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If you’re using Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, or Education, the easiest way to disable and hide OneDrive is by using the Local Group Policy Editor (or Group Domain Policy if on a corporate domain). In Windows 10, press Start, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. In the Local Group Policy editor’s left pane, drill down to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > …

If you have not yet upgraded to Windows 10 Creators Update then you may notice this annoying message in your Windows Update page: So, what if you don’t want your computer (or Microsoft) telling you what to do and you want to remove this message? Well, the solution is a very simple registry edit. Open up regedit and then browse …

With the recent ransomware attack across the world, IT departments should now been fully patched but also be taking steps to help protect themselves in the future. One way of trying to stop encryption of your files on network shares is to utilise the free File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) tool. This tool has been around for a while now …

You may have seen our previous post on using DISM to clear space on a Windows computer. This is great, but what if you are using an older operating system, something like Windows Server 2003 which does not have the option to use DISM? Well, there is another little tool within these older operating systems called compcln.exe which you can …

If you are using Windows Server Core in your environment then you will know that adding disk space to a virtual hard drive is not as simple as using the Disk Management GUI. But, using the steps below, you can carry out the disk extension in no time. First of all, add the amount of disk space that you want …