Operating Systems and Customization on Alemasone

How to Uninstall OneDrive from Windows 11 Without Losing Files

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:59:10 +0000

Uninstalling OneDrive takes only a minute. Doing it without ending up with an empty Desktop and half your documents missing requires three steps beforehand that almost no one does. There are two culprits: files that are online-only, which act as placeholders on your disk rather than actual files, and folder backup, which moves your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures into OneDrive without clearly telling you.

The correct order is always this: download everything to your disk, stop the folder backup, unlink your account, and only at the very end uninstall the application. If you signed into Windows 11 with a Microsoft account, it is very likely that folder backup is active even if you don’t remember it: the initial setup suggests it, and often turns it on automatically.

How to Automate Low Power Mode on iPad

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:17:44 +0000

On your iPad, Low Power Mode is turned on manually and only turns off automatically when the battery recharges above a certain threshold. To have it turn on automatically at a percentage of your choice, you need an automation in the Shortcuts app: it takes just two minutes to set up, and then you can forget about it.

Instead of having to remember to turn it on when your battery is running low, your iPad will adjust itself while you use it. This works on all iPads running iPadOS 15 or later.

How to Uninstall NVIDIA and AMD Drivers Using DDU

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:37:23 +0000

Display Driver Uninstaller, or DDU for short, wipes every trace of a video driver, including registry keys and files that a standard uninstallation leaves behind. You should use it when something goes wrong: a black screen, stuttering after an update, or changing your graphics card. It shouldn’t be used for every driver update, as is often claimed in forums: it’s meant for troubleshooting, not routine maintenance.

It is free, developed by Wagnardsoft, and works with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel cards. It can also remove Realtek and Sound Blaster audio drivers using the same process.

How to Share a Folder on a Network in Windows: A Practical Guide

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:20:19 +0000

To share a folder on a network in Windows, you need three things, in this order: your network set to Private, Network discovery and File sharing turned on, and both levels of permissions (the sharing permissions and the ones on the Security tab) correctly configured. Almost all access issues stem from the second level, which is often forgotten.

If you know what to do, it takes five minutes; if you’re just guessing, it could take an entire afternoon. Follow these steps in order, starting from the computer sharing the folder to the one connecting, plus what to check when things don’t work. This procedure works for Windows 11 and, with slightly different menu names, for Windows 10.

NTFS, exFAT or APFS: Which File System Should You Choose?

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:35:06 +0000

For a USB drive that needs to work on both Mac and Windows, the file system you should choose is exFAT; there are no serious alternatives. For a drive used only with Windows, use NTFS; for one used only with Mac, use APFS; for Linux, use ext4. The old FAT32 is now only used when a specific device requires it, because it cannot accept files larger than 4 GB.

A file system is the way the operating system organizes data on a drive: it decides how files are written, what information is stored about each one, and what the limitations are. If you choose incorrectly, you’ll end up with a drive that your office computer can’t read, or a 6 GB movie that won’t copy over.

Slow Mac Startup: How to Speed Up Your System

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:09:37 +0000

If your Mac is taking too long to start up, there’s usually one main reason: too many programs launching at startup. You can check this in System Settings → General → Login Items & Extensions, where you can also see hidden processes that apps add without asking you.

An Apple Silicon Mac turns on in a few seconds, so if startup is taking a long time, the problem is rarely hardware. More often, it’s software that has accumulated over the years: sync apps, updaters, and tools installed once and then forgotten.

How to Change Your CPU Name on Windows 11 via Registry

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:40:44 +0000

To change the processor name that Windows displays in System Information, you simply need to modify a registry entry called ProcessorNameString. Keep in mind, however, that this change is purely cosmetic, as performance and clock speeds remain unchanged, and it disappears upon restart: when you boot up, Windows reads the actual name directly from the processor.

It’s a harmless trick and an interesting way to see where Windows stores hardware information. The procedure is identical on both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

Red Star OS: Inside North Korea's Operating System

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:34:55 +0000

Red Star OS is North Korea’s operating system, a Linux distribution developed for internal use. Among security researchers, it is famous not for its appearance, which mimics macOS, but for a silent mechanism: it watermarks every file that passes through the computer with an identifier linked to the machine, allowing the tracking of how documents move from one person to another.

Studying it is interesting for a specific reason: it explicitly shows how an operating system can be built around control rather than around its users. Many of the techniques it uses exist elsewhere, albeit in a more discreet form.

How to Install Wine on Ubuntu to Run Windows Apps

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:27:10 +0000

Wine lets you run Windows programs on Ubuntu without installing Windows. Before we start, however, keep in mind that for games, there are tools built on top of Wine that handle everything automatically, and many office programs now have web or Linux versions. On its own, Wine remains the right choice for Windows programs that don’t have alternatives—usually management software and niche tools.

The name is a play on words: Wine Is Not an Emulator. It isn’t a virtual machine: Wine translates Windows requests from a program into equivalent Linux requests on the fly. You don’t need a Windows license and programs run at full speed, but it only works well if Wine knows all the functions that specific program uses. The latest stable version is 11, released in January 2026.

Remote Desktop from Windows to Ubuntu: Updated Guide

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:18:55 +0000

On recent versions of Ubuntu, you no longer need to install xRDP: the RDP server is already included and can be activated via Settings → System → Remote Desktop. From Windows, you connect using Remote Desktop Connection, which you already have. xRDP remains useful on older versions, on headless servers, and with desktop environments other than GNOME.

You will notice the difference: the integrated server works with Wayland, requires no extra packages, and doesn’t suffer from the session issues that caused the infamous black screen with xRDP. Ubuntu 22.04 already allows you to share your screen via RDP; starting with Ubuntu 24.04, you can also use remote access with a dedicated session of your own.

How to Enable and Configure Windows Sandbox on Windows 11

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:42:18 +0000

Windows Sandbox is a clean, disposable copy of Windows that opens in a window: you can try out a program you don’t trust and, once you close it, everything disappears. It is already included in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education; you just need to enable it. It is not available on Windows 11 Home.

Unlike a virtual machine, you don’t need to download a Windows image or install anything: it uses the system files you already have, starts up in seconds, and doesn’t take up disk space. In exchange, it saves nothing between sessions, which is exactly its purpose.

How to Enable Automatic Dark Mode on Windows 11

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 09:09:07 +0000

Windows 11 doesn’t know how to change themes on its own yet: dark mode must be activated manually in Settings, and it stays that way. To make it trigger automatically, you have two paths, both of which are free: the Light Switch module from Microsoft PowerToys, introduced in version 0.95, or Auto Dark Mode, an open-source program with many more options.

The confusion arises because Windows does have a schedule, but it’s for Night light, which shifts screen colors toward the warmer end to reduce eye strain in the evening. This is something else entirely: it doesn’t affect the interface theme, which remains light even at midnight.

How to Remove Creative Cloud from Windows 11 File Explorer

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 19:41:33 +0000

When you install Photoshop, Illustrator, or another Adobe program, the Creative Cloud app automatically adds Creative Cloud Files to your File Explorer sidebar. Windows doesn’t provide a way to remove it: it isn’t among the folders you can hide via view options, and right-clicking offers nothing useful.

12 Hidden macOS Features to Boost Your Mac Productivity

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:28:20 +0000

macOS is full of features you won’t see until you look for them: no messages announce them and no icons suggest them. Most are tucked away in System Settings, in panels that many people only open to change their wallpaper. I have gathered the most useful ones, from Hot Corners to automations with Automator and Shortcuts.

We start with those you use every day and move up to automations, which save you from repeating the same sequence of clicks twenty times. These tips apply to macOS 26 Tahoe, the current version; on previous versions, almost everything works the same way—only a few menu names might differ.