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How to permit and run only certain apps in windows

Posted on 15/03/202008/09/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to permit and run only certain apps in windows
How to permit and run only certain apps in windows

In this guide, I will be demonstrating How to permit and run only certain apps in Windows for selected uses to be able to run only a list of allowed programs. This can be achieved via the group policy and by tweaking the registry settings. Here is a guide on how to block apps from…

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How to upgrade and downgrade PIP on Windows

Posted on 14/03/202003/10/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to upgrade and downgrade PIP on Windows
How to upgrade and downgrade PIP on Windows

Pip is a module or package management system used to install and manage software packages found in the Python Package Index. PIP is written in Python and it allows you to install and manage additional packages that are not part of the Python standard library. Furthermore, PIP connects to an online repository of public and paid-for private packages, called…

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How to install Kerberos packages with Cygwin on Windows

Posted on 14/03/202011/09/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to install Kerberos packages with Cygwin on Windows
How to install Kerberos packages with Cygwin on Windows

Cygwin is free software that provides a Unix-like environment and software toolset to users of any modern x86 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. Cygwin consists of a Unix system call emulation library, cygwin1.dll, together with a vast set of GNU and other free software applications organized into a large number of optional packages….

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How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows

Posted on 14/03/202013/11/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows
How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows

This setup is very straightforward in Linux but a little bit complicated in Windows. This is because of how packages are managed and installed in Windows. In this article, we shall discuss “How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows”. Ansible Tower is the enterprise offering from Ansible that provides a GUI self-service interface,…

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Fast user switching: How to create a desktop shortcut in Windows 10 to switch User Accounts

Posted on 14/03/202011/09/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on Fast user switching: How to create a desktop shortcut in Windows 10 to switch User Accounts
Fast user switching: How to create a desktop shortcut in Windows 10 to switch User Accounts

When a user logs onto a computer, the system loads the profile. Because each user has a unique user account, this allows multiple users to share a computer. When a user logs on, the desktop settings, files, favourites, and history they see are theirs; they cannot be accessed by other users. When that user logs…

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Change Windows Desktop icon shortcut for fast user switching

Posted on 14/03/202002/10/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Change Windows Desktop icon shortcut for fast user switching
Change Windows Desktop icon shortcut for fast user switching

Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft’s Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. In this article, we shall discuss how to Change Windows Desktop icon shortcut for fast user switching. Please see how to create a desktop shortcut and how to…

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Fix Application blocked unable to run and apply settings

Posted on 14/03/202002/10/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Fix Application blocked unable to run and apply settings
Fix Application blocked unable to run and apply settings

In this article, we shall discuss how to Fix Application blocked unable to run and apply settings. Please see the fix to RDP Users are unable to change Passwords, How to fix “Unable to Sign In: Domain Not Available”, and How to stop Windows from applying updates. This can happen because the the anti-virus solutions…

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Launch an application automatically during startup on Windows

Posted on 14/03/202002/10/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Launch an application automatically during startup on Windows
Launch an application automatically during startup on Windows

In this article, we will show you how to Launch an application automatically during startup on Windows. When you are fond of opening the same application over and over again whenever you start your device. It makes sense to have this application startup automatically when Windows starts up. Please see how to stop Cisco Webex…

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How to view installed packages in Cygwin

Posted on 13/03/202002/10/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to view installed packages in Cygwin
How to view installed packages in Cygwin

In this article, we will discuss how to view installed packages in Cygwin. is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows, providing a large collection of GNU and open-source tools that provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution. It also includes a DLL (Cygwin1.dll) that provides substantial POSIX API functionality. Please see How…

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How to view installed packages in Cygwin on Windows

Posted on 13/03/202007/12/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to view installed packages in Cygwin on Windows
How to view installed packages in Cygwin on Windows

Cygwin is free software that provides a Unix-like environment. It provides a toolset to users of any modern x86 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. Cygwin consists of a Unix system called emulation library, cygwin1.dll, together with a vast set of GNU and other free software applications organized into a large number of optional…

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How to install Cygwin packages from the command line

Posted on 13/03/202001/10/2023 Christian By Christian 2 Comments on How to install Cygwin packages from the command line
How to install Cygwin packages from the command line

One of the greatest challenges in utilizing Cygwin is using the setup GUI program to view, install or uninstall packages. The syntax “apt-cyg”, can helps in installing and removing Cygwin packages. Here is how to install Cygwin packages from the command line using “apt-cyg”. Note: Before proceeding with these steps, test if you can run…

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How to create a Desktop shortcut in Windows

Posted on 08/03/202013/09/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to create a Desktop shortcut in Windows
How to create a Desktop shortcut in Windows

When programs are installed on Windows, you have the choice to create a desktop shortcut for the individual programs. However, if you don’t create a desktop shortcut at the time that you install the program, you can install the desktop shortcut later, and you can easily create one with the steps shown below. The steps…

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How to use the Process Explorer from SysInternals Tools

Posted on 07/03/202028/09/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to use the Process Explorer from SysInternals Tools
How to use the Process Explorer from SysInternals Tools

Process Explorer is the most widely used Sysinternals tool and it helps visualize details about every processor and active DLL session in your system, kill and suspend processes set process priority, gives graphical statistics about CPU, memory, and I/O usage, a tree view to show processes and their dependencies. Kindly refer to these related guides: How…

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