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To uninstall unwanted apps from Windows 11, you can use a mixture of on-board resources and free tools. We show you how.

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Windows 11 KB5072033 is now available for Windows 11 25H2 or 24H2, and it's the last update for the year 2025.

KB5072033 addresses vulnerabilities across Windows systems and Office applications—including one actively exploited zero-day.

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Why bother with complicated regular expressions when you can point and click your way to finding the files and folders you need?

Microsoft seems to have heard the criticism against AI Actions in File Explorer and will let users turn them off if desired.

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...