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Setting up Windows 11

Posted on May 5, 2025 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

TAME YOUR TECH

By Susan Bradley

Whenever you get a new computer, it’s a time of change and disruption.

Change is annoying and sometimes hard. But change also lets you clean out things that don’t work and take a clear look at what does.

The looming end of support for Windows 10, mere months away, is an opportunity to start fresh with a new operating system. For purposes of this article, I’m assuming that you’ll be buying a Windows machine.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.18.0, 2025-05-05).

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