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The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) technology with compression molding (CM), has emerged as a high-performance composite manufacturing technology in recent years. In the AM-CM process, ...

I nuked Explorer and gained speed, silence, and a few new problems.

If OneDrive context menu is missing in Windows 11, re-register the OneDrive Shell extension, enable OneDrive Context menu via ...

There was an error while loading. Please reload this page. Process Explorer is a robust and sophisticated system monitoring utility for Windows, developed by ...

It’s part of the Microsoft Sysinternals Suite. For deeper event level monitoring, see our Sysinternals Sysmon guide to learn how to track detailed system activity on Windows. Radu Tyrsina has been a ...

Sysinternals Sysmon improves threat detection on Windows by capturing detailed system activity that standard logs never record. This guide explains what Sysmon does, why it matters, and how you can ...

Following the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Nov. 27, 2025, posts containing images that appeared to depict balloons of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents chasing a ...

Microsoft is testing an updated File Manager with a new redesigned menu and performance enhancements in the Windows 11 Insider Preview build. The file manager now loads certain elements in advance so ...

If you’ve ever clicked on File Explorer in Windows 11 and waited longer than you’d like, you’re not alone. Microsoft has finally acknowledged that File Explorer can feel slow to open, especially on ...

Microsoft is upgrading Windows 11 File Explorer by adding a preloading function for speedier launch times, as well as cleaning up and reorganising the right-click context menu. These updates are now ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...