Windows 10

In this article, we will show you how to check the free disk space and disk usage on a local or remote Windows host using PowerShell. Also, consider how to…

The Windows Error Reporting service (WER) is used to collect the debug information about system and third-party app failures and send error reports to Microsoft servers. This information should be…

By default, there are no sound devices in VMWare ESXi virtual machines. If you want to get sound from a guest Windows VM, it is easier to use the RDP…

This article, part of a Windows security series, explains a simple method to dump the passwords of all active Windows users using the Mimikatz tool.

You can use Managed Service Accounts (MSA) to securely run services, applications, and scheduler tasks on servers and workstations in an Active Directory domain. The MSA is a special type…

This guide explains how to upgrade Windows 10 or 11 Home editions to a Professional or Enterprise version, without reinstalling the operating system and keeping all installed programs, settings, and…

Hi, admin! I’m trying to turn on Windows Defender on Windows 10, but in the “Windows Defender Security Center”, the “Virus & threat protection” component has the message: “Threat service…

When analyzing the free space usage on the system drive in Windows, many users discover that the WinSxS  (%windir%\WinSxS). directory takes up a significant amount of space. In this article,…

If you use mapped network drives (folders), you’ve probably noticed that they aren’t showing up in programs (including the CMD and PowerShell prompts), then those apps are running with administrator…

File Explorer process always runs with minimal (non-elevated) privileges in Windows. Even if you click the C:\Windows\explorer.exe executable file and try to start it in the ‘Run as administrator’ mode,…