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I ran a free Microsoft tool and found 161 startup entries Task Manager couldn't see
I freed up 143 GB by letting Claude scan my C: drive — Windows never found any of it
TeamViewer lost me to a lightweight open-source tool I now run myself
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MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

My YouTube plays with the screen off now, and I didn't even pay for Premium
After 8 distros in two years, the one that stopped my hopping is boring on purpose
My audiobooks deserved their own Plex, and this is it
+17 more in the past day
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MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

My YouTube plays with the screen off now, and I didn't even pay for Premium
After 8 distros in two years, the one that stopped my hopping is boring on purpose
My audiobooks deserved their own Plex, and this is it
+17 more in the past day

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