Consider the following scenario: You’ve been wanting to declutter your computer, and as you go through your files and folders, you come across a stubborn folder that refuses to be deleted. You try everything, but it just won’t budge. What could be causing this frustrating issue? Hidden deep within that folder, you stumble upon an … Read more
Here are 10 free tools for Microsoft Windows that can enhance your productivity and make your computing experience even better: Microsoft PowerToys PowerToys is a set of utilities developed by Microsoft that provides various useful features, including a window manager, image resizer, and keyboard shortcut manager. To install Microsoft PowerToys, you should open a Powershell … Read more
A product key is a unique alphanumeric code that is required to activate a software product. In the case of Windows operating system, a product key is a 25-character code that is used to activate the Windows operating system after it has been installed on a computer. In this blog post, we will take a … Read more
Windows 11 is the latest operating system from Microsoft. It was released on October 5, 2021. Windows 11 is a major upgrade from Windows 10, with a new user interface, new features, and improved performance. Here are some of the new features in Windows 11: System Requirements for Windows 11 To run Windows 11, your … Read more
Screen recording is a powerful tool that can help you capture everything that happens on your computer screen. Whether you want to record a tutorial, create a how-to video, or save a gameplay session, an on screen recorder can help. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about using an on screen … Read more
Windows Installer Media (also known as Windows Installation Media) is a tool provided by Microsoft that allows users to create a bootable installation media for Windows operating systems. It can be used to install or upgrade Windows on a computer or device, and can also be used to troubleshoot and repair issues with an existing … Read more
I recently came across an issue that I had to diagnose where I needed to reset a device’s Group Policy settings. It wasn’t the easiest thing to find how to do, so I thought I would document it here in full step-by-step dummies guide method in case I need it in the future again. Group … Read more
Having spent many years working with SCCM and looking for MSI installers to use for software deployment, I eventually wrote the MSI Downloader tool to help out others with getting hold of MSI installers. However, keeping the MSI versions up to date is a bit of a nightmare, and a lot of people, I know, … Read more
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Suppose you are having a problem with logging into a computer which is connected to a corporate domain and just getting a blank black screen, known as the Black Screen of Death (BSOD). In that case, you can follow this guide on how to resolve it and get your computer back into full working order … Read more
Depending on your environment, you may want to disable IPv6 on all networking connections, including wired and wireless connections. To do this, you can use a simple PowerShell script: Once you have run this script, you can go ahead and check the IPv6 settings on the target machine and you should see that it is … Read more
Introduction Disk space cleanup is a critical must these days with a lot of people opting for a Solid State Drive (SSD) in their computers. SSD drives speed up the computer significantly but the downside is that they tend to be smaller capacity drives, especially if you go for the cheaper options like this Kingston … Read more
With the recent release of the October 2020 update plus the sixth anniversary of Windows Insider, Microsoft have also released two new desktop wallpapers. The dark and light themed desktop wallpapers take us back to previous versions of Windows with the older logos forming the central part of both. Desktop Wallpapers Take a look at … Read more