Computer stuff...
Zero-Days
50+ security issues addressed including 1/2 a dozen zero-days
Win11 – February 10, 2026—KB5077181 (OS Builds 26200.7840 and 26100.7840)
Win10 – February 10, 2026—KB5075912 (OS Builds 19045.6937 and 19044.6937)
Microsoft PowerToys v0.97.2
“fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0”
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Intel Drivers
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.20.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.25.1125.1924
Cleanmgr+ Home | Download
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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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.“
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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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.”
[Read more…] about Windows 11 – Cleaning WinSxS
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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Background
The latest tweak making the rounds is one that allegedly increases the performance of NVMe drives in Windows 11. For now, this is done via registry modification.
[Read more…] about Warning – New Tweak Making The Rounds
This Patch Tuesday addresses over 30 security vulnerabilities.
Win10 ESU – December 9, 2025—KB5071546 (OS Builds 19045.6691 and 19044.6691)
Security updates.
Win11 – December 9, 2025—KB5072033 (OS Builds 26200.7462 and 26100.7462)
Along with security updates has a few fixes and a few new/improved features. See video at above link.
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
[Read more…] about Using the portable version of Wise Disk Cleaner (WDC)
