When a user launches the built-in Microsoft Edge browser under a new user profile, the First Run Experience is automatically invoked. This initial setup wizard presents several configuration screens and…
When performing a clean Windows installation from an image on a computer or VM, you may encounter an error when attempting to select an edition: Windows could not display the…
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.
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) proxy service acts as a secure bridge, which allows remote clients to use Kerberos authentication when they can’t directly reach Active Directory domain controllers.…
Although security best practices strongly discourage passwordless user accounts, they may be necessary in certain operational scenarios. In this article, we’ll look at how to create a new user with…
In Windows, services are used to run app binaries in the background, typically without requiring user interaction. Services can automatically start during Windows boot and run continuously in the background…
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…
In 2024, Microsoft announced plans to phase out support for VBScript, a formerly popular Windows scripting language. VBScript scripts remain popular for automation and system management because they are simple,…
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,…