Windows 10

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,…

Windows automatically creates a hidden System Volume Information directory in the root of each connected NTFS drive (whether a local HDD/SSD drive or a removable USB drive). The size of…

Information security best practices require the computer screen to be locked when the user is inactive (idle) for some time. A Windows user can lock the computer screen themselves (using…

When you install an IIS (Internet Information Services) web server on Windows, an empty “Default Web Site” is created, listening on the default HTTP port 80. In this article, we…

When launching certain programs downloaded from the Internet, Windows may display an error message stating: This app has been blocked for your protection. When such an error occurs, the user,…

Sometimes, when you try to delete, rename, or move a file or folder in Windows, you may receive a message saying the file is busy, locked, or in use by…

When you perform a clean installation of Windows, the system prompts you to create a user account and automatically grants it local administrator privileges. However, Windows installation creates another built-in…