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Claude Code replaced my bloated PC optimization tools with custom scripts, and my Windows PC has never been happier

On Windows 11, third-party PC optimization tools are a dime a dozen. It probably has a lot to do with how little the average Windows build is optimized for user comfort out of the box. It's only ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft script recreates shortcuts deleted by bad Defender ASR rule

Microsoft released advanced hunting queries (AHQs) and a PowerShell script to find and recover some of the Windows application shortcuts deleted Friday morning by a buggy Microsoft Defender ASR rule.
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Microsoft Gives IT Admins New Power to Delete Windows Backups

Microsoft released PowerShell scripts that let IT admins view, export, and delete Windows settings backup data through Microsoft Graph.

Reverse engineer explains if Microsoft's Windows 11 performance service is really spyware

Is Windows 11 secretly spying on you? A reverse engineer has dug into Microsoft's mysterious performance service to uncover ...
PC World

Microsoft is killing this 25-year-old Windows tool. Your scripts might break

With the latest Windows 11 preview update (KB5120998), Microsoft is finally bidding farewell to a tool that has been part of the operating system since Windows XP: the Windows Management ...