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The sane way to keep your system up to date If you’re running Windows 11 and still manually updating every app one by one, you’re doing it the hard way. Microsoft quietly solved a big part of this problem with winget, the Windows Package Manager. It’s built into modern Windows, it’s fast, and once you get used to it, you’ll wonder why you ever trusted a dozen auto-updaters running in the background. I use winget regularly, especially on dev machines and clean installs. It is not perfect, but it is absolutely worth using. Let’s break down what it is, how to use it, and the real pros and cons. What is winget? Winget is Microsoft’s official command-line package manager for...

Want a quick way to turn off your monitors immediately, without putting your PC to sleep? This tiny batch file does exactly that. Your screens will go dark instantly and wake back up the moment you move the mouse or hit a key. What this does This script sends Windows the “turn off display” command. It does not: shut down your PC hibernate close apps stop downloads, streams, or music It only puts your display(s) to sleep until you interact again. Step 1: Create the batch file Open Notepad Paste this code: @echo off powershell -command "(Add-Type '[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")] public static extern int SendMessage(int hWnd, int hMsg, int wParam, int...