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08/17/2026

Unless you really need it, you may want to uninstall the Windows 11 Weather App. It has been found to use over a gigabyte of memory, just to serve you the weather and ads. If you have a memory constrained system this may I prove performance.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11s-built-in-weather-app-hogs-more-than-1-2-gigabytes-of-ram-just-to-tell-the-forecast-memory-sucking-web-wrapper-filled-with-ads-masquerades-as-an-actual-application

07/18/2026

If you're still using the Windows 10 Operating System on your PC, you can get Extended Security Updates to help keep your PC secure until October 12, 2027. Follow the instructions in the link to the Microsoft article to sign up.

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Use Windows 10 securely with the Extended Security Updates program. See how it helps protect your PC and find out how to get it.

05/21/2026

While extremely fast, some people might think that your data on an unpowered Solid State Drive (SSD) drive is safe enough to be used as long term backup, not so! Analysis is suggesting that data loss on moderately used unpowered SSDs can be of a concern. Either power up the SSD occasionally to make the data is still good, or use a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for proven long term backups.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/unpowered-ssd-endurance-investigation-finds-severe-data-loss-and-performance-issues-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-refreshing-backups

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YouTuber SSD tests reveals problems all round on two-year-old TLC drives.

03/03/2026

Be on the lookout for a new attack using the CAPTCHA's that we so often now have to go through to get a website. If the CAPTCHA asks you to hit the "Windows Key" and "R", stay away! It's more than likely it's a scam.

An increasing number of websites use a clipboard hijacker and instruct victims on how to infect their own machine.