Step-by-step guides and tips for Windows setup, installation, customization, and troubleshooting to optimize your PC performance and user experience
Have you encountered a situation where an application will not install? In this article, I will be discussing the possible causes of why an application might not be able to run. Below are some of the possible reasons. Kindly refer to these guides on how to install Windows Package Manager (Winget CLI), how to install, upgrade and…
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BitLocker helps mitigate unauthorized data access on lost or stolen computers before the authorized operating system is started by encrypting volumes on your device. Windows uses technologies including Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Secure Boot, and Measured Boot to help protect BitLocker encryption keys against attacks. See the following guide on how to enable FileVault disk encryption on…
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The trusted platform module (TPM) is a hardware component installed in many newer computers by computer manufacturers. It works with BitLocker to help protect user data and to ensure that a computer has not been tampered with while the system was offline. In this article, you will learn how to fix your device that cannot…
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A printer is an output device that outputs paper documents. This includes text documents, images. Most printers require a driver to work. See the following guides below for some related articles. How to delete obsolete drivers from the Driver Store in Windows 10, how to rename a Printer in Windows 10, how to determine the version and type of a Printer Driver (Printer…
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Printers are computer peripheral device that accepts text and graphic output from a computer and transfers the information to paper, usually to standard size sheets of paper that fall into these categories, “2D printers that print text and graphics onto paper” and “3D printers that create physical objects”. Plase see how to specify a persistent default…
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The Print Spooler is software built into the Windows operating system that temporarily stores print jobs in the computer’s memory until the printer is ready to print them. Printer Spooler is a service responsible for managing all printers from your computer to the printer. When this service is not running or stopped for some reason, it can stop your computer from properly communicating…
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A Printer is a peripheral machine that makes a persistent representation of graphics and text on paper. In this article, I will be discussing how to remove a Printer from your device. If after installing a Printer driver and you wish to have it removed because of other related issues such as not being able to…
This article discusses ‘Add Print Drivers with PowerShell and RUNDLL32 and VBScript”. A Printer Driver is a software that your device uses to communicate with a printer on your network. The network printer does not need to have a physical connection to the network and they require an IP address or Simple Network Management Protocol…
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You may want to specify a persistent default printer for so many reasons. One of which is to be able to use the same printer even after connecting to a different Printer. Here are some articles relating to Print Drivers I have written; how to delete obsolete drivers from the Driver Store in Windows 10,…
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A Printer Driver is a software that your computer uses to communicate with a Printer. It is a piece of software on a computer that converts the data to be printed to a format that the printer can interpret. The purpose of printer drivers is to allow applications to do printing without being aware of the technical details of each printer…
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The Rename-Printer cmdlet lets you rename the specified printer on your device. You can specify the printer to rename by using either a printer object retrieved by the Get-Printer cmdlet, or by specifying a printer name. Administrative privilege is required to rename a Printer. See how to delete obsolete drivers from the Driver Store in Windows 10….
In this article, you will learn how to delete obsolete drivers from the Driver Store in Windows. The driver store is a trusted collection of inbox and third-party driver packages. See the following guide for “how to rename a Printer in Windows 10“.. Also, see reasons to deploy AAD, how to set up Azure AD Tenant,…
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Virtualization is the process of creating a software-based, or virtual, representation of something, such as virtual applications, servers, storage and networks. It is the single most effective way to reduce IT expenses while boosting efficiency and agility for all size businesses. See these guides on some related contents: How to fix VirtualBox Displaying only 32…
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