In Windows, certain running processes can generate heavy disk I/O, potentially affecting the performance of other apps. This article explores the basic Windows tools that can help you identify processes…
Hyperlinks from Microsoft Office apps may stop opening on your computer, whether it’s a link in an Outlook email or in a Word/Excel document. When you click on the link,…
Changing the IP address of a domain controller in Active Directory is a non-standard operation that could disrupt domain services and affect client connectivity. However, if properly planned and executed,…
For Windows to properly interact with and access the computer’s physical hardware, the operating system must have the appropriate device drivers installed. In this post, we will explore how to…
The installer may return the following error when installing the driver manually from an INF file or via an MSI/EXE package:
Starting with the release of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, the WMIC command-line tool is no longer installed by default. Therefore, when attempting to run a WMI command…
When attempting to open a shared network folder on a remote computer or map a network drive in Windows 11, you may receive an access error: An extended error has…
In rare cases, Windows may repeatedly prompt you to restart the computer after installing updates. Moreover, Windows Update continues to display the “Restart required, Pending restart” message no matter how…
The Windows Update History GUI in the Settings app provides only basic information about installed updates (accessible via the URI shortcut ms-settings:windowsupdate-history) and is not convenient for searching. In this…
When you launch any Microsoft Office app (Word, Excel, or Outlook), you may see a warning indicating that a non-genuine license is used. Let’s explore how an MS Office license…