Forget Mac Mini, Dell Offloads Another Mini PC at 65% Off as the 4.9-Star OptiPlex 7020 Micro Is Now Priced Like a Budget Tablet

Save $1,300 at Amazon on this mighty little Intel-powered workhorse with dual DisplayPorts, Wi-Fi 6E, and Windows 11 Pro.
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How to create hidden, password-protected virtual drives using VeraCrypt

The safest way to secure your data on Windows is by keeping it in encrypted vaults. You can create hidden, password-protected ...

This neat Windows registry trick boosts NVMe SSD performance up to 80% but it's only officially available for enterprise users

Native NVMe support is an opt-in model, so enterprise users need to enable it via the registry. What some users have found ...
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Your SSD might be running at half speed: How to unlock the speed you paid for

Even if you buy one of the fastest SSDs, you may find it running slowly, and not necessarily because there's something wrong ...

Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration

Microsoft will soon start "accelerating" input/output (I/O) operations for BitLocker-encrypted volumes on PC systems with ...
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Boost Your Windows SSD Performance by up to 85% With This Server Driver Trick

Twitter/X user, Mouse&Keyboard managed to get the driver working on their Windows PC and found that their SK Hynix Platinum ...

This Windows registry hack can boost NVMe SSD performance by up to 80%, but there's a catch

One developer who successfully activated the feature in Windows 11 (version 25H2) is X user PurePlayerPC, who claims it works "pretty good" on his computer. He ...

How I ditched Google Photos for my own private self-hosted alternative - for free

If you're ready to cut the cord with Google, this option lets you host and sync your photos on your own terms. Here's how.