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- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2025
How to Reset Windows Update Settings to Default
July 29, 2025If the Windows Update service is not working properly, updates are not downloading or installing, restoring its original settings is the easiest and most effective solution. In this article, we’ll…
- Windows 10Windows 11
How to Disable or Remove the Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter in Windows
June 8, 2023The Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter is a Windows virtual device that is used to directly connect two devices using Wi-Fi Direct, bypassing Wi-Fi access points/routers. This specification is described…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2019
The Application Failed To Start Because Its Side-by-Side Configuration is Incorrect
March 11, 2024If you see the “The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect” error when trying to start an app in Windows, this means that the program…
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Install and Manage Windows Updates with PowerShell (PSWindowsUpdate)
March 17, 2024You can use the PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell module to manage Windows Updates from the command line. PSWindowsUpdate module is available for download from the PowerShell Gallery and allows administrators to scan,…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Sign an Unsigned Device Driver in Windows
March 12, 2024By default, all 64-bit Windows versions prevent the installation of device drivers that are not signed with a valid digital signature. Unsigned drivers are blocked by the operating system. A…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Repair Windows Boot Manager, BCD and Master Boot Record (MBR)
March 11, 2024The Boot Manager in modern Windows versions uses the BCD (Boot Configuration Data) file to boot the operating system installed on the computer. This file contains information about the installed…
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Configuring PowerShell Remoting (WinRM) over HTTPS
March 15, 2024By default, traffic in a PowerShell Remoting session is encrypted no matter whether HTTP (TCP/5985) or HTTPS (TCP/5986) transport protocol is used. Anyway, all traffic is encrypted using the AES-256…
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The Sign-in Method Isn’t Allowed to Logon Windows
March 15, 2024If you see The sign-in method is not allowed error when trying to logon Windows, it means that the resulting Group Policy settings prevent local sign-in for a current user…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Can’t Access Shared Folders or Map Network Drives from Windows 10 and 11
March 16, 2024If you cannot open or map network shared folders on your NAS, Samba Linux server, or computers with legacy Windows versions (Windows 7/XP/Server 2003) from Windows 10 or 11, most…