After signing into an Active Directory or Azure AD domain-joined computer running Windows 10/11, the user may see the following pop-up message in the lower right corner of the desktop:…
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Allow or Prevent Non-Admin Users from Reboot/Shutdown Windows
March 15, 2024In this article, we will look at several ways to manage non-admin user permissions to restart or shutdown Windows workstations or servers. By default, non-privileged users can only reboot and…
Quite often, you have to expand virtual machine disks when the system drive runs out of free space. For example, you increased the disk size in the VMware or Hyper-V…
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Wi-Fi (Internet) Disconnects After Sleep or Hibernation on Windows 10/11
March 15, 2024I have noticed a strange thing: my brand new Lenovo laptop loses Internet connection over a Wi-Fi adapter after waking up from sleep or hibernation. The network connection status shows…
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How to Remove Hidden/Ghost Network Adapters in Windows
March 17, 2024When replacing a motherboard or a network card, during a P2V or cold migration of virtual machines between hypervisors, or when configuring multiple VLANs on a single NIC in Windows,…
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Shutdown/Restart Windows using Command Prompt and PowerShell
March 15, 2024Several commands are available in Windows that allow you to shutdown or restart a local or remote computer. In this article, we’ll look at how to use the shutdown command…
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How to Permanently Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 11 and 10
June 8, 2023Microsoft Defender is the built-in antivirus program on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server that is enabled and configured by default. In this article, we’ll look at how to turn off…
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Configure SSH Tunnel (Port Forwarding) on Windows
March 15, 2024You can use the built-in OpenSSH server on Windows to forward ports through an SSH tunnel (SSH tunneling). Port forwarding in SSH allows you to tunnel (forward) application ports from…
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Configure Google Chrome Settings with Group Policy
February 27, 2023You can use the official Group Policy Templates (ADMX files) to centrally manage Google Chrome browser settings on computers in an Active Directory domain. In this article, we’ll show you…
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Disable First User Sign-In Animation in Windows 10 and 11
February 27, 2023When a user signs in to Windows for the first time, a system creates their profile, copies settings, installs UWP apps, and does some other things. This takes some time,…