network sharing

Set Up Windows 10/11 as a Wi‑Fi Hotspot via USB Tethering (Internet Sharing) Step-by-Step Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 15 minutes Turning your Windows 10/11 PC into a Wi‑Fi hotspot is a lifesaver when you have internet on your phone (or another device) but need to connect a laptop...

Create a Shared Network Folder on Windows 10/11 for Home or Small Office Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 20 minutes Sharing a folder on your network is a simple way to let multiple PCs access the same files—photos, documents, media, or backups—without using USB drives or cloud services...

USB tethering remains one of the simplest, most reliable ways to get a Windows 11 PC online when Wi‑Fi is flaky or unavailable: plug a phone into the PC, enable tethering on the phone, and Windows usually presents a new wired network adapter and internet access within moments. Background USB...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 version 25H2 is shipping with two narrow but consequential known issues — one that can block DRM‑protected playback in certain Blu‑ray/DVD and digital‑TV applications, and another that can disrupt manual .msu installations from network shares — and...

Set Up a Windows 11 Mobile Hotspot to Share Internet with Other Devices Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes Having a reliable internet connection on multiple devices can be a headache when you’re on the go, traveling, or in a home with limited Wi‑Fi coverage. A Windows 11 Mobile...

Microsoft has published KB5054156 — a tiny enablement package (eKB) that flips on Windows 11, version 25H2 for devices already running the fully patched 24H2 servicing baseline, turning a months‑worth of staged feature binaries into an active release with minimal downtime and a single restart in...

Microsoft confirmed that a change introduced in updates released on May 28, 2025 (starting with KB5058499) can cause the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) to fail with ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME when installing .msu packages from a network share containing multiple .msu files — and that...

Siemens’ cloud-hosted SIMATIC Virtualization as a Service (SIVaaS) has been found to expose a network share without authentication — a configuration defect that Siemens has cataloged as CVE-2025-40804 and scored as critical (CVSS v3.1 = 9.1; CVSS v4 = 9.3). This flaw allows unauthenticated...

Create and Schedule System Image Backups and File History in Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 30-45 minutes This tutorial shows how to create a full system image and set up File History in Windows 10/11, and how to schedule automated system-image backups using built‑in...

I have a command file (.bat) I run to copy some files from my Windows 11 PC to another PC. When I double-click the .bat file on my PC, it runs and successfully copies the files. When I run it using Task Scheduler, it runs the command file but no files are actually copied. I piped the output...

Microsoft has pushed a targeted rollback and policy fixes to repair a Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) regression that could break .msu installations when run from network shares and disrupt enterprise update pipelines that rely on WSUS, SCCM, or scripted WUSA deployment. d delivery...

My GMKTEC M7 Pro mini pc consistently shows an empty network folder. Occasionally on a boot it will populate but then contents disappear. Internet access is OK, occasionally takes two or three tries to connect to a site. I recently set up a NAS on a Beelink Me Mini running Truenas Community...

Windows still ships with a legacy backup utility tucked inside Control Panel — Backup and Restore (Windows 7) — and while it's not glamorous, it can still do meaningful work: granular folder backups, scheduled runs, and full system images for bare‑metal recovery, provided you understand its...

Hello everyone, We have the following setup: We operate across three different locations, each with local workstations. At each site, files are synchronized via OneDrive to a central computer (drive Z : ). This computer shares the synchronized files with other local devices at the same site...

Ransomware attacks have evolved significantly, with cybercriminals increasingly exploiting the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol to target network shares remotely. This method allows attackers to encrypt and exfiltrate data across network shares without deploying malicious code directly on the...

I have Windows 11 pro OS . Until rtecently I have had a Crucial external SSD connected to mt Router, which I used for data trasnfer between several computers. I have now dispensed with this method of sharing data and wish to use the external SSD on one of my Windowss 11 computers. When I...

Connecting to a NAS drive should be a seamless experience for anyone working within a home or small office network, yet recent changes in Windows 11 Pro 24H2 have left many users unable to access shared folders and files. If you have attempted to open your NAS shares from a Windows 11 PC only to...

Sharing Wi-Fi access has traditionally involved manually entering complex passwords, a process prone to errors and inconvenience. To streamline this, Windows 11 introduces a feature that allows users to generate a QR code for their Wi-Fi network, enabling others to connect effortlessly by...

For many Surface Pro users, the expectation is clear: the device should "just work" for printing—whether at home, in an office, or on the move. But as thousands of frustrated owners will attest, the reality is often far more complicated. The question “Why can’t I print from my Surface Pro?”...

Few Linux distributions in recent memory have generated as much intrigue—and trepidation—as those designed to mimic the look and feel of Microsoft's flagship OS. The allure is obvious: a streamlined transition for former Windows users, familiar design cues, and a ready-made ecosystem for...