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Windows 11 Can Now Create 7z and RAR Files—Here’s How to Use Its New Archive Tools
Microsoft's June 2024 update for Windows 11, delivered as KB5039302, added a capability that many users still don't know they have: the operating system can now create not just ZIP archives, but also...
Microsoft’s RMS Connector Kills Off Shared Secrets: Your 2026 Prep Starts Now
Microsoft’s Rights Management (RMS) connector—the critical middleware that links on-premises Exchange, SharePoint, and file servers to cloud-based protection—will stop accepting shared-secret...
Windows 10 Is EOL, WMIC Is Gone: How to Find Every CPU Detail in Windows 11 Now
Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025, leaving an estimated 240 million PCs worldwide without security updates. For users clinging to the decade-old OS, or those finally...
Windows 11 Debloating in 2026: Why Built-In Tools Are Now the Safest Route
A comprehensive new guide published on July 13, 2026, by Technobezz lays out the current best practices for debloating Windows 11 without risking system stability or breaking Windows Update. The...
Win11Debloat Update Gives Users a Safety Net: Preview Bloatware Removal Before It Happens
On July 11, 2026, the open-source Win11Debloat project shipped a new release that finally addresses a long-standing request: a WhatIf preview for its Get.ps1 script. The update—versioned...
Microsoft’s Cross-Tenant Message Recall for Exchange Online Arrives in August
Microsoft announced on July 10, 2026, that Exchange Online will gain a cross-tenant message recall feature, rolling out in mid-August. The new capability allows a sender in one Microsoft 365 tenant...
Windows 11 Has a Built-in Hardware Rating System: Here’s How to Access It
Microsoft continues to ship a decades-old performance assessment tool inside Windows 11, and a single PowerShell command can reveal numeric ratings for your processor, graphics, memory, and storage....
Microsoft Confirms Exchange Online Lacks Native Resource Utilization Reports, Urges Admins to Use Calendar Queries
Microsoft’s Exchange Team confirmed on May 21, 2026, that Exchange Online provides no built-in utilization reports for resource mailboxes, forcing administrators to manually query calendar data to...
Win11Debloat 06.10.2026 Debuts SYSTEM Run Mode and Undo Database for Enterprise
Win11Debloat 06.10.2026, the latest release of the open-source PowerShell utility from the Raphire project, landed on June 10, 2026, packing a host of advanced features that push Windows 11...
Super God Mode PowerShell script indexes over 1,100 hidden Windows 11 settings in one searchable folder.
Windows 11 still harbors a secret weapon for power users—the ability to surface nearly every hidden setting, legacy control panel applet, and obscure configuration tool in one searchable interface....
Check Your PC’s Secure Boot Certificate Before 2026 Deadline
Time is running out for Windows users to prepare for a seismic shift in the Secure Boot trust chain. On June 19, 2026, the Microsoft Windows UEFI CA 2011 certificate—the digital cornerstone that...
Microsoft Finally Makes Secure Boot Certificates Human-Readable with a Single PowerShell Switch
On April 28, 2026, Microsoft published KB5093574 detailing a small but transformative update to Windows PowerShell: the Get-SecureBootUEFI cmdlet now accepts a -Decoded switch that renders Secure...