The 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…
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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…
On some computers, when performing a clean installation of Windows 10 or 11 from a USB stick, you might not be able to choose the edition (version) of the operating…
Local and network HP printers can display various pop-up printer status notifications on client computers, including print job status, low cartridge resource, out-of-paper, low ink level, etc. Frequent pop-up notifications…
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Configuring RemoteApps Hosted on Windows 10/11 (without Windows Server)
January 25, 2025If you are using a remote computer to run one or two apps in an RDP session, you will probably find it more convenient to run these programs in 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.
Microsoft has disabled the automatic system registry backup task starting with Windows 10 1803. In previous Windows versions, the Automatic Maintenance job ran a scheduler task that copied all the…
The Parental Controls feature in Windows 7 and 8 can be used to limit the allowed logon hours for local user accounts. On Windows 10 and 11, a similar parental…