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To do this, first, click on Change Settings option situated in Schedule optimization section. From the next window, you’ll get the option to switch between monthly, weekly and daily options. Also, verify whether the option Run on a Schedule is turned ON. Once, you hit on Choose button, it means you have selected a drive that you want to include in Defragmentation schedule.

You can then select the area you want to capture and save. It’s also possible to paste the screenshot directly into an email or a social media message. If you use Windows 10, you can also use Paint 3D. But if you want to use a more powerful image editor, we recommend a specialized tool.

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Easily annotate, highlight or obfuscate parts of the screenshot. You can relocate this folder anywhere on your PC. Windows 10 will continue to throw captured media into the folder no matter where it resides. Once you open it, just click on New, and then use the cursor to select the portion of your screen that you would like to save.

  • How it looks, where everything is located, and ahve it optimised for their needs.
  • The fact that one of the most vaunted features – the Android apps – still isn’t available, tells you that Windows 11 is not quite the finished product.
  • Once you’ve removed DRM protection, it’s easy to convert click this Kindle books into PDFs.
  • According to Microsoft, PCs with Windows 11 pre-installed will be available later this year.

Similarly, in single-core performance, we see very little deviation from the Windows 10 scores. Some are ever so slightly faster, some slightly slower. All are close enough to be within the margin of error. Senior Editor, Content Analyst and a fan of exceptional customer service.

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I’m sure this was the point he was trying to make. From the displayed interface, under the Optimize and defragment drive section, click the Optimize button. “The real and complete story – Does Windows defragment your SSD?”. JFS has the defragfs utility on IBM operating systems. Btrfs has online and automatic defragmentation available.

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As well as Game Pass, Microsoft has introduced performance-enhancing features to Windows 11, specifically designed to make Windows 11 better for gaming. Currently, around 1000 games are able to benefit from this. While Microsoft is actively trying to remove any visual and performance glitches from Windows 11, a few of them still lie around the operating system. There’s a better, much more usable Microsoft store which is now a delight to use, and third-party publishers have also started publishing their apps to the store, making it much more useful. In addition to that, auto HDR from the latest Xboxes is also coming to PC, enhancing the overall gaming experience. They’re back to Windows, except they’re actually usable now.

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