When balanced mode secretly behaves like performance.

Windows hidden settings go beyond the standard options in the Settings app, offering powerful tweaks that improve responsiveness, multitasking, and boot times. By adjusting power plans, graphics ...

A Florida python hunter recently captured a 202-pound Burmese python, one of the heaviest on record. Although not venomous, pythons have sharp, fang-like teeth that can cause painful bites. Invasive ...

Python’s new JIT compiler might be the biggest speed boost we’ve seen in a while, but it’s not without bumps. Get that news and more, in this week’s report.

A command-line tool to manage Dell server fan speeds using IPMI. Features include manual fan control, automatic control, and an advanced PID controller for temperature-based fan management. This tool ...

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One of the many long-standing oddities of Windows is that it has never had native support for NVMe SSDs, despite them being around for well over a decade and being the standard option for modern ...

The headline sounds like one of those things that's way too good to be true. Like a scam you'd find on a shady website; "install this SSD driver for huge speed gains!" It's real, though, and it's ...

In context: Despite being released many moons ago, Windows 7 continues to be remembered fondly by millions of users. In fact, some people are still using the old operating system for gaming tasks. Now ...

Windows Firewall Control is a powerful application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides quick access to the most frequent options of the Windows Firewall. Windows ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...

The latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 features numerous performance fixes and additions, especially for File Explorer. One of the fixes, pictured below, is a reorganized right-click context ...