In Windows, the list of shared network folders (and shared printers), along with their settings and share permissions, is stored under the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares registry key. When the LanManServer service starts up,…
This post covers clean installing Windows 11 on a computer or laptop without using a bootable USB flash drive, DVD, or other external bootable media.
Windows 10 and 11 include a built-in feature that allows automatically switch the wireless NIC to the Wi‑Fi access point broadcasting the same SSID with the strongest available signal. The…
The security department has tasked my IT department with disabling PowerShell on certain computers. Users should be denied access to launch an interactive PowerShell console or execute PowerShell scripts. However,…
Windows has a well-known limitation that restricts the maximum length of a file or folder path to 260 characters. File Explorer and many Win32 apps cannot handle file paths longer…
Random hardware addressing feature in Windows 10 and 11 enhances privacy and security by generating a unique, randomized MAC address for each Wi-Fi network connection. This feature’s main purpose is…
Occasionally, when installing Windows from a USB flash drive on different computers, I encounter an issue where the installation gets stuck at the Windows logo screen. Even though no errors…
During a clean Windows installation, you may encounter an error stating that Windows cannot be installed on the selected disk because it is partitioned using the MBR partition table:
After changing the name of the Windows computer (hostname), I needed to find out its previous (old) computer name.
All modern versions of Windows come with a built-in firewall called Windows Defender Firewall. This built-in software firewall monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic to protect Windows from…