Microsoft's PC Manager promises to optimize your machine's performance at no cost. I tried it out to see if it's good enough to replace third-party tools.

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Many people don’t upgrade their laptops as often as they would upgrade a smartphone. Over the years, the accumulation of temporary files, too many background and startup apps, fragmented hard drives, ...

When shopping for a new laptop, there's a lot of focus on hardware specs, like the CPU and GPU, but once it's in your hands, there are a few apps you need to download immediately. Otherwise, you're ...

You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver the same benefits for free. I put it to the test. I've been testing PC and ...

There is no dearth of excellent apps on both desktop and mobile operating systems. Many of these apps are free, whereas others require some form of payment, whether as a one-time charge or a recurring ...