and run its GPU stress test for 20 to 30 minutes while monitoring temperature, frame rate, and visual artifacts. If…
To test whether a hard drive or SSD is failing on Windows, use Seagate SeaTools for active read/write error tests and CrystalDiskInfo to read the drive’s SMART data. Install SeaTools…
To test your PC’s RAM for errors, download the free version of MemTest86, write it to a USB flash drive with the included imageUSB tool, boot from that USB, and…
UnattendedWinstall is a free, open-source answer file that automates the debloating and optimization of Windows during installation. Download the autounattend.xml from the UnattendedWinstall GitHub page, add it to your Windows…
