The Android IRS: How Google once tried to tax battery-sucking background apps

A deep dive into The Android Resource Economy, a scrapped reimagining of how Android manages background apps using macroeconomic principles.

The Android Auto settings that stopped my calls from cutting out

Open Settings and search for Android Auto . Scroll down and turn off Wireless Android Auto toggle. Depending on your phone ...

A bizarre bug in the latest Windows 11 update allows endless copies of Task Manager to run in the background and can even impact system performance

As peculiar Windows bugs go, this one is a doozy. It seems Task Manager in the latest October update for Windows 11 ( update ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Stop downloading software from websites: Windows has a built-in package manager

Installing apps from the internet can be dangerous, but a package manager can reduce a lot of that risk — and Windows has one ...
MUO on MSN

This quick tweak stopped Windows from reopening random apps I didn't ask for

W indows has a built-in feature that automatically reopens apps you had running before a shutdown or restart. It's designed ...
The Droid Guy

How to Completely Remove or Disable OneDrive on Windows 11

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager. Go to the Startup Apps tab. Find Microsoft OneDrive. Right-click and select Disable. Next, go to Processes and end any OneDrive.exe tasks. Press Windows ...