v1.64 brings new tweaks, GUI improvements, several fixes.
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Geeks know this but I have to say it, BACK UP your PC before using.
How I use programs like this:
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Samsung Magician 9
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.
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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)
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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Wise Disk Cleaner 11.3.0
“Wise Disk Cleaner now supports both 32‑bit and native 64‑bit systems”, added a few programs, and a few fixes.
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See: Using the portable version of Wise Disk Cleaner (WDC)
Windows 11 File Explorer Performance Issues
Several sites have posted news that the latest Win11 preview build has a “tweak” to “fix” file explorer being slow.
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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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Thursday News
AMD Software Adrenalin 25.11.1 Drivers
Windows 11 only. Download & Info.
IrfanView 4.73
Freeware graphic viewer and editor. Great for batch processing images, like resizing.
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Plugins: Windows 64-bit
FileZilla Client 3.69.5
Free, open source FTP client.
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Patch Tuesday
This is the first week Win10 machines need to be enrolled in ESU to get security updates.
This months patches addresses nearly 3 dozen vulnerabilities.
Win10 – November 11, 2025—KB5068781 (OS Builds 19044.6575 and 19045.6575)
Win11 – November 11, 2025—KB5068861 (OS Builds 26200.7171 and 26100.7171)
Tuesday News
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.
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Paint.NET 5.1.11
“Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.”
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HWiNFO 8.34
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
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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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