Windows 11
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Windows 11 Can Now Create 7z and RAR Files—Here’s How to Use Its New Archive Tools
Microsoft's June 2024 update for Windows 11, delivered as KB5039302, added a capability that many users still don't know they have: the operating system can now create not just ZIP archives, but also...
Windows 11 Migrations Stealthily Swap Your Default Browser for Edge, Mozilla-Backed Study Shows
Moving your files and settings from an old Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 11 machine should preserve your choices — but a report released July 14 reveals that your default browser is often silently...
Windows 11 KB5095093: Point-in-Time Restore, 35-Day Pause, and What You Should Do Next
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released cumulative update KB5095093 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, introducing a new Point-in-Time Restore tool, a flexible 35-day update pause, and a raft of...
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s Offline Mode Broke Because Ubisoft’s DRM Isn’t Truly Offline
On July 12, 2026, a Ubisoft Connect outage hit PC players, and for owners of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, the consequences were more than an inability to go online — the game’s...
Your Small Business AI Plan Starts with Windows 11: A 2026 Deployment Guide
Small business owners scanning the headlines this July could be forgiven for thinking the biggest decision they face in 2026 is which AI assistant to pick. The choices are everywhere—ChatGPT...
OpenAI’s Outcome-First Prompting Slashes API Costs by 67%: What Windows Developers Need to Know
OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 model family, released July 9, 2026, brings a counterintuitive prompting method that can reduce API token usage by up to 66% and cut costs by up to 67%. The technique—called...
Windows Backup Won't Save Your PC in a Crisis: What It Actually Does in Windows 11
If you think Windows Backup is making a safety net for your PC, think again. Microsoft’s built-in tool is designed to ease the switch to a new computer, not to rescue you from a crash or data...
16GB RAM, 512GB Storage: The New Windows 11 Mini PC Baseline
The mini PC market in 2026 has quietly dropped the budget-label pretenses. These palm-sized machines are now fast enough to handle daily work, multiple browser tabs, and even local AI tasks, but the...
Windows 10 Is EOL, WMIC Is Gone: How to Find Every CPU Detail in Windows 11 Now
Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025, leaving an estimated 240 million PCs worldwide without security updates. For users clinging to the decade-old OS, or those finally...
The Definitive 2026 Guide to Uninstalling Windows Apps—Including the New winget Shortcut
Microsoft now counts four separate official ways to remove an app from Windows—and the newest method, Windows Package Manager (winget), quietly became the fastest for command-line users. A...
Windows Specification Checks in 2026: Why WMIC Is Dead and What to Use Instead
Microsoft’s quiet deprecation of the long-relied-on WMIC command has finally caught up with Windows users who still reach for ancient terminal commands to check their PC specs. Combined with...
Windows 11 Debloating in 2026: Why Built-In Tools Are Now the Safest Route
A comprehensive new guide published on July 13, 2026, by Technobezz lays out the current best practices for debloating Windows 11 without risking system stability or breaking Windows Update. The...