Windows 11

System Cleanup Series: Antivirus

By Kevin / February 1, 2024

In this blog post, I will talk about which antivirus programs I use and recommend. This post is part of my System Cleanup series.

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System Cleanup Series: Startup Items in Windows 11

By Kevin / January 30, 2024

The more programs that are running at any given time WILL affect performance. Here’s how to disable any items you don’t need running all the time.

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System Cleanup Series: Windows Update in Windows 11

By Kevin / January 23, 2024

In this blog post, I will show you around Windows Update in Windows 11. It is often suggested that we go to Windows Update and click “Check For Updates”, but there are a few more options to help get the most out of Windows Update.

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These Are the Apps I Recommend Getting Rid of After Installing Windows 11

By Kevin / January 16, 2024

Here are the pre-installed Windows 11 apps and third party programs that I remove every time I setup a computer, and how to remove them. Every computer is different and will have different apps pre-installed, including those from third parties.

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Quick Tip: How To Change Notifications Settings in Windows 11

By Kevin / August 23, 2023

In this Quick Tip, I’ll show you how to access and change the Notification settings in Windows 11. Since every single program and app can apparently send you notifications above the System Tray and Clock, it’s a good idea to go into those settings and disable the ones you don’t want, or simply turn them…

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Quick Tip: Display Delete Confirmation Message in Windows 11

By Kevin / August 23, 2023

In this Quick Tip, I’ll show you how to turn on the delete confirmation dialog in Windows 10 and 11.

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How To Change Sleep and Hibernation Settings in Windows 11

By Kevin / July 12, 2023

In this blog post, I’m going to talk about what it means for your computer to be “going to sleep”, and why it’s different then “hibernation”. I will also talk about whether or not it’s actually beneficial to turn these settings on, even though Microsoft turned them on by default.

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How To Use System Restore in Windows 11

By Kevin / July 6, 2023

In this blog post, I’m going to cover how to navigate to System Restore settings in Windows 11, and the process of creating a Restore Point to allow you to tell Windows to revert settings to a previous point in time, which may be necessary if a newly installed program is causing you grief, but uninstalling it isn’t resolving the issue.

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