This article covers typical printer driver management tasks that Windows system administrators need to know, including installing, uninstalling, and updating printer drivers. I prefer to use the graphical Print Management…
In Windows 10 or 11, certain applications may remain listed in the Installed apps section of the Settings app even after they have been uninstalled. This usually happens when the…
As Microsoft increasingly pushes Windows users toward Microsoft online accounts instead of traditional local accounts (see the workarounds for installing Windows 11 with a local account), more users are relying…
The built-in Fast User Switching feature in Windows allows multiple users to share the same computer without signing out the previous user session or closing their running apps and documents.…
By default, Windows displays the names (SSIDs) of all available Wi-Fi networks within range of the wireless adapter. Windows administrators can hide specific SSIDs from the list of available wireless…
We recently encountered a new issue following Microsoft’s large-scale deployment of the Windows UEFI CA 2023 Secure Boot certificates. Several users who returned from vacation found that their laptops failed…
By default, Windows displays a network status icon on both the Sign-in and Lock screens. This icon indicates whether the computer is connected to a network, whether the current connection…
The built-in Windows Installer service (msiserver) is used to install software distributed as classic MSI packages (Windows Installer Package format). This service handles the installation, updates, and removal of applications,…
Windows has a built-in service Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI), which determines the current network status and whether the computer has Internet access. Based on the results of these connectivity…
In Windows, you can deploy pre-configured wireless (WLAN) profiles to client computers before they first connect to target Wi-Fi networks. Once a device discovers a matching Wi‑Fi network, it automatically…