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…
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How to Block Common (Weak) Passwords in Active Directory
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How to Remove ‘Some Settings are Managed by Your Organization’ on Windows 11 or 10
March 17, 2025Some sections of the classic Control Panel or the modern Windows Settings app may display the message Some of settings are managed by your organization. What does this message mean…
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VMware Workstation: Slow VMs Performance on Windows
February 25, 2025After installing VMware Workstation on a desktop computer running Windows 11/10, you might experience extremely slow performance and unstable operation of the Windows guest operating system in virtual machines. Interestingly,…
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Windows: How to Turn Off Monitor with Command Line
February 17, 2025Windows can automatically turn off your monitor when it is not in use. On laptops, turning off the display can have a positive effect on power consumption and battery life.…
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Remote Desktop fix: The number of connections to this computer is limited
February 7, 2025When connecting to a remote computer via RDP, you may receive a blue screen error indicating that you have exceeded the maximum number of connections allowed. In my case, the…
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VPN Error 633: The modem is already in use or not configured
January 21, 2025Attempting to connect to a VPN server from Windows may result in error 633: Error 633. The modem (or other connecting device) is already in use or not properly configured.
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Get the Computer Uptime (Last Boot Time) on Windows
January 13, 2025There are several ways to find out how long Windows has been running (uptime) since the last boot.
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Hardware Graphics Acceleration Causes Visual Glitches in Microsoft Office Apps
December 23, 2024Some users may experience poor performance in Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) on computers with integrated or old graphic cards. For example, when scrolling through a document, the…
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Fix: Windows Update Tab (Button) is Missing from Settings
December 16, 2024Windows Update Tab is Missing from Settings -> Update & Security On one of the user’s computers, I encountered a situation where the Windows Update section disappeared from the Settings…