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ISSUE 20.43.F • 2023-10-23 • Read online • Text Alerts! • Gift Certificates You're reading the FREE newsletter You'll immediately gain access to the longer, better version of the newsletter when you make a donation and become a Plus Member. You'll receive all the articles shown in the table of contents below, plus access to all our premium content for the next 12 months. And you'll have access to our complete newsletter archive! Upgrade to Plus membership today and enjoy all the Plus benefits!   In this issue INTERNET: How to use the Microsoft Edge sidebar Additional articles in the PLUS issue WINDOWS: Introducing Microsoft PC Manager FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT: Hard-drive imaging — AOMEI Backupper Standard PATCH WATCH: Windows 11 23H2 is around the corner ADVERTISEMENT WinXDVD Halloween Treats: Giveaways, Prizes & Software Deals! WinXDVD is offering no tricks but all treats! You can snag WinX DVD Copy Pro completely free (value $42.95)! 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ADVERTISEMENT Here are the other stories in this week's Plus Newsletter WINDOWS Introducing Microsoft PC Manager By Ed Tittel Not many people know about the Microsoft PC Manager application, despite its being available in English since October 2022. One reason you might not be aware of PC Manager is because it is still in beta. It also began as a Chinese-language app in early 2022, which in all likelihood would not have caught the immediate attention of English speakers. However, it's clear just from the URL of PCM's microsite, https://pcmanager.microsoft.com/, that Microsoft has plans for the program. (It even has its own logo.) You can download the program from that location. FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT Hard-drive imaging — AOMEI Backupper Standard By Deanna McElveen At OlderGeeks.com, we test a lot of software. Sometimes we do so in a virtual machine that we can reset when things get out of control. But a lot of software deals with the actual hardware in a computer, so we must use our test system to assure that a rogue app does no harm. In that case, we make a drive image before we experiment. There are many free and open-source backup programs out there. Some do just file backups, and some also do total hard-drive imaging. That means they take a snapshot of your entire hard drive and save it as a single file, or perhaps a few files. In this article, I will concentrate on my favorite program in this class. PATCH WATCH Windows 11 23H2 is around the corner By Susan Bradley The 23H2 release of Windows 11 is coming soon. Don't panic — you can defer. But before its release, you should be prepared. First, make sure you are on Windows 11 22H2 if you are using the Home or Professional Windows 11 editions. Second, I recommend downloading and keeping a copy of the Windows 11 23H2 ISO from Microsoft's download site. You can also use the Rufus tool to download past versions of Windows 11. However, I feel that Microsoft download is the easiest way to ensure you have all the necessary media should you need to do a repair install at a later date. Know anyone who would benefit from this information? Please share! Forward the email and encourage them to sign up via the online form — our public newsletter is free! Enjoying the newsletter? Become a PLUS member and get it all! Don't miss any of our great content about Windows, Microsoft, Office, 365, PCs, hardware, software, privacy, security, safety, useful and safe freeware, important news, analysis, and Susan Bradley's popular and sought-after patch advice. 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