Mar 05
Patching 3rd party apps is often forgotten eighter due to an unused app or an app that has no auto update functionally built-in. This poses a vulnerability threat to your device. Winget is a command-line tool that allows users to discover, install, update, remove and configure applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers. It …
Mar 05
Hi all, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309 to the Dev Channel. The new ACM options turn a display black in some situations: Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAjvpx7 I’m excited to see the new volume mixer include in quick settings, a very nice addition to Windows 11 features! Happy upgrades! What’s new New volume mixer …
Feb 12
Having trouble with your Windows activation on an OEM device? You might be able to fix it by retrieving the key from the bios. Run this in Powershell (Elevation should not be needed) If your device came with a license this command will show the key (looks like this: XXXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX) Next you’ll want to check …
Feb 05
Running the previous build of Windows 11 or Windows 10 and the new build is not showing up for you? Checked updates in setting with no new build available? This might be due to policies set on your device trough Group policies or Intune set by you company admin. If those are not interfering with …
Jan 28
Need to split audio from a video file or just remove the sound track? This has become quite easy with the new inbox Windows 11 app ‘Clipchamp – Video editor’ If the app has not landed on your device yet or was removed, you can grab it in the Microsoft Store > here < lots …
Oct 23
Next week, starting October 24th 2022, Microsoft is organizing the “Microsoft Technical Takeoff – Windows + Intune” Here’s an overview of the schedule: head over to the technical community site for more details, sign up & calendar reminders: https://aka.ms/TechnicalTakeoff Lots of interesting topics, Hope to see you there!
Oct 14
On Windows 10/11 when memory integrity cannot be switched on due to incompatible drivers, you can use pnputil.exe to remove the affected OEM drivers Open Windows Security Select Device Security Select the Core isolation details Set the slider to ON to enable core isolation If any incompatible (old) drivers are on the system, you will …
Aug 13
When issues arrise on a Windows device many of us dive into the eventlogs, check when latest updates were installed, when the device was restarted, how often does a certain app crash… This can be quite a job filtering through logs, looking up info at numerous locations. Windows has a built-in tool that does a …
Jul 31
Disabling Short filename Creation frees up performance for other file server tasks This will stop NTFSfrom generating the 8 char filename alias for all files (only required for very old software) Example: Query the current state for the setting: To disable the function, change the following registry value & reboot the system HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation Set …
Jun 13
Hi all, Last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136 to the Dev Channel. Sorry for the delay on the blog, was visiting the Microsoft campus, invited by the WCCP team, now that the jetlag is over… The tabbed explorer looks great, however it’s rolling out gradually to insider so you might not have it …
