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My Windows 11 machine decided to go belly up just before Christmas, so I got to have some fun reinstalling Windows from scratch.

Ever wondered if shelling out for a top-tier Windows laptop really delivers the bang for your buck in development speed, or if a budget Mac mini could punch above its weight? Stop wondering, and start reading, because I've got the answers for you.

Are you like me - a frustrated power user on Windows, reluctantly looking into experimenting with the ultimate smoothbrain of Operating Systems - Mac OS?

... if by "life", you mean "absolutely everything you do in Windows 11", that is. And Windows is life, right?

This article explains how to tweak Windows Search so that it finds something. Or better yet - that it finds even the files that your applications are trying to HIDE from you (by storing your personal files under Application Data folder)!

This article explains how to uninstall Skype for Business when it's not visible in your Control Panel, Settings, Installed apps or Programs and features.

This article explains how to get your built-in webcam back after a Windows 11 update (in my case, February 2025 Cumulative Update package) hides/disables it. The weird thing is, the camera is visible in the Device Manager. No app can see it though.

This article explains one possible fix to a problem you might have with Microsoft's "Phone Link" app. Namely, the app might disappear and refuse to come back.

This article explains how to fix an issue where FancyZones (from the fantastic Windows PowerToys toolset) fails to work because it conflicts with the built-in window management in Windows 11.

Well this one was a doozy. My Start Menu stopped working. And that wasn't nice as I kind of need that. Anyway. Found a couple of ways to try and fix this. One even worked. Wrote them down for your reference (and mine, to be honest). Find them below.