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Say goodbye to sluggish thumbnail generation with this open-source solution for Windows users.

The IRS has removed its free Direct File option for taxes. Most taxpayers can use the official Free File program. There are several other ways to file taxes for no charge. Tax filing season officially ...

Tax season is here again, which means it is time to start working on preparing your return (and paying any balance due) ahead of the April 15 filing deadline. As usual, many people will have the ...

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

There are various ways to work together in a network based on Windows 11. The simplest is to set up a shared workgroup, a kind of team of computers with equal rights. The workgroup in Windows 11 ...

Microsoft shared a temporary workaround for customers experiencing Outlook freezes after installing this month's Windows security updates. As explained one week ago, when Microsoft acknowledged the ...

Microsoft is investigating reports that some Windows 11 devices are failing to boot with "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" errors after installing the January 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. The issue ...

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Engelmayer agreed with the Justice Department that he lacks authority, as the judge assigned to Maxwell’s criminal case, to supervise compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The law, ...