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The beauty and terror of modding Windows with Windhawk
Let's talk about the "Windows Baseline Security Mode," too.
Feb 19
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Chris Hoffman
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What I Use: Windows apps, PC hardware, and more
A long-requested list.
Feb 13
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Chris Hoffman
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1 billion Windows 11 PCs and the year of the Linux desktop
Let me tell you a secret...
Feb 6
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Chris Hoffman
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11
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BitLocker encryption keys, the FBI, and PR gaslighting
No, most people don't "decide" to store their recovery key with Microsoft.
Jan 30
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Chris Hoffman
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The best adblockers (and why I wish you had blocked my ads a decade ago)
The web has been broken since day one.
Jan 23
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Chris Hoffman
12
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How to disable Bing web search in the Windows Start menu
"Just Bing It!" (No thanks.)
Jan 16
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Chris Hoffman
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CES 2026: PC hardware and AI soulmates in the desert
I lit thousands of dollars on fire for ethical reasons, had amazing conversations, and wrote about PCs.
Jan 9
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Chris Hoffman
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I'll be your eyes at CES 2026
When this is published, I'll be on a plane headed to Las Vegas.
Jan 3
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Chris Hoffman
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3
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Malware in app stores (and the lawyers who try to protect it)
Google slapped a “featured” badge on Chrome browser extensions that hoover up your AI conversations.
Dec 19, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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11
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Windows 11 is using password managers to kill passwords
You can finally sync passkeys. Is this the passwordless future?
Dec 12, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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Is this the end of cheap RAM?
AI data centers are eating the RAM market, and it's getting bad fast.
Dec 5, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
10
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Windows ARM laptops are amazing, actually
Thoughts from 16 months with a Surface Laptop
Nov 21, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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