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Using Cleanmgr+
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Not too much on this as Cleanmgr+ hasn’t been updated in four years and incorrectly states, “Microsoft will be soon removing the Disk Clean-up Tool (Cleanmgr.exe) from Windows 10 PCs.” But, is still a useful tool.
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O&O ShutUp10++ 2.2.1024
Friday News
Microsoft Admits Windows 11 Has a Trust Problem, Promises To Focus on Fixes in 2026
“The feedback we’re receiving from our community of passionate customers and Windows Insiders has been clear. We need to improve Windows in ways that are meaningful for people,” Pavan Davuluri, president of Windows and devices, told The Verge…”Trust is earned over time and we are committed to building it back with the Windows community,” Davuluri said.
And the perfect reply by crunchy_one in the comments:
I don’t believe Microsoft understands fully what would be “meaningful” to their customers. How about removing the Microsoft account requirement, removing the telemetry, removing the ads, removing the AI, removing the cloud integration, removing the bloat? How about giving customers real control, like being able to turn off updates. That would be meaningful.
Wise Disk Cleaner 11.3.2
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Start11 2.6
Start11 is a Windows 10/11 start menu alternative. It is not free and is my preferred start menu replacement.
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VirtualBox 7.2.6
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Updated Realtek Ethernet Drivers
NDIS v10.79.50 and NetAdapterCx v11.028.50 (preferred driver) available HERE.
Windows 11 OOB Update
Win11 – January 24, 2026—KB5078127 (OS Builds 26200.7628 and 26100.7628) Out-of-band
“This out-of-band update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5078127) is cumulative. It includes updates from previous security and non-security releases, along with an additional fix.“
Using BleachBit
Initially created for Linux computers, this freeware disk cleaner now does Windows and macOS too. You may recall BleachBit was infamously used to wipe Hillary Clinton’s emails back in 2015. I use BleachBit on both Windows and Linux.
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Weekend News
Much of the central and eastern U.S. is going through or anticipating a winter storm. In many areas including mine this includes freezing rain on top of snow and sleet.
I hope everyone makes it through OK.
* WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Confidence is increasing in widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This may result in major impacts in infrastructure and transportation. * WHERE…Portions of southeast Maryland and central, east central, and north central Virginia. * WHEN…From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS…Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will become slick and hazardous. The combination of significant snow and ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages.
Mp3tag v3.33
“a powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata of audio files.”
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Latest Graphics Drivers
AMD Software Adrenalin 26.1.1 WHQL Drivers
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Intel 11th – 14th Gen Processor Graphics Driver v32.0.101.7084
Intel Arc Graphics Driver v32.0.101.8425
Intel Arc Pro Graphics Driver v32.0.101.8425
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 591.74 WHQL
Intel Ethernet Drivers
Intel Network Adapter Driver for Microsoft Windows 11 v31
Intel Network Adapter Driver for Microsoft Windows 10 v31
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v31
Windows 11 – Cleaning WinSxS
The WinSxS Folder
The topic of the Windows Side-by-side assembly folder (aka WinSxS or Component Store) has been the source of much discussion and misinformation since it first appeared in Windows Vista.
Overly simplified, the WinSxS folder is the folder that holds the Windows Component Store. The Windows Component Store holds files that are “used to support the functions needed for the customization and updating of Windows.”
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Windows 11 Disk Cleanup
First Things First
On modern systems with SSD’s, cleaning your drives IS NOT A PERFORMANCE TWEAK unless your drive is near full. SSDs do not get fragmented and Windows not only periodically cleans system files but also automatically optimizes drives (TRIM).
You clean a drive to reduce its size resulting in quicker backup and recovery and a smaller image.
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Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Over 100 vulnerabilities addressed.
Win11 – January 13, 2026—KB5074109 (OS Builds 26200.7623 and 26100.7623)
Win10 ESU – January 13, 2026—KB5073724 (OS Builds 19045.6809 and 19044.6809)