Rufus 4.14 (currently in beta) adds new built-in customizations that let you remove Windows 11 bloat, disable Copilot and OneDrive, and skip the Microsoft account requirement during installation — all…
Microsoft has pushed a new Windows 11 build to the Release Preview channel for Windows Insiders, and it introduces a full-screen Xbox mode, several File Explorer fixes, Copilot agents on…
Winhance Release 24 adds over 50 new settings across Optimizations and Customize, makes system restore optional on first launch, and introduces a new badge system so you can see at…
Microsoft PowerToys ships a feature called the Command Palette Dock — a fully customizable second taskbar you can place on any edge of your screen, with built-in transparency, live CPU,…
Microsoft has officially committed to fixing some of the biggest complaints about Windows 11 — bringing back taskbar repositioning (vertical and top), scaling back Copilot integration in apps like Notepad…
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…
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…
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…
To disable News and Interests on Windows 11, open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named AllowNewsAndInterests, set the value data to 0, and…
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…
