When installing Intel network drivers on Windows Server, the installer might not detect the Intel network adapter devices on the host. In this case, the Intel Ethernet adapter is physically…
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- PowerShellQuestions and AnswersWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Allowing Ping (ICMP Echo) Responses in Windows Firewall
April 15, 2025By default, the built-in Windows Firewall blocks incoming ICMP Echo Request packets for security reasons on Windows 10/11 desktops and Windows Server hosts. This means you won’t be able to…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Prefer IPv4 over IPv6 in Windows Networks
April 15, 2025By default, if a remote host has both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, the Windows computer will try to connect to it using its IPv6 address. If the DNS server or…
- Active DirectoryWindows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Block Common (Weak) Passwords in Active Directory
September 2, 2025Only the most basic password length, frequency, and complexity requirements can be enabled for domain users in the default Active Directory password policy. Enabling the mandatory password complexity option, which…
- Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Fix: The referenced assembly could not be found error (0x80073701) on Windows
March 25, 2025When adding or removing features/roles on Windows Server or desktop computers running Windows 10/11, you may encounter an error: The referenced assembly could not be found. Error: 0x80073701.
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Exclude a Specific User or Computer from Group Policy
March 16, 2025There are several ways to prevent certain Group Policy Object (GPO) settings from being applied to specific users and/or computers in Active Directory: Use GPO security filtering to control which…
- Active DirectoryWindows 11Windows Server 2022
AD Domain Join: Computer Account Re-use Blocked
March 16, 2025When attempting to join a computer to an Active Directory domain, an error may occur: Error 0xaac (2732): NERR_AccountReuseBlockedByPolicy: An account with the same name exists in Active Directory. Re-using…
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How to Write Logs to the Windows Event Viewer from PowerShell/CMD
March 11, 2025Alternatively to using text log files in scripts, you can write event information directly to the Event Viewer logs. In this article, we’ll look at how to write logs to…
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VMware Workstation: Slow VMs Performance on Windows
February 25, 2025After installing VMware Workstation on a desktop computer running Windows 11/10, you might experience extremely slow performance and unstable operation of the Windows guest operating system in virtual machines. Interestingly,…
Sometimes, after you install a Windows update, you might find that the operating system, a particular program, or a driver stops working or causes conflicts. In this case, you must…