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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…
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How to Run File Explorer Elevated (as Administrator) on Windows
March 7, 2024File 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,…
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How to Clean Up System Volume Information Folder on Windows
March 17, 2024Windows 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…
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How to Disable NetBIOS, LLMNR, mDNS Protocols in Windows
March 20, 2025Broadcast protocols NetBIOS over TCP/IP, LLMNR, and mDNS (Multicast DNS) are used to resolve names in Windows networks where there is no (unavailable) DNS server (typically, these are home or…
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Auto Lock Computer Screen After Inactivity with GPO
March 15, 2024Information 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…
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How to Create and Manage Scheduled Tasks with PowerShell
September 5, 2025Rather than using the graphical Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc) snap-in or the legacy schtasks.exe console command, you can use PowerShell to manage scheduled tasks. This post will cover how to use…
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This App Has Been Blocked for Your Protection in Windows
July 21, 2025When 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,…
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How to Unlock File or Folder Locked by SYSTEM or App Process
September 30, 2025Sometimes, 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…
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How to Enable/Disable the Built-in Administrator Account in Windows
July 2, 2025When 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…