As Microsoft increasingly pushes Windows users toward Microsoft online accounts instead of traditional local accounts (see the workarounds for installing Windows 11 with a local account), more users are relying…
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The built-in Fast User Switching feature in Windows allows multiple users to share the same computer without signing out the previous user session or closing their running apps and documents.…
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How to Hide Wi-Fi Network in Windows with WLAN Filters (Blacklist and Whitelist)
August 14, 2026By default, Windows displays the names (SSIDs) of all available Wi-Fi networks within range of the wireless adapter. Windows administrators can hide specific SSIDs from the list of available wireless…
We recently encountered a new issue following Microsoft’s large-scale deployment of the Windows UEFI CA 2023 Secure Boot certificates. Several users who returned from vacation found that their laptops failed…
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Missing Wi-Fi Icon on Windows Sign-in (Lock) Screen
August 14, 2026By default, Windows displays a network status icon on both the Sign-in and Lock screens. This icon indicates whether the computer is connected to a network, whether the current connection…
The built-in Windows Installer service (msiserver) is used to install software distributed as classic MSI packages (Windows Installer Package format). This service handles the installation, updates, and removal of applications,…
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Why Windows Reports No Internet Access: How Connectivity Detection Works
July 27, 2026Windows has a built-in service Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI), which determines the current network status and whether the computer has Internet access. Based on the results of these connectivity…
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Add Wireless Wi-Fi Profiles on Windows Devices via Export/Import or GPO
July 20, 2026In Windows, you can deploy pre-configured wireless (WLAN) profiles to client computers before they first connect to target Wi-Fi networks. Once a device discovers a matching Wi‑Fi network, it automatically…
CrowdSec is an open-source security engine written in Go. It is often referred to as a modern alternative to Fail2Ban. CrowdSec can analyze server logs, running services, and web applications…
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Manage Microsoft Store Apps with Store CLI in Windows 11 from Terminal
July 2, 2026Microsoft recently released a new Store CLI tool, which is a native command-line utility that allows users to interact with the Microsoft Store app in Windows 11 directly from Terminal,…