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Users who installed Windows XP at the dawn of this century may still recall this key: FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8. Anyone had only to download the Windows XP volume-license edition, pair it with this key, and activate the system. Microsoft did indeed know the key was being abused, yet it took no aggressive measures. Not until the release of SP1 did Microsoft finally blacklist it.

Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).

Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer built a tiny text editor called TinyRetroPad. It copies the look of old-school Notepad. The finished file is just 2,686 bytes, well under three kilobytes. So it makes a simple point: a basic text editor doesn't need telemetry, AI tips, or extra features piled on top of plain text entry. A Return to Clear Software Boundaries…

Dave Plummer, who developed several crucial Windows components while working at Microsoft, recently suggested that the company change course on Windows 11's feature rollout. The comments echo...

Le Gestionnaire des tâches fait partie des outils incontournables de Windows depuis de nombreuses années. Ce que l'on sait moins, c'est qu'il a été créé

TinyRetroPad est un Bloc-notes Windows de seulement 2,5 Ko créé par un ancien ingénieur de Microsoft. Voici comment le télécharger.