EdgeHow to Safely Disable Windows 11 ‘Store App Auto-Updates’ (Stop Games Updating While Playing)
Imagine you are playing a competitive online multiplayer game. Suddenly, your “ping” spikes to 500ms,...
TerminalHow to Safely Disable Ubuntu ‘Snap Auto-Refresh’ (Stop Apps Updating in the Background)
Ubuntu heavily relies on “Snaps,” a modern software packaging system. Snaps are fantastic because they...
iOSHow to Safely Disable Mac ‘Photo Analysisd’ (Stop High CPU Face Scanning)
If you import thousands of images from your iPhone to the Photos app on your...
DocsHow to Safely Disable Google Chrome ‘Software Reporter Tool’ (Stop High CPU Scanning)
If you ever hear your laptop fan spinning wildly, you might open the Task Manager...
EdgeHow to Safely Disable Windows 11 ‘Map Data Updates’ (Stop Offline Maps from Downloading)
Most people use Google Maps on their phones, but Windows 11 actually includes a built-in...
EdgeHow to Safely Disable Windows 11 ‘Typing Insights’ (Stop Keylogging Telemetry)
Windows 11 includes a feature called “Typing Insights” (and “Inking & Typing Personalization”). Microsoft uses...
TerminalHow to Safely Disable Ubuntu ‘Apport Crash Reporting’ (Stop Sending Core Dumps)
Whenever a background program crashes on Ubuntu Linux, a highly annoying pop-up window appears saying...
iOSHow to Safely Disable Mac ‘Significant Locations’ (Stop Tracking Everywhere You Go)
If you carry a MacBook to work, to the coffee shop, and back home, macOS...
DocsHow to Safely Disable Google Chrome ‘Floc/Topics API’ (Stop Ad Tracking in Browser)
Historically, advertisers used third-party tracking cookies to follow you across the internet. Because privacy tools...
EdgeHow to Safely Disable Windows 11 ‘Activity History’ (Stop Sending App Usage to Microsoft)
Windows 11 constantly monitors everything you do. Every time you open a Word document, visit...
EdgeHow to Safely Disable Windows 11 ‘Automatic Wi-Fi Connect’ (Stop Joining Slow Public Networks)
When you walk into a coffee shop or a hotel, you might suddenly notice your...
TerminalHow to Safely Disable Ubuntu ‘Automatic Screen Dimming’ (Keep Display Bright on Battery)
If you are using an Ubuntu Linux laptop on battery power to read a long...
iOSHow to Safely Disable Mac ‘Automatic Typo Correction’ (Stop Changing Your Code in Notes)
macOS has a very aggressive autocorrect system. While this is great when writing an email,...
DocsHow to Safely Disable Google Chrome ‘Tab Discarding’ (Stop Background Tabs from Reloading)
If you keep 30 tabs open in Google Chrome, you might notice a frustrating behavior:...
EdgeHow to Safely Disable Windows 11 ‘Automatic Volume Ducking’ (Stop Discord from Lowering Game Audio)
If you are playing a game on Windows 11 while talking to your friends on...
EdgeHow to Safely Erase Windows 11 ‘Update Delivery Optimization Cache’ (Reclaim Gigabytes of Space)
Windows 11 updates are massive, often downloading gigabytes of data every month. To speed up...
TerminalHow to Safely Erase Ubuntu ‘Thumbnails Directory’ (Free Up Disk Space)
Just like Windows, Ubuntu Linux automatically generates small preview thumbnails for your photos and videos...