Microsoft has given Windows 10 another year of security updates. That affects older PCs that are still on Windows 10, especially machines that do not have a clear path to Windows 11. People using those PCs can keep getting security updates for now, but the Windows 11 upgrade path remains narrow.
Source: xda-developers.com
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Some Windows PCs may wake from sleep because of third-party apps or Windows itself. If your PC is turning on when you did not expect it to, this could be the reason. The report does not give a fix, but it does point to possible causes to check on affected Windows PCs.
Source: xda-developers.com
Microsoft may be turning Windows 11 Settings into a Microsoft Store app as part of Project Odeon. The change could speed up the long move away from Control Panel, which affects Windows 11 users who manage system settings there.
Source: xda-developers.com
Windows users should stop disabling SSD defragmentation just to “protect” their drive. The old advice from the Windows 7 era no longer applies, and the summary says SSDs have been paying for it ever since. If you have been turning off defrag on your SSD, you can leave Windows’ built-in maintenance alone.
Source: makeuseof.com
