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Slimming Down: How Checkpoint Updates Are Making Windows 11 Faster

Posted on January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann

When Microsoft released its Windows 10 operating system, it introduced a number of under-the-hood changes. One of these changed how updates were provided to Windows 10 PCs. Up until the release of Windows 10, Microsoft released individual updates for its systems. While that gave administrators excellent control over the updates, as they could pick the…

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Why is the first drive in Windows always labeled C by default?

Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann

When you check File Explorer on a freshly installed copy of Windows, you will likely notice that the main drive, the Windows drive, has the label C:. Why not A: or B:? Computer users who grew up in the age of floppy disks and drives know the answer. Back in the days when computers shipped…

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