Windows 11 is still missing many essential features. That’s partly by design, to prevent it from becoming bloated (though some apps it does include could be considered bloat!), but also because they don’t fit Microsoft’s vision for the operating system – particularly with its current focus on the ‘cloud’ and AI.
In this issue of APC, we explain how to add those missing tools and expand Windows 11’s capabilities using third-party software. Some of these programs are improvements on limited features it does have, while others restore useful functions Microsoft has dropped.
Best of all, they’re free! Check out this essential guide and make your Windows 11 the OS you want it to be.
FEATURES
The 50 best apps EVER
APC counts down the software that made a lasting impression over the last 50 years
Amazing free software that does what Windows 11 can’t
Windows 11 is an excellent operating system but it still lacks many essential features. APC recommends what to download to get those missing tools.
What’s actually running on your PC?
Windows is full of self-triggering tasks. APC finds out how to review and manage them in the Task Scheduler.
Earn money on Substack
Online publishing can turn your opinions into hard cash. APC explores the tools, features and strategies you need to know about Substack
Create your own AI with OpenClaw
The free agentic AI platform can do amazing things, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted. APC explores how OpenClaw works, and how you can set it up as a genuinely useful personal assistant.
The rise of robot wars
Drones over skies in the Middle East. Robots winning positions in Ukraine. Warfare is going robotic – and it’s scary how unprepared we are, finds APC.
The best way to sandbox software
Virtualisation isn’t the only way to compartmentalise software: APC explores how sandboxing and containerisation could save you a lot of memory and disk space.
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