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If you are running out of disk space or just don’t want your computer to be full of junk, you may want to delete files from C:\WINDOWS. If you need to make space on your hard drive, the fastest and least painful way is to delete garbage files. How to Read more…
If your Windows Updates are failing with Windows Could Not Search For New Updates CODE 8024402F, the problem is communications. Something is blocking that computer’s connection to download.windowsupdate.com which is the source of all Windows Updates. One way to confirm the problem is to try and download THIS Windows 10 Read more…
UPDATE July 19 2023: This article is still relevant and should still work, but if you are having problems we have a newer much more comprehensive article here: How To Easily Convert Windows Server Evaluation To Standard / Datacenter If you try to convert / upgrade Windows Server Evaluation to Read more…
Are you angry? If not, you will be in about 5 seconds. If you see this error: Cannot Connect To – Login Failed For User You most likely have not forced SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to RUN AS AN ADMINISTRATOR:
If you think your APPDATA folder is missing, you likely have just not enabled Hidden Items. Microsoft sets several files and folders to not appear in the your FILE EXPLORER because they are so sensitive, normal users should not be playing with them. How To See Hidden Files & Folders Read more…
We need to shoot a few promotional videos for a client with practically no budget so we needed to find the best cheap green screen we could. Note that is a completely unpaid, unsponsored, honest review. Here we unbox setup and review the cheapest portable green screen we could find Read more…
In this short video we explain how to easily completely wipe out a Western Digital My Passport USB hard drive that we didn’t know the password to. This does unlock the drive in the sense the everything on it will be wiped out and it will be reset to factory Read more…
If you are new to Windows administration or to PowerShell, little things like getting a .PS1 script to run in Task Scheduler can be quite frustrating. As you can see in the screenshot below, it is easy to set a .PS1 file to automatically run: Launch Task Scheduler Expand Task Read more…
So many things require Microsoft’s .NET Framework it is inevitable that administrators will run into problems. Sometimes the best thing to do is just repair or remove .NET. 1: Repair .NET Go to APPS AND FEATURES, then click on .NET and select REPAIR. Note that .NET will only appear here Read more…
After working on a corrupt .NET installation for many hours we placed a call to Microsoft tech support because we could not get around errors like: This application requires one of the following versions of the .NET Framework v4.0.30319 when launching Azure AD Sync or even Server Manager. Microsoft Server Read more…
If you are trying to install, uninstall or just work with the Features installed on your Windows computer, especially thought a script, it is good to have a simple command that lists all Features and their status: dism /online /get-features /format:table
If your monitor is showing a white border around the outside edge of the screen, this video is for you. In our case the problem was occurring on a Dell All in One desktop computer, but it has also been reported on Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets as well as Read more…
If you are trying to download a module from the PowerShell gallery and seeing a message like UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM URI: HTTPS://GO.MICROSOFT.COM/FWLINK… You are likely working on an older operating system with old cryptography. Fortunately, this is very easy to fix: Launch a new PowerShell as an Administrator Check Read more…
If you need to replace or just upgrade your current M.2 SSD you might think it is too difficult because your desktop computer or laptop only has one M.2 SSD slots. Fortunately, you can buy a very cheap M.2 to USB adapter and if you use Macrium Reflect Free Edition, Read more…
You can stop OneDrive Personal by either unlinking it manually or by editing the registry. Manually Stop OneDrive Personal But Keep OneDrive Business: Expand the up arrow in your System Tray (bottom right of the screen, near the clock) Right click on OneDrive Personal Select the SETTINGS cog icon Select Read more…
This Is the companion video to our for unboxing configuring benchmarking and review of the 27 inch HP Pavilion in all in one CA1000 series. In that video we included a very limited version of this video which provides full assembly of the HP all in one Pavilion computer. Even Read more…