Microsoft developer Ryan Myers explained in 2005 why deleting Prefetch hurt Windows performance. So, I tested the old trick on Windows 11.

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WordPad is one of the most recent classic Windows apps to be discontinued, so it only makes sense to start the list with it.

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Arrowhead Stadium is trading in footballs for controllers next month. The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Kingdom XP Gaming ...

As is tradition, a new release of GE-Proton came with issues and so another hotfix is out with GE-Proton 11-11.

Windows 11 still carries Windows 95’s heap manager, recompiled for old apps. Raymond Chen explains EmulateHeap, and how to ...

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I didn't expect so many apps to want access to the internet.

Ismar has been around Windows PCs since the age of three, so friends and family naturally chose him as the resident tech ...