Step-by-step guides and tips for Windows setup, installation, customization, and troubleshooting to optimize your PC performance and user experience
Are you currently annoyed with the login screen and the frequent need to have your password entered in order to be granted access? This method will help you go directly to the login screen. To see how this is done via group policy, take a look at this article, and how Automatic login is enabled…
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In this article, I will show you how to disable Lock Screen on Windows 10 via Group Policy and Windows registry. A lock screen is an interface used by various operating systems to grant immediate access to a device by requiring the user to perform a certain action in order to receive access. Such as…
In this article, we shall discuss how to prevent installation of removable devices. Please see How to restrict access to removable Storage Drives, how to Deny execute access: Restrict Access to USB Drives on Windows, and how to Disable and Enable USB Usage for Certain Users in Windows. Most at times (by default). When a…
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In this article, we shall learn how to Disable the sleep mode in Windows to never turn off the display. Whenever a PC goes into sleep mode, this reduces power consumption and therefore turns off the display. You can return to your device by hitting any key on your keyboard or by using your mouse….
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Remote Desktop Protocol or just RDP is a special network protocol that allows a user to establish a connection between two computers and access the Desktop of a remote host. For other topics on RDP, see the following hyperlinks: How to allow saved credentials for RDP connection, how to remove saved RDP credentials entries in Windows 10, and…
In this article, you will learn how to check if Windows Updates were installed via the Registry Editor. Microsoft Windows Update is a Microsoft service for the Windows families of the operating system, which automates downloading and installing Microsoft Windows software updates over the Internet. Here are some interesting articles: How to install Windows Server…
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In this article, we shall discuss the steps on How to disable Network (Wireless) UI from the Welcome screen. The Network (Wireless) UI in Windows enables you to manage your PC’s wireless (Wi-Fi) connections. This interface presents various options for connecting to, configuring, and managing wireless networks. Please see How to Install Azure DevOps Server…
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Whenever you are faced with doubts about determining which updates you have installed on your device. Or which updates are problematic and you need to uninstall them. Whether you’re working on a workstation you’ve never supported before or trying to determine how vulnerable your workstations are to security attacks. It’s important to know which updates…
In this article, we shall discuss how to use the utility “Whoami” in windows. Please see “OpenShift common Commands“, how to perform Pleasant User Group Permission and User Access, and how o Backup existing and new BitLocker Recovery Keys to Active Directory. The “Whoami’ command is a built-in console of Windows command and it displays…
Autologon enables you to easily configure Windows’ built-in autologon mechanism. This prevents the user from waiting to enter their name and password. In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “Auto Logon Error “The username and password specified is not valid”. Kindly refer to these interesting guides: How to download and use Windows SysInternals tools…
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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) previously known as Software Update Services (SUS) is a computer program and network service developed by Microsoft Corporation that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment. For more articles I have written, see the following links: Configuring…
Windows as a service is an approach developed by Microsoft and was introduced in Windows 10 to deploy, update, and service the operating system. Instead of releasing a new version of Windows every three to five years. As the company did with past iterations of the operating system. Here is how to mitigate Print Spooler…
MMC is a component of Windows 2000 and its successors that provides system administrators and advanced users an interface for configuring and monitoring the system. Please see Creating IAM Users, Adding MFA and Policies on AWS, MFA on Root Account: Create a User on AWS and Register MFA, and What is Phishing Resistant Multi-Factor Authentication? You use…
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