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Microsoft PC Manager replaces multiple Windows tools with one free, official console. It boosts performance, cleans storage, manages apps, handles security, and offers handy utilities, all without ...

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WhatsApp for Windows is a slow, RAM-hungry web wrapper. With Microsoft committed to WinUI, there's no excuse not to build a ...

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The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...