Windows 11

I encountered a strange issue where some users who upgraded their computers to Windows 11 25H2 reported that they could not connect to certain remote hosts over Remote Desktop Protocol…

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…

One of the Windows Server virtual machines has started shutting down automatically every hour without any apparent reason. This behavior typically occurs when an Evaluation edition of Windows is installed…

Sometimes, you may find computers (typically those running unofficial custom Windows builds) where the Windows Update service has been removed. Let’s look at how to restore the Windows Update service…

After uninstalling certain programs or tools, unused services may still be present in Windows. This article explains how to properly remove a service in Windows using the built-in CMD or…

The Credential Guard security feature in the latest versions of Windows protects accounts against theft and unauthorized use, including Pass-the-Hash and Pass-the-Ticket attacks. Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security (VBS) to…

As part of phasing out insecure protocols, Microsoft has removed support for the deprecated NTLMv1 authentication protocol starting with Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, encouraging the use…

In Windows, an administrator can hide a specific drive (disk partition) in File Explorer and prevent other users from accessing it.

This is not the first time I’ve encountered the Getting Windows Ready. Don’t turn off your computer message and hangs at this stage for hours when rebooting or shutting down Windows. This…