My $3000 Windows PC felt broken until I disabled these 4 things
…Startup apps were quietly killing responsiveness The slowdown starts at boot If you’ve invested good money building a Windows PC, waiting 2–3 minutes for it to boot feels like a…
Search
Related topics:
Windows 11
Tracked prices
Refreshed every 6 hoursWindows 11 Home
$30.00
30d Low
WEB
ABS Flux II Aqua Gaming PC - Windows 11 - Intel Core i5 14400F - Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 - DLSS 4 - 32GB DDR4 3200MHz - 1TB M.2 SSD
$1049.99
30d Low
ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming PC - Windows 11 - Intel Core i7-14700F - Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 - DLSS 4 - 32GB DDR5 6000 - 1TB M.2 SSD
$1399.99
30d Low
Starfield Premium Edition | Xbox & Windows 10/11 - Download Code : Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games
£60.99
30d Low
Open Box Corsair ONE i600 Intel Core Ultra 9 64GB RTX 5080 Windows 11 Wood Dark Mini PC
£3499.99
30d Low
SCAN
The best tool to install Windows 11 just became my favorite debloater
…he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). Sign in to your XDA account In 2026, debloating Windows 11 before or after you…
Bazzite is what most Linux gaming distros wish they were
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
5 awesome Linux features that will blow the mind of a Windows user
Rich Edmonds Apr 8, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
Top stories
I used Claude Code to build a utility that fetches files by the way I describe it, and it's better than any file explorer I've used
4d agoI turned off Windows 11 recommendations, and the Start menu finally felt mine again
6d agoEvery good thing in Windows 11 started as a third-party tool Microsoft eventually bought or copied
1w agoI stopped fighting Windows 11's Start menu — and found a fix Microsoft never bothered to build
1w agoYou're using your gaming PC wrong if you're still ignoring these 5 tweaks
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
Windows is learning Linux's best tricks, while Linux is learning Windows' best tricks
…Even sudo, perhaps the most iconic Linux command, now ships natively in Windows 11. In March 2026, Pavan Davuluri published a Windows Insider blog post outlining a renewed commitment to Windows 11…
Recall is one of Windows 11's best features this year, but almost nobody will use it
…Your PC processes your activity in real time and builds that searchable history without ever sending it elsewhere. Windows 11 Pro A USB installation drive and license key for Windows 11 Pro…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…Instead of aggressively marketing SteamOS as a Windows-killer, they spent years building compatibility, funding Proton development, improving Vulkan support, and, of course, creating the Steam Deck Verified ecosystem to build consumer…
Linux gaming is getting faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features
…using things like esync and fsync, which both worked, but didn't always match Windows exactly. NTSYNC builds these mechanisms straight into the Linux kernel for the first time, and it means…
I ditched PC Manager for Fluent Cleaner after it found more junk to remove
…He closely follows the Windows Insider program and tests new Insider builds to discover upcoming experimental features and upgrades. His past work includes long-term collaborations with reputed publications like Tom's…