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***Update to my article Enroll In Windows 10 ESU
Reader Andrew let me know the project has been updated and it is working again. He linked to a forum post at AskWoody where the author explains the issue and sent a link to the newest version that works:
https://gitlab.com/-/project/11037551/uploads/f8b47372a5f2f3cc37c50872930e0cb5/Consumer_ESU_Enrollment-v0.0.8.zip

GPU Drivers
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 591.44 WHQL
Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8331 WHQL

Audacity 3.7.6
Free sound recorder and editor.
Download | Release Notes (when available)

Samsung Magician 9

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Release Notes
Samsung Magician 9.0.0
Enhanced User Convenience
•Improved the UI/UX to enhance user convenience.
Users can easily use various features with a more intuitive and streamlined screen.
Download | Install Guide / Release Info
This update is cosmetic. IMHO the new UI is horrible and harder to use. I couldn’t uninstall this fast enough and I went back to the previous version (8.3.2.850)
FYI, when presented with the screen below the answer is always “YES” regardless of what you are installing or where you are in the world. It reduces the amount of info they collect on you.

Using the portable version of Wise Disk Cleaner (WDC)

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Although I’m showing WDC for this guide, this is meant to show you how to create a sort of toolbox for your PC.
I’m using Start11 for this guide. I use it on all my Windows machines. It’s a paid program. No, I don’t get a cut.
This is long. If you get confused, please see the pictures below.
I keep a folder of portable tools that I use on every system. From there I create a menu I can access by either my start menu (via Start11) or the system tray.
Once I setup the portable apps and their shortcuts, I can update all the folders on all my machines regularly because I keep my folder structures the same across machines (via SyncToy).
I going to use Wise Disk Cleaner as an example
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Tuesday News

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Happy Veterans Day to all my Brothers and Sisters who served.

Video – Windows “SUCKS”: How I’d Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer
““Windows Sucks” is the most frequent comment I get – here’s what I really think and how I would address the most common Windows annoyances: a love letter to Windows wrapped in a rant.”
Interesting!

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.2.8
Added a few programs, a few fixes, and minor improvements.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Paint.NET 5.1.11
“Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.”
Download & Info

HWiNFO 8.34
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Download (I use portable) | Release History
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