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A few years ago we wrote The Ultimate Guide To Fix Touch Screen Problems in Windows 10 after struggling to fix several touch screen problems. Today we are going to dive into two of the details a bit more. We see a Dell Inspiron 5477 All In One with touch Read more…
We created this video to provide a full walk through of creating a drive letter mappable network share from Microsoft Azure to your computer. 02:35 Create a STORAGE GROUP 11:20 Create a SHARE 13:30 Access the share by Mapping a Drive Letter 16:50 Access the share using portal.azure.com 17:15 Access Read more…
If you are using Okta Verify for multifactor authentication you may see either: Your Passcode Doesn’t Match Our Records, when using the ENTER CODE option Failed to Send Push Authentication, when using the SEND PUSH option The problem is most likely the clocks are not synchronized. There are three clocks Read more…
We have an article from 2016 that explains how to reset Microsoft Cortana using PowerShell, but we see that under Windows 10 2004 (April 2020) that the APPX package has been moved and Microsoft has added new functionality to the GUI. If you want to reset Cortana now, it is Read more…
UPDATED: Jan 3 2022 If you are trying to get rid of Internet Explorer inside your organization, you likely will want to use the new Microsoft Edge (aka. Chromium Edge and CrEdge). The problem is that there are some features inside IE that most companies still can’t live without due Read more…
We explain what the Windows Sandbox is, how to install it, how to enable CPU virtualization in the BIOS, configuration, scripting and more: The scripted Windows Sandbox configuration file sample: <Configuration> <VGpu>Disable</VGpu> <Networking>Disable</Networking> <MappedFolders> <MappedFolder> <HostFolder>C:\OddBallStuff</HostFolder> <ReadOnly>true</ReadOnly> </MappedFolder> </MappedFolders> <LogonCommand> <Command>explorer.exe</Command> </LogonCommand> </Configuration> For more details on the scripting read Read more…
If you are new to Microsoft Azure and want a crash course, we have what you are looking for. Azure is a giant product from Microsoft that can be used for storing files, databases, security configurations and virtual machines. So to get you started we created a free 6 part Read more…
In this short video we explain and demonstrate how to connect PowerShell to AzureAD AzureRM & AzureCLI: How to Connect to AzureAD? Launch a PowerShell as an administrator Make sure you are running PowerShell 5.0 or newer: $PSVersionTable.PSVersion Install the required module: Install-Module MSOnline Sign into Azure: Connect-MsolService Run your Read more…
In this video we explain and demonstrate how to connect to Microsoft Azure and list the services that are available at a specific data center. Azure PowerShell Commands: What version of PowerShell do I have? – You need to be at v5 $PSVersionTable.PSVersion Install Azure Command Line – You only Read more…
If you work remotely like most of us these days, you will likely need to change your password on your office PC. If you press CNTL ALT DEL while connected to Remote Desktop session, your home computer’s security window will appear (SIGN OUT, LOCK, CHANGE PASSWORD) which does you no Read more…
If you have been an administrator for any length of time you have found yourself being unable to script an installation or change software because you don’t know what the switches are for that software. We recently had the same problem and found a very cool solution. We needed to Read more…
Windows 10 was originally supposed to ship new versions (not just patches, but actually new features) 4 or more times per year but that was reduced several times to what we have in 2020 which is two releases: a substantial new version each Spring named after the year and half Read more…
If you have a Windows 10 PC that just will not upgrade to the next build there are several things you can do. In the instance shown in the screen shots below, I was seeing: Windows Update sit on DOWNLOADING for hours and then failing with THERE WERE PROBLEMS INSTALLING Read more…
Every new release of Windows 10 brings thousands of changes and hundreds of enhancements but because it is a mature product, most of these are obscure. Windows 10 20H1 (aka 2004, which will be released in a few weeks) is no different. We have been using the new build for Read more…
Over the years more and more products have set themselves to automatically startup. In the mid-2000’s Microsoft decided that these performance sucking startups were getting annoying enough to start exposing them to end users and there have been several built in tools to view and manage start up apps. We Read more…
You can easily set your home computer to run computer models in aid of finding solutions to coronavirus COVID-19. It’s easy and being done by a respected, trusted group of scientists at FOLDING@HOME. All you have to do is download the Folding@Home app which you can do directly from them Read more…