Several sites have posted news that the latest Win11 preview build has a “tweak” to “fix” file explorer being slow.
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Windows
BETA – Win11 Registry Tweaks
These are my current registry tweaks for Windows 11. This is the first edition and should be considered BETA level.
Some of these tweaks I’ve reused from as far back as XP. Some I hunted down, some I found around the web. I make no claim to any of this.
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Core Parking
I’ve been perusing the web and came across several articles and forum posts discussing the Core Parking tweak. Folks seem to still be misinterpreting what it actually does and sometimes posting the wrong instructions.
I thought I would try and set things straight.
I would appreciate some feedback on this article, does it make sense, did I get something wrong?
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O&O ShutUp10 Updated
O&O ShutUp10++ 2.1.1015
“The free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11”
Added Removal of Copilot for Windows 10 and 11 (see changelog). A few changes and fixes.
Download | Changelog
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Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Covering nearly 100 vulnerabilities in Win10 and well over 100 in Win11.
This is allegedly the last Patch Tuesday for Win10 machines not enrolled in ESU.
Win10 – October 14, 2025—KB5066791 (OS Builds 19044.6456 and 19045.6456)
Win11 – October 14, 2025—KB5066835 (OS Builds 26200.6899 and 26100.6899)
O&O ShutUp10++ 2.0.1009
Free, portable privacy / anti-spy tool.
Download | Changelog
Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.
Installing or Upgrading to Windows 11
Many folks have repeatedly asked for a Windows 11 Tweak Guide. I’m not promising that will happen but toward that end I’ve been experimenting with installing and/or upgrading Windows 11 on my main PC.
Since it’s release I’ve done an upgrade with almost every version on Win11.
This go round with version 25H2 I did:
– Update via Windows update
– Update online via setup.exe from an extracted ISO.
– Update offline via setup.exe from an extracted ISO.
– Clean install booting from a USB drive via ISO.
My goal in all this was to use a local account. I do not want a Microsoft account on my PC.
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Microsoft, “Tips to improve PC performance in Windows”
Microsoft – Tips to improve PC performance in Windows
This page first appeared in 2021. If only we could have found that info sooner…
Enroll In Windows 10 ESU
The Windows 10 ESU enrollment notification finally showed up on my main computer. I’ll show you how the official process went for me and a way to force enrollment using only a local account.
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Am I Finally Upgrading To Windows 11?
Y’all keep asking so the answer is…
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Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
This months updates cover around 3 dozen vulnerabilities.
Win10 – May 13, 2025—KB5058379 (OS Builds 19044.5854 and 19045.5854)
Win11 – May 13, 2025—KB5058411 (OS Build 26100.4061)