Windows 11

In addition to the Windows Server platform, the Hyper-V virtualization platform is also available in the desktop Windows editions. Users can create and run virtual machines using the built-in Hyper-V…

The main GUI tool for configuring and customizing the operating system in Windows 10 and 11 is the Settings app, which replaces the classic Control Panel. An administrator can hide…

There are several ways to mount and access physical, virtual, or network drives in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2). By default, the WSL environment mounts all Windows logical drives to…

Sometimes, you may need to manually configure network connection priorities to route traffic correctly on a Windows computer with multiple network adapters (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, VPN).

An administrator can prevent users from changing their account password on Windows. It is possible to either hide the password change dialogue box or completely disable the ability to manually…

Microsoft recently announced that mandatory SMB packet signing for access to shared network folders will be enabled by default in Windows 11 24H2. This may cause problems when accessing shared…

When connecting shared network folders via net use or the File Explorer GUI on Windows, there is sometimes some rather strange behavior. For example, you may receive the error:

Microsoft has changed how the default printer is assigned in Windows 10 and 11. Windows now always sets the default printer to the last printer the user successfully printed to…

By default, Windows requires all device drivers to be digitally signed. If a driver is not digitally signed or the signing certificate has been revoked, Windows will refuse to install…

Many online services allow you to test your Internet connection speed in real-time. If you need to regularly collect Internet connection speed metrics from your provider for monitoring, you can…