10 free Windows apps that improved my productivity (and I'd easily pay money for)

LibreOffice is free to download and install for Windows.
How-To Geek on MSN

How PowerToys' Locksmith tool helps unravel vague Windows error messages

The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program” might be one of the least helpful messages Windows ...

Windows drive X: Unleash ferocious speed by using RAM as storage

A RAM disc can be used to integrate part of the main memory as a very fast drive in Windows. The article shows the background ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft hides these 7 Windows 11 settings for a reason

Most Windows users have come to terms with the fact that Microsoft doesn't deserve praise for its implementation of the ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 KB5070311 update fixes File Explorer freezes, search issues

Microsoft has released the KB5070311 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 49 changes, including fixes for File Explorer freezes and search issues. KB5070311 is an optional ...
People

When Will the New Epstein Files Be Released, and What's in Them? Everything to Know About the DOJ's Imminent File Drop

Congress passed a bill in November that gave the Trump administration 30 days to release more of its evidence against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Kyler Alvord is a news editor at PEOPLE, leading the ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
The Verge

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...
PBS

7 things to know about the Justice Department’s Epstein files

NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on Jeffrey Epstein. After months of rancor and recriminations, Congress has passed and President Donald Trump has ...
Yahoo

Trump signs bill to release Epstein files after months of opposing it. What happens now? And when might they be released?

President Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill to compel the Justice Department to release all of its files related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bipartisan ...
The New York Times

President Signs Bill on Release of Epstein Files

Mr. Trump announced on social media that he had signed the legislation, but the release of all the files is not guaranteed. Luke Broadwater Reporting from Washington President Trump announced in a ...
PBS

The Epstein files. 3 major questions right now

For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. Years in the system, the case of Jeffrey Epstein has reached another turning point and is ...