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Windows 11

Windows 11 v26H2

September 30, 2026, 08:31(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

“Windows 11, version 26H2 is available through a controlled feature rollout for eligible devices running Windows 11, versions 25H2 and 24H2.”
Win11 26H2 Info | Download ISO

Tagged With: Windows 11

Patch Tuesday

July 14, 2026, 16:16(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Windows Updates
Addresses 570 issues of which 3 are zero-days. Word is 570 is a record.
Win11 – July 14, 2026—KB5101650 (OS Builds 26200.8875 and 26100.8875)
Win10 ESU – July 14, 2026—KB5099539 (OS Builds 19045.7548 and 19044.7548)

Clonezilla 3.3.3-15
A FREE partition and disk imaging/cloning program similar to True Image or Norton Ghost.
“This release of Clonezilla live (3.3.3-15) includes major enhancements and bug fixes.”
Download
I recommend the alternative stable version, it probably has better hardware support.
Video: Clonezilla Ain’t Hard

Tagged With: Security, Windows 10, Windows 11

Patch Tuesday

April 14, 2026, 17:09(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Windows Updates
Addresses over 160 security issues including a couple of zero days. Patches for various .NET versions available too.
Win11 – April 14, 2026—KB5083769 (OS Builds 26200.8246 and 26100.8246)
“This cumulative update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5083769), includes the latest security fixes and improvements, along with non-security updates from last month’s optional preview release. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained.”

Win10 ESU – April 14, 2026—KB5082200 (OS Builds 19045.7184 and 19044.7184)
“This security update includes fixes and quality improvements“

Tagged With: Security, Windows 10, Windows 11

Patch Tuesday

February 11, 2026, 07:49(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

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”
Download & Info

Intel Drivers
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.20.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.25.1125.1924

Tagged With: Security, Windows 10, Windows 11

Using Wise Disk Cleaner

February 8, 2026, 11:05(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Home & Download | I use portable
[Read more…] about Using Wise Disk Cleaner

Tagged With: Cool Tools, How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 11

Using Cleanmgr+

February 8, 2026, 11:02(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

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.
[Read more…] about Using Cleanmgr+

Tagged With: Cool Tools, How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 11

Windows 11 OOB Update

January 25, 2026, 12:11(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

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.“

Tagged With: Windows 11

Using BleachBit

January 25, 2026, 09:11(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

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.
[Read more…] about Using BleachBit

Tagged With: Cool Tools, How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 11

Windows 11 – Cleaning WinSxS

January 14, 2026, 13:57(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

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

Tagged With: How-To's, Windows 11

Windows 11 Disk Cleanup

January 14, 2026, 13:44(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

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.
[Read more…] about Windows 11 Disk Cleanup

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 11

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