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Just got a new PC? Do these 11 things on day one

"Out of the box" doesn’t mean "out of the woods." These essential first steps will tidy up Windows, lock it down, and get ...

This Windows registry hack can boost NVMe SSD performance by up to 80%, but there's a catch

One developer who successfully activated the feature in Windows 11 (version 25H2) is X user PurePlayerPC, who claims it works "pretty good" on his computer. He ...

Your Windows SSD could be faster, Microsoft’s new update reveals why

Windows 11 users can unlock higher NVMe SSD performance using a hidden Microsoft driver, if they’re willing to tweak. The ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...