Tech pro ThioJoe reveals the secret capabilities and lesser-known tricks hidden within the standard Windows Notepad program.

A 2.73KB rewrite restores modern Notepad back to essentials by calling Windows APIs and Rich Edit for basic text editor ...

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Something to look forward to: Microsoft has been working on Low Latency Profile technology for months, and Windows 11 users should now start to see the benefits of the new feature. The latest Patch ...

You'll be able to tweak the right-click context menus in Windows to remove items you don't want, thereby decreasing the ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Right-clicking on Windows had been a predictable menu for years. But Windows 11 broke that. Now you get a stripped-down menu that hides half of what you ...

Microsoft revamped the context menu in the latest Windows 11 Insider build, making it way more functional and less annoying. The new customizable context menu introduced in the latest Windows 11 build ...

Windows 11's August 2026 update silently extends the Low Latency Profile CPU boost to apps, and we tested it to confirm they launch faster.

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Microsoft’s August Windows 11 update expands its Low Latency Profile beyond system-interface elements to application startup. The feature uses a “race to sleep” strategy. Instead of allowing CPU ...

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