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There are many ways to hide all the icons on the Windows desktop to get a clean, distraction-free interface. Here is a guide to hide icons on the Windows 11 desktop.

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Google's AI chatbot has a new feature that can learn from your past conversations to inform your future ones. You don't have to use it. Jon Reed Managing Editor Jon covers artificial intelligence. He ...