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• 5 free utilities to help you get more out of Windows 11

  Posted on April 4, 2022 at 02:45 CDT by Lance Whitney • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.14 • 2022-04-04

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Lance Whitney

  You can squeeze more features and flexibility out of Windows 11 with the right utility programs.

  You’ve just upgraded to Windows 11. And maybe you like certain aspects of it but wish the new OS offered more capabilities. In many ways, Windows 11 is a minor upgrade to Windows 10, with visual changes and some new or redesigned features. But otherwise, it’s still the same old Windows with the same limitations and constraints.

  One way to make Windows 11 more robust and flexible is through a good utility program. An array of utilities is available that will enhance or improve the OS in both significant and subtle ways. Among the vast number of utilities out there, I’ve come up with five free ones: Microsoft PowerToys, ThisIsWin11, Files, BeWidgets, and Winaero Tweaker. Let’s check them out.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.14.0, 2022-04-04).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

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• AskWoody Ultimate Utilities List — Fall edition

  Posted on November 22, 2020 at 21:05 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  UTILITIES

  By TB Capen

  Playing with new utilities for Windows PCs can be fun.

  Many are free, and they show an inventive range of solutions to common — and not-so-common — problems and tasks.

  And let’s face it: there are some apps built into Windows that are still rather … underwhelming. Photos? Groove Music? Mail? No thanks.

  The topic of essential utilities came up recently when I upgraded a relatively old ThinkPad.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.46.0 (2020-11-23).

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