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This free Windows text tool will change the way you type

Beeftext is the best free Windows text expansion app you’re not using. serg3d / Getty Images Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors When it works, a text shortcut tool can feel like magic. Create a few shortcuts for your most frequently typed phrases or…

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Fix Windows 11’s Start menu with Stardock’s simple new app

Start11 promises improvements to the Windows 11 Start menu and its search capabilities. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors If you’re not happy with the look and feel of Windows 11’s overhauled Start menu, a fix is coming. Not from Microsoft, though, but from…

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Windows 10 will soon aggressively block dubious downloads

You’ll have the option to allow cryptominers and other helper apps on your PC, but Microsoft will tell you when they’re a bad idea. Natali Mis / Getty Images Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Windows 10 will begin blocking “potentially unwanted applications”—bundled apps…

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Windows 365: Five key differences from Windows Home and Pro

Lower prices for existing Windows 10 users? Upgrades, but not downgrades? Microsoft’s new enterprise offering presents stark contrasts with the consumer Windows versions. iStock Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Microsoft released Windows 365 business pricing this week, telling us a little more about…

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How to remote-access a Windows 10 PC

You don’t have to use Windows’ built-in option. Jay Yuno / Getty Images Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Table of Contents Show More We’ve all gotten that text or phone call, asking for help with a Windows computer. And sometimes an in-person tech…

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How to pause Windows 10 updates

Sometimes you just can’t deal with regular updates to your operating system. Here’s how to take a break. Microsoft Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Sometimes Windows updates can cause enough problems that you just want to turn the whole thing off. We’re going…

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How to get the Windows 11 beta

Microsoft has released the first official builds of Windows 11. Here’s how to get Windows 11 and try it out for yourself. You’ll need two things: first, a PC that meets the minimum hardware specifications of Windows 11. Second, you may need to join the Windows Insider program so that your PC can receive the…

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