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MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts) mode is a Windows feature designed as a way for hardware devices like your graphics card (or GPU, if you’re a purist) to grab the attention of and communicate with your CPU. Introduced in the PCIe 2.2 specification and then baked into Windows Vista, it’s a specialized setting that modders and…

Software updates for apps, operating systems and services primarily serve two benefits — they deliver new features and fix known issues. Hardware driver updates largely fall into the latter category, so don’t offer as much excitement, but keeping them up-to-date is a good way to ensure your computer’s internals perform optimally. 

If you’ve got memory issues, Microsoft’s built-in diagnostic tool could come in handy.

Use a methodical approach to see what’s using the most space on your PC and easily clean it up.

Windows downloads are bigger than ever. I noticed this a few times over the past six months (“Huh, I don’t remember a download being this big before”) but hadn’t had time to dig into the details.