When attempting to join a computer to an Active Directory domain, an error may occur: Error 0xaac (2732): NERR_AccountReuseBlockedByPolicy: An account with the same name exists in Active Directory. Re-using…
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How to Write Logs to the Windows Event Viewer from PowerShell/CMD
March 11, 2025Alternatively to using text log files in scripts, you can write event information directly to the Event Viewer logs. In this article, we’ll look at how to write logs to…
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VMware Workstation: Slow VMs Performance on Windows
February 25, 2025After installing VMware Workstation on a desktop computer running Windows 11/10, you might experience extremely slow performance and unstable operation of the Windows guest operating system in virtual machines. Interestingly,…
Sometimes, after you install a Windows update, you might find that the operating system, a particular program, or a driver stops working or causes conflicts. In this case, you must…
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Maximum Concurrent Connections Limit in Windows 10 and 11
February 24, 2025The number of simultaneous network connections from other computers is limited in the desktop editions of Windows. For example, only 20 simultaneous incoming sessions (connections) are supported on Windows 10…
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Windows: How to Turn Off Monitor with Command Line
February 17, 2025Windows can automatically turn off your monitor when it is not in use. On laptops, turning off the display can have a positive effect on power consumption and battery life.…
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How to Configure Windows Firewall Logging and Analyze Logs
February 17, 2025If you suspect that the built-in Windows Defender firewall is blocking network connections (from a specific program or service), it is a bad idea to disable it completely. Instead, you…
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Remote Desktop fix: The number of connections to this computer is limited
February 7, 2025When connecting to a remote computer via RDP, you may receive a blue screen error indicating that you have exceeded the maximum number of connections allowed. In my case, the…
On some computers, when performing a clean installation of Windows 10 or 11 from a USB stick, you might not be able to choose the edition (version) of the operating…
Local and network HP printers can display various pop-up printer status notifications on client computers, including print job status, low cartridge resource, out-of-paper, low ink level, etc. Frequent pop-up notifications…