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Microsoft Says This Free App Speeds Up Your PC With One Click. Does It Work?

You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver ...

These 5 apps totally replaced PowerToys on my Windows 11 PC

Microsoft's PowerToys suite for Windows 11 is highly capable, but these third-party apps offer the additional PC flexibility I'm looking for.
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Microsoft's Windows Update to include third-party apps - now that's a game changer

Using Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs and PowerShell commands, the process lets third parties integrate their app's installers or management tools into Windows Update. The first step will be to register ...
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Microsoft is bringing PC gaming apps and stores to its Xbox app on Windows

Microsoft has started testing another handheld-friendly addition to its Xbox app, allowing PC gamers to quickly install and launch third-party apps like browsers, gaming utilities, and even rival ...