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Namebench – Speed up your Browser
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DNS (Domain Name Service) is essential for all web browsers to function properly. When you enter in a domain name like Tweaks.com, your browser must convert it to an IP address so that your computer can communicate with the site's server and download the page. The browser processes the page after it has been downloaded, which can result…
Windows 11 – Disable Virtual Based Security (VBS) to Boost Game Performance
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Say you got a modern Windows 11 PC and really care about your game performance, you may notice the Virtual Based Security (VBS) feature in Windows 11 preventing you from reaching top performance with your hardware.
Restore Windows Photos Viewer on Windows 10 & 11
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Windows 11 brings a slew of new features, some of which have not been well received among users. If you look at the previous iteration, it also had some unwelcome changes such as the Photos app, which replaced the Windows Photo Viewer.The Photos App isn't bad at all, in fact it comes with a built-in Video Editor, and I think it is quite…
Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 10 & 11 Tweak
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Whenever you run an app in Windows, you are prompted by User Account Control or UAC to confirm you want to allow that app to make changes to your device. If you find this annoying, you can disable UAC in a few different ways. You can disable or enable UAC from Settings (Control Panel), Group Policy Editor, the registry, or by using the…
Disable Chromium Microsoft Edge From Running in The Background
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The new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium is the new browser from Microsoft. And similar to Google Chrome, depending on the extensions you have installed, they may continue to run in the background after closing it. That is the default setting after installing Edge. The browser may continue to run in the background to display…
Toggle Camera On or Off Tweak
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From a privacy point of view, you may want to disable Camera in Windows 10/11. We will review two methods of how it can be done. Almost all modern portable devices come with a camera these days. Laptops and tablets come with webcams and 2-in-1s like Surface come with dual cameras. Windows 10/11 ships with a Camera app for all essential…