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www.snipca.com/55260 What you need: Windows 10 or 11 From the company behind the free software Wise Disk Cleaner and Wise Program Uninstaller (see page 51 of our Cover Feature), WiseX is a new AI assi

It’s always exciting to discover a free PC program that offers advanced features you usually have to pay for. It’s also interesting to try new open-source tools from independent developers on GitHub (

NirSoft, one of our favourite independent developers, has launched two tools measuring how long it takes your computer to boot and shut down. BootPerformanceView (www.snipca. com/55145) shows the boot

Light touch The Geekom AX8 Pro is even smaller than your average mini PC. Compared with our current favourite (the GMKtec NucBox K11, £700 from www.snipca.com/54341, reviewed in Issue 707) it shaves a

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