In some cases, when you perform a clean installation of Windows, update a build, or create a reference image using sysprep, the Windows Installer fails with an error: The computer…
In this article, we’ll show how to install additional fonts on computers in an Active Directory domain using Group Policy and PowerShell script. This guide was tested on current Windows…
The Local Group Policy Editor console (gpedit.msc) is used to configure Windows settings. Gpedit.msc is a built-in MMC snap-in available in all Windows editions (Pro/Enterprise/Education) except Home and Single Language.…
You can use simple text log files to control running and track all of the activities in your PowerShell scripts. This is useful when debugging errors or auditing script actions.…
Built-in Windows tools allow you to backup (export) all third-party device drivers installed on your computer to a specified directory. This eliminates the need to manually search for and download…
In the latest Windows 10 builds, you can automatically add static routes when establishing a VPN connection. When the VPN connection is terminated, the route is automatically removed from the…
Windows computers and servers may experience troubles with memory overflow caused by a leak of a certain system driver that stores its data in the system’s non-paged memory pool. Non-paged…
You can use PowerShell to calculate the exact size of a specific folder in Windows (recursively, including all subfolders). This way you can quickly find out the size of the…
Windows Credential Manager allows you to securely store credentials (usernames and passwords) used to access network resources, websites, and apps. You can use the credentials stored in Credential Manager to…
How to manually kill a Windows service process that is stacked at “Stopping” or “Starting” state? Most Windows administrators have faced a problem when they try to start/stop/restart a service,…