ZDNET's key takeaways If you're looking to move from Windows, you have options.Zorin OS and AnduinOS both have the look and feel of Windows.Both of these distributions are free to download and install ...

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Windows 10 still has life left in the tank... if you install the right version. But Microsoft doesn't want you to do it.

Tom Fenton explains how to repurpose an 'obsolete' Windows 10 laptop into a capable thin client using 10ZiG RepurpOS, ...

Deleting the WinSxS folder is unsafe. Learn what WinSxS does and how to clean it safely using Disk Cleanup, Storage Sense, and DISM to free real space in Windows 10 and 11.

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