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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.”
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HWiNFO 8.34
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Download (I use portable) | Release History
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AMD Graphics Drivers
AMD Software Adrenalin 25.10.2 Drivers
Since it looks like AMD has dropped Win10 support for some cards? Here is some of the last Win10 drivers:
AMD Software Adrenalin 25.9.1
AMD Software Adrenalin 25.8.1
The question mark above is my confusion. The page linked to only mentions Win11 support but the file it links to is:
whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-25.10.2-win10-win11-oct-rdna3-combined.exe

Intel Drivers
Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8247
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.170.0
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers for IT Administrators v23.170.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.170.0

Bleachbit 5.0.2
Free, open source system cleaner for Windows and Linux.
Mostly fixes.
Download (I use portable on Windows) | Release Info

VirtualBox 7.2.4
“This is a maintenance release.”
Download | Changelog

Intel Drivers
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 30.5
Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8136
Intel 7th – 10th Gen Processor Graphics Driver 31.0.101.2137

Clonezilla 3.3.0-33
A FREE partition and disk imaging/cloning program similar to True Image or Norton Ghost.
“This release of Clonezilla live (3.3.0-33) includes major enhancements and bug fixes.”
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I recommend the alternative stable version, it probably has better hardware support.
Video: Clonezilla Ain’t Hard

Notepad++ 8.8.7
Notepad on steroids.
A few fixes.
Download & Info

PowerToys 0.95.0
“PowerToys is a set of utilities for customizing Windows”
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VMware Workstation Pro 25H2
Download | Release Notes

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 581.57 WHQL

Latest Intel Drivers
Intel Chipset Drivers 10.1.20266.8668
Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8132 WHQL
Intel 11th – 14th Gen Processor Graphics Driver 32.0.101.7076
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 30.4.2
Intel Killer Performance Suite 40.25.905.1721 (Wi-Fi, Ethernet drivers)

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.2.7
Improved rules and fixes.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

OBS Studio 32.0.1
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming for Windows, Mac or Linux.
Download | Release Info

VirtualBox 7.2.0
Freeware, open source virtualization software.
“This is a major update.” (see release notes)
Download | Changelog

GPU-Z 2.68.0
“GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.”
Couple fixes, new hardware support.
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Mp3tag 3.31
Freeware audio tag editor.
Several improvements/fixes and a new feature.
Download | Release Notes

Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics Driver 32.0.101.6989 WHQL

HandBrake 1.10.0
Free, open-source video converter.
This update has fixes, encoder & library updates.
Download & Info

Samsung Magician 8.3.2
Configuration and maintenance tool for Samsung SSDs.
This hit the web last week. I’ve been waiting for them to post release notes. They haven’t.
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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.