In this article, we’ll explain how to switch a Windows computer from BIOS (Legacy) boot mode to UEFI with Secure Boot without reinstalling the operating system or losing any data. Since systems in Legacy mode (including virtual machines) can only boot from disks with an MBR partition table, switching to UEFI boot mode requires the hard disk to be converted to GPT (GUID Partition Table) format.
- 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…
In some cases, to make the Windows installer or Windows recovery environment (WinRE) see the computer’s local disks, you must load additional disk controller drivers. This often occurs on computers…
- Active DirectoryWindows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Block Common (Weak) Passwords in Active Directory
April 8, 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.
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows Server 2022
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…
- PowerShellWindows 11Windows Server 2022
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…
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…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
Maximum Concurrent Connections Limit in Windows 10 and 11
February 24, 2025The number of simultaneous network connections from other computers is limited in the desktop editions of Windows. For example, only 20 simultaneous incoming sessions (connections) are supported on Windows 10…