After being infected with a virus or incorrectly changing the system registry, the user may encounter the fact that executable EXE-files (installation MSI-files or PowerShell/CMD/VBScript files) not opening in Windows.…
Windows 10
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Display System Information on Windows Desktop with BgInfo
February 27, 2023If you manage a large number of servers or workstations running Windows, sometimes it is useful to display basic information about the operating system and environment right on the Windows…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
PowerShell: Get, Modify, Create, and Remove Registry Keys or Parameters
March 11, 2024The Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and the reg.exe command-line utilities aren’t the only tools to access and manage the registry in Windows. PowerShell provides a large number of tools for the…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Hide or Show User Accounts from Login Screen on Windows
July 24, 2024By default, the Windows login screen displays the account of the last user who logged on to this computer and a list of all local users. Windows allows you to…
Windows automatically assigns a drive letter to any connected HDD/SSD disk, USB flash drive, SD card if it recognizes the file system on its partitions. But sometimes it doesn’t work.…
Current Windows versions collect information about the health of hard drives in your computer via SMART and may notify a user in case of any problems. Let’s see what a…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Run a Script (Program) When a Specific Program Opens/Closes in Windows
March 13, 2024In this article, we will show how to track an event of launching a certain program (process) in Windows and perform an action (run a script, command, program, send an…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Using Out-GridView to View and Select Table Data in PowerShell
March 16, 2024The Out-GridView cmdlet allows displaying data as an interactive graphical table that can be filtered or sorted based on different criteria. You can use the Out-Gridview cmdlet in scripts where…
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Prevent Users from Changing Proxy Settings in Windows
February 27, 2023In a previous article, we showed how to configure proxy settings in Windows via GPO. However, even non-admin users can manually change the proxy settings on their computers. In this…
- Group PoliciesPowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
How to Disable Automatic Driver Updates on Windows 10/11?
February 27, 2023When you connect a new device to your computer, laptop, or tablet, Windows tries to automatically download and install a corresponding hardware driver. Later, the operating system will automatically update…