Windows 11

Checking a downloaded file’s hash (checksum) allows verifying its integrity and ensuring that the file contents have not been modified. Administrators commonly use MD5/SHA256 checksum verification for downloaded OS distros…

This post covers creating and managing a network bridge connection on a Windows desktop computer (laptop). Operating at the data link layer (L2) of the OSI model, a network bridge…

Microsoft Network Monitor (NetMon) is a classic network diagnostic tool for Windows that is used to capture and analyze all the incoming and outgoing traffic on a computer. Even though…

Node.js is a cross-platform runtime for running server-side (back-end) JavaScript apps outside the browser. This guide describes how to install the Node.js framework and the Node Package Manager (NPM) on…

The “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” menu in the system tray might contain devices the user never intends to remove. These include USB network adapters, Type-C-connected monitors, SATA/SSD drives…

Starting with Windows 11 24H2, when you perform a clean install or reinstall the OS on a device with a TPM chip and Secure Boot enabled, all drive partitions are…

A complete history of software installations, updates, and removals on a computer can be found in Windows Event logs. These logs can also be used to identify the specific user…

In Windows, the built-in Task Scheduler can be used to perform an action according to a schedule or when a certain event occurs. This guide explains how to configure a…

Windows 10 and 11 have a pre-installed virtual printer called Microsoft Print to PDF. A document or web page sent to this printer will be converted to a PDF file.…

Widgets are one of the new user interface elements in Windows 11. They are used to display dynamic information on the desktop, including weather, news, and other information from various…