Computer and data security should always be a priority. A simple tweak of the Windows 11 Registry file can eliminate one often overlooked security concern—the page file.

Learn how to delete residual files, folders, registry keys & traces after uninstalling software on a Windows 11/10 computer.

Switch from File Explorer to an alternative like XYplorer or OneCommander—and set the alternative as the default, with the help of a registry hack.

Select Files > Export… in the Registry Editor toolbar to do this. In the Export Registry File window, give the backup a name (e.g. Pre-BlueStacks Uninstall – Date), and ensure that the All ...

Sdelete, short for Secure Delete, is a powerful but little-known tool from Microsoft's Sysinternals suite that permanently wipes files and folders by overwriting data.