All posts tagged: Embarrassingly

I found a Windows shortcut that makes the Settings app feel embarrassingly incomplete

I found a Windows shortcut that makes the Settings app feel embarrassingly incomplete

Published by skeptic

The default Settings app in Windows 11 is functional, but it’s quite limited compared to something like the classic Control Panel. It certainly gets the job done for most Windows users, including me. However, with Microsoft’s push for a more integrated, online ecosystem, the Settings app has become quite closed off. In fact, a good chunk of the administrative options that used to be part of the User settings are now locked off unless you’re connected to the internet. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a hidden feature on Windows that’s basically everything I ever wanted the default Settings app to be. I’m talking about Windows’ God Mode folder. It’s essentially a shortcut that gives you access to most administrative tools, restore point options, and a ton of other settings within a single window. Related This Windows app is Microsoft’s biggest failure in years Remember Control Panel? Yeah, I miss it too. The Settings app on Windows 11 is restricted in the worst ways possible Using the default Settings app shouldn’t come with any …

Windows’ default file copy is embarrassingly slow compared to this free open-source alternative

Windows’ default file copy is embarrassingly slow compared to this free open-source alternative

Published by skeptic

Windows Explorer does basic file operations just fine. Drag and drop a few files, and they move in an instant. However, if you are moving a large folder with mixed file types, it chokes and slows to a crawl. This comes from a design choice in how Windows stages file operations. While you can use a third-party app like FastCopy to move large files faster, Windows has always had RoboCopy, a built-in command-line utility that handles large transfers significantly better. But it’s less popular due to its command-line interface. ChoEazyCopy wraps RoboCopy in a proper GUI, making it accessible without you needing to memorize a single command. What’s RoboCopy, and why is it faster than File Explorer? A powerful built-in copy tool hidden behind the command line There’s a simple reason why File Explorer takes forever to start copying files. It stages every operation before transferring, processing files one at a time. This approach works for a handful of files, but with thousands of small files or deeply nested folders, the progress bar slows to …

Trump’s Post About Fallen ‘Eagles’ Embarrassingly Features A Totally Different Bird

Trump’s Post About Fallen ‘Eagles’ Embarrassingly Features A Totally Different Bird

Published by Sam Flores

President Donald Trump on Tuesday made a fowl suggestion in a post to his social media platform as he claimed that windmills “are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles” alongside a picture of a dead bird beneath a wind turbine. But the photo depicts a falcon killed by a wind turbine in Israel, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which published the image in 2017. The wind turbine in the picture, seemingly a screenshot from Google Images, clearly features writing in Hebrew. The president’s embarrassing suggestion on Truth Social arrived in a series of posts that renewed his war on renewable energy. Over the years, Trump has falsely claimed that windmills cause cancer, referring to them as “big, ugly suckers” and simply declaring that wind power is “bullshit” and “a hoax” last year. Trump posted a photo claiming it shows a bald eagle in the United States killed by a windmill. In reality, the image is of a dead falcon in Israel from 2017. pic.twitter.com/CequYzpH21 — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) December 31, 2025 The president has …