This FREE App Might Replace the Windows 11 Taskbar for Me
Microsoft PowerToys just dropped version 0.98 and buried inside this update is a feature that honestly should have been built into Windows from day one. It’s called the Command Palette…
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Microsoft Just Promised to FIX Windows 11
Microsoft just published a blog post that honestly I never thought I’d see. The Executive Vice President of Windows basically admitted that Windows quality hasn’t been good enough — and…
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How to Prevent Dev Home Installation on Windows 11 (Regedit)
To prevent Dev Home from being automatically installed on Windows 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\Orchestrator\UScheduler_Oobe, right-click the DevHomeUpdate key, and delete it. Once that key is removed, Windows…
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How to Prevent New Outlook Installation on Windows 11 (Regedit)
To stop Windows 11 from automatically installing New Outlook through Windows Update, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\Orchestrator\UScheduler_Oobe, right-click the OutlookUpdate key, and delete it. That’s it — once that…
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How to Enable Long File Paths in Windows 10/11 (Regedit)
To enable long file paths in Windows 10 or 11, open the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem, and set the LongPathsEnabled value to 1. Restart your PC and Windows will…
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How to Disable News and Interests on Windows 11 (Regedit)
To disable News and Interests on Windows 11 using Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh, create a new DWORD 32-bit value named AllowNewsAndInterests, and set its value data to 0. Restart…
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How to Disable Cortana from Running in the Background on Windows 10/11 (Regedit)
To disable Cortana from running in the background on Windows 10 or 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named AllowCortana, and set…
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How to Disable Activity History on Windows 11 & 10 (Regedit)
To disable Activity History on Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System, and create three DWORD (32-bit) values: EnableActivityFeed, PublishUserActivities, and UploadUserActivities — all set to 0….
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How to Disable Hibernation on Windows 11 & 10 (Regedit)
To disable hibernation on Windows 10 or 11 using the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power, create a DWORD 32-bit value called HibernateEnabled and set it to 0. Then go to…
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How to Disable Windows Telemetry Windows 10 & 11 (Regedit)
To disable Windows telemetry in Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection, set AllowTelemetry to 0, then create the same DWORD value at a second registry path…
