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The de-bloating PowerShell command I run on every Windows install

You can get rid of ads and make Windows usable with just a few clicks.

‘Restart And Shut Down’—Microsoft Confirms Windows Update ‘Disruption’

Microsoft is changing your Windows Update. The company is killing Secure Boot certificates on most PCs after 15 years, ...

‘Windows K2’ Could Be Microsoft’s Answer to Years of Windows 11 Frustration

Microsoft’s Windows K2 effort aims to improve Windows 11 performance, reliability, updates, taskbar flexibility, and user ...

Windows 11 still runs on code from the 1990s, Microsoft admits

Microsoft's Win32 API dates back to Windows 95, and a senior exec says nobody expected it to still be essential in 2026.

Microsoft admits Windows 11 lost its way, Nadella pledges to "win back fans"

During Microsoft's fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call, Nadella put consumer Windows front and center. As part of Microsoft's ...