Category: Windows

Step-by-step guides and tips for Windows setup, installation, customization, and troubleshooting to optimize your PC performance and user experience

How to forcefully remove Microsoft Edge Browser the hard way from your Windows device

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How to forcefully remove Microsoft Edge Browser the hard way from your Windows device

Microsoft Edge is a new web browser developed by Microsoft and it replaces Internet Explorer in Windows 10. Edge is also included in Windows 10 and is the default web browser. In this article, we shall discuss How to forcefully remove Microsoft Edge Browser the hard way from your Windows device. Please see Task Kill vs…

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Make Cortana search with a different web browser instead of Edge

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Make Cortana search with a different web browser instead of Edge

Cortana allows you to search for items in Windows 10 such as settings, files, and apps on your PC and it uses the default Bing search engine. In this article, we will discuss how to Make Cortana search with a different web browser instead of Edge. Please visit this article on how to disable Cortona…

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What is Cortona: How to disable Cortana via the registry or GPO

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What is Cortona: How to disable Cortana via the registry or GPO

Cortana is a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft, which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user. Therefore, Cortana helps you save time and focus attention on what matters most in the following ways below. How to make Cortana use to your default web browser…

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Fix Error code 0x4 Session disconnected: Your session ended because of an error, if this keeps happening, contact your system administrator

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Fix Error code 0x4 Session disconnected: Your session ended because of an error, if this keeps happening, contact your system administrator

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft. It provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. In this article, we will discuss how to “Fix Error code 0x4 Session disconnected: Your session ended because of an error, if this keeps happening, contact your system administrator’. You will receive the…

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Error 0x204: Unable to Connect to Remote PC [Part 2]

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Error 0x204: Unable to Connect to Remote PC [Part 2]

The Windows Remote Desktop Connection tool gives users the ability to connect to a remote Windows PC or server. In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “We could not connect to the remote PC with error code 0x204 and make sure the PC is turned on and connected to the network [Part 2]”….

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How to track your device performance and health via Windows Security in Windows 10

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How to track your device performance and health via Windows Security in Windows 10

Windows Security previously known as Windows Defender Security Center is a great start to see that your Windows 10 device is running smoothly. This helps to keep your device secure, Windows Security monitors your device for security issues and provides a health report. This appears on the Device Performance & health page. Please see How to use…

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Clean Install and PC Reset: How to perform a Fresh Start installation of Windows 10

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Clean Install and PC Reset: How to perform a Fresh Start installation of Windows 10

For Windows 10 PC users, there are times you may encounter issues caused by system file corruption, system settings changes, third-party software, malware, etc. In order to fix your device and to make it work as it uses to, you may need to reinstall the operating system. Microsoft offers you four options to reinstall Windows…

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Reset and reinstall Windows from the cloud : Recover Windows when you cannot boot

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Reset and reinstall Windows from the cloud : Recover Windows when you cannot boot

Windows 10 20H1 introduced a new feature called Windows 10 Cloud Reset. This new cloud recovery feature enables administrators (users) to reset their devices from the cloud (Microsoft’s servers). Previously, Windows when Administrators or users initiate the device reset, Windows 10 will reinstall Windows using files available on the device. On how to reset Windows…

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Request timed out and Destination Host Unreachable, Transit Failed, General Failure

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Request timed out and Destination Host Unreachable, Transit Failed, General Failure

In this article, we shall discuss “Request timed out and Destination Host Unreachable “Transit Failed, General Failure, Request timed out and Destination Host unreachable””. The ping command is a very common method for troubleshooting the accessibility of devices between two endpoints. Please see “KDC reply did not match expectations while getting initial credential“, and how…

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How to perform sysprep in Windows

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How to perform sysprep in Windows

Sysprep is the Microsoft system preparation tool used by system administrators. It is often used during the automated deployment of Windows Server-based operating systems. In this article, we shall discuss How to perform sysprep in Windows. Cloning a Windows Server or Windows 10 without first running Sysprep would be problematic because Windows 10 and Windows Server include security identifiers…

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How to deploy images to computers using PXE Boot

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How to deploy images to computers using PXE Boot

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a really interesting tool from Microsoft. In this article, we shall discuss “How to deploy images to computers using PXE Boot”. WDS allows an administrator to remotely deploy Windows operating systems to machines booting from a network adapter. Please see how to Add boot and install images to WDS and…

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Windows Package Manager: How to install applications using Chocolatey?

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Windows Package Manager: How to install applications using Chocolatey?

Chocolatey is software management automation and works with over 20+ installer technologies for Windows. It can also manage things you would normally xcopy deploy (like runtime binaries and zip files). Kindly refer to the following Windows Package Manager: How to install, upgrade and uninstall software with Chocolatey, and Windows Package Manager: How to install applications with Winget…

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Windows Package Manager: How to install, upgrade or uninstall Chocolatey

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Windows Package Manager: How to install, upgrade or uninstall Chocolatey

Chocolatey is a secure and simple Windows package manager. Windows package managers are a collection of tools that enable users to automate the installation, configuration, and updating of apps and programs. It is free and open-source for personal and business use. Please see Strategic breakdown and step by step guide to upgrading to VBR 13.1, and Veeam…

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