If you are using Windows Server 2012 or 2016 then you may want to change your server from GUI to Core for security purposes. To do this, open up an elevated Powershell command box and run the following command: Uninstall-WindowsFeature User-Interfaces-Infra This will run through the uninstall of the GUI process and once complete, you … Read more
If you are looking to gather information about long file names that are over 255 characters on your filestores, then there is a very simple utility you can use which will export this information to a text file. The utility is called simply TLPD and is available as a free download from Sourceforge. Once you have … Read more
With the recent issues with ransomware and the Wannacry attack, you really should now have SMBv1 disabled on your machines. If you are still working on this or maybe not even started yet, then here we will show you a few examples of what to do to protect yourselves from future SMBv1 vulnerability and ransomware … Read more
Everyone is now aware of Microsoft‘s talking assistant, Cortana. However, what if you hate Cortana and you want her removed from your computer? Well, there is an excellent guide on how to do this over at howtogeek.com: How to Disable Cortana Just follow their simple guide, reboot your computer and Cortana will be no more!
If you are trying to format a second disk on your computer (or server) and you are getting this error: “The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk.” Then this could be because the disk is write-protected. To get around this, you can use the diskpart utility built into Windows. Open up … Read more
If you are using Microsoft Server 2016 you will notice that it is now in the server core setup. If you have experience of using Server Core then you should be fine, but if you have not, it can be a little daunting. Is the simple process of adding a new virtual hard disk completely … Read more
Since the upgrade to Windows 10, you may not be aware but your computer may be being used by Microsoft to help distribute Windows Updates. There is a setting within Windows 10 which allows your machine to send updates to other Windows 10 computers on your local network and even on the Internet! What? How … Read more
Administrative Templates files are divided into .admx files and language-specific .adml files for use by Group Policy administrators. The changes that are implemented in these files let administrators configure the same set of policies by using two languages. Administrators can configure policies by using the language-specific .adml files and the language-neutral .admx files. Administrative Templates … Read more
Windows 10 comes with a large amount of built in apps, most of which are useful, but some are not and you may want to uninstall them, however you might find that when you right click on an app you want to uninstall, the uninstall option is not there: However with any 3rd party apps … Read more
We recently had a request for help regarding Windows 10 computers not being able to download apps from the Windows Store when sat behind a web security platform. The problem was that end users could load up the Windows Store and browse for what they wanted to install but when clicking on the install button, … Read more
Windows Services Tweak is a free TechyGeeksHome utility that helps you optimise Windows performance by safely disabling unnecessary Windows services. Includes recommended settings for home users and enterprise environments. Requirements Windows 10 or Windows 11 Administrator rights How to Download Watch our video guide on how to download from TechyGeeksHome: Support & Feedback Found a … Read more
INTRODUCTION When attempting to logon to a computer you get an error after inputting the username and password along the lines of User profile service failed the logon request or You have been logged on with a temporary user account This can be due to either of the following issues: issue with the registry entry … Read more