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PowerPanel Personal version, price, platforms and installer types

Download PowerPanel Personal for PC, Windows 11/10 & Mac (Free)

October 4, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
PowerPanel Personal version, price, platforms and installer types

PowerPanel Personal download for Windows 11, Windows 10, Mac and Linux: the free CyberPower UPS software, which build to pick, install steps and shutdown fixes.

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balenaEtcher price, platforms and download formats at a glance

Download balenaEtcher for PC, Windows 11/10, Mac & Linux (Free)

October 2, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
balenaEtcher price, platforms and download formats at a glance

Etcher download for Windows 11, Windows 10, Mac and Linux: the free balenaEtcher file to pick, install and flash steps, winget, and fixes for failed flashes.

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RoboForm price, download sizes and supported systems

Download RoboForm for PC, Windows 11/10 & Mac (Free)

October 1, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
RoboForm price, download sizes and supported systems

RoboForm download for Windows 11, Windows 10 and Mac: the official 49.7 MB installer, the MSI, the Mac DMG and PKG, browser extensions and Free vs Premium.

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Silhouette Studio version, editions, price and supported systems

Download Silhouette Studio for PC, Windows 11/10 & Mac (Free)

September 29, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Silhouette Studio version, editions, price and supported systems

Silhouette Studio download for Windows 11, 10 and Mac: the free Basic edition from Silhouette America, upgrade prices, install steps, legacy builds and fixes.

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How to open view and edit registry files using PowerToys Registry Preview

PowerToys’ new tool makes it easier to view & edit Registry files on Windows

April 7, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
How to open view and edit registry files using PowerToys Registry Preview

Microsoft PowerToys’s Registry Preview tool lets you open & view Windows registry files and import changes to registry w/o the need to open Registry Editor.

Posted in: Freeware, News, Windows 11
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Edit with Notepad context menu item in Windows 11 right click menu

Notepad++ 8.5 adds Windows 11 Context Menu Support

March 6, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Edit with Notepad context menu item in Windows 11 right click menu

Notepad++ update added a new menu item to Windows 11 Right-click menu to make it easier and faster to open files in Notepad++.

Posted in: Freeware, News, Windows 11
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PowerToys Always on Top feature settings and shortcut page

Windows 11/10: How to keep an App window always on Top

January 7, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
PowerToys Always on Top feature settings and shortcut page

Want to keep a Window always on top? Windows 11/10 doesn’t natively offer an option but Microsoft has added a feature w/ shortcut to its PowerToys utilities

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Windows 11 Safe Mode

Easily Boot Windows 11 into Safe Mode w/ Safe Mode Launcher

January 3, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Windows 11 Safe Mode

It never gets this easier to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 11. Safe Mode Launcher makes it possible to enter Safe Mode on Windows 11 w/ a single click.

Posted in: Freeware, How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
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AdwCleaner updated to remove Adware on Windows 11

November 23, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.3.1 released w/ Windows 11 support, you can now use Adwcleaner to remove Adware, PUPs & preinstalled software from Windows 11.

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Avast Free Antivirus officially Windows 11 compatible now

Avast Free Antivirus now officially supports Windows 11

October 31, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Avast Free Antivirus officially Windows 11 compatible now

Avast Software has released Avast 21.9 with better Windows 11 compatibility and stronger web shield and Firewall improvements.

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Revo Uninstaller now officially works on Windows 11

October 29, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

After Pro, Revo Uninstaller Free version (2.3.5) has received much-needed Windows 11 Support. The update also includes bug fixes and improvements.

Posted in: Freeware, News, Windows 11
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Find My Mouse PowerToy helps in locating cursor

PowerToys getting a feature to focus Mouse cursor

October 21, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Find My Mouse PowerToy helps in locating cursor

Losing track of your mouse cursor on a large computer monitor or multiple monitors,  PowerToys is getting a new utility named ” Find My Mouse” to fix this. The feature shows a spotlight on the mouse pointer on the screen when you press the left Ctrl key two times. How to highlight the Mouse cursor …

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