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Microsoft’s old Windows “God Mode” folder still works in Windows 11, but a newer open-source PowerShell project called Super God Mode can generate a much broader searchable folder of shortcuts to Control Panel pages, Settings app links, shell folders, URL protocols, and hidden Windows entry...

Check and Resolve Pending Reboots Before Installing Windows Updates Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 15 minutes Introduction Before installing Windows Updates, it is a good idea to check whether Windows is already waiting for a restart. A “pending reboot” means Windows has installed...

Windows users can check readiness for the June 2026 Secure Boot certificate expiration by running an elevated PowerShell command that looks for the Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate, then using Windows Update, OEM firmware updates, or Microsoft’s documented registry-triggered update path if it is...

Microsoft has quietly given Windows administrators a badly needed diagnostic upgrade for the Secure Boot certificate transition: a new -Decoded parameter for the Get-SecureBootUEFI PowerShell cmdlet. Published under KB5093574 on April 28, 2026, the change turns Secure Boot’s normally opaque...

Windows Security can be updated manually in a few different ways on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and Microsoft’s own documentation confirms the most direct route is inside the app itself: open Virus & threat protection, go to Protection updates, and click Check for updates. That matters because...

PowerShell keeps proving that Windows’ polished interface is only part of the story. Beneath Settings and File Explorer, there are still meaningful gaps in what the operating system exposes, and PowerShell is often the only built-in tool that can close them cleanly. Three of the clearest...

Microsoft’s latest PowerShell postmortem is a quiet but important admission: even one of Windows’ most trusted built-in tools can be slowed by packaging complexity, compliance changes, and fragile release plumbing. The company says PowerShell 7.6, its newest LTS build, slipped beyond its...

Windows hides a lot of useful detail behind polished panels and simplified views, and that’s why a single PowerShell command can feel almost unfairly powerful once you know it exists. The command is Get-ComputerInfo, and it turns Windows into its own one-shot inventory report instead of making...

If you’ve never opened Windows Terminal, you’re sitting on one of the most flexible, modern command-line hubs Microsoft has ever shipped—and ignoring it means missing a live, extensible bridge between classic Windows shells, PowerShell’s object model, and the full Linux toolchain via WSL...

If you’ve been frustrated by the rigid defaults, hidden telemetry, and scattered settings that make Windows 11 feel less like “your” PC and more like a machine configured for someone else, a new generation of community scripts and open-source tools promises to put far more control back in the...

Windows 11 power users have a new, blunt instrument for reclaiming control: a community-built PowerShell project that promises to remove or hide the operating system’s expanding set of AI surfaces — from the Copilot UI to Recall and other Appx/MSIX-based components — with a single, scripted...

Microsoft’s March 10, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5078883, OS Build 22631.6783) is deceptively simple in its changelog but consequential in practice: alongside routine security hardening and reliability fixes, Microsoft has accelerated and expanded a coordinated rollout that...

Running custom PowerShell tools as RemoteApp is a practical way to deliver lightweight utilities to end users, but the technique brings a cluster of real-world surprises: RemoteApp won’t publish .PS1 files natively; the Publish RemoteApp wizard and RDP client behave differently than desktop...

When a community developer rebuilt the Windows Task Scheduler with Fluent Design, WinUI 3 and .NET 8, the result was more than a prettier front end — it exposed how long the platform has been overdue for a modern, approachable automation UX while also reminding power users and admins that beauty...

PowerShell is more than a command line: it’s an extensible, cross‑platform automation engine you can use to shape and secure your environment on Windows, Linux, and macOS — from quick one‑liners to full production tooling. A recent TechRepublic round‑up highlights ten practical, often underused...

PowerShell gives you a scalpel for Windows troubleshooting: four copy‑and‑paste commands that answer the right questions fast, fix the common problems I see on machines I rotate through, and get you from “What’s wrong?” to “Working again” without hunting through a dozen Settings panels...

Microsoft's engineering teams are quietly reshaping the Windows server and automation stack in 2026, directing focused investment into PowerShell, Windows OpenSSH, and Desired State Configuration (DSC) to prioritize security, reliability, and modern authentication—changes that matter to...

Microsoft’s Exchange Online team is deprecating the long-standing -Credential parameter in Exchange Online PowerShell — a change that administrators must treat as urgent rather than optional. The company’s guidance (and the wider MFA/ROPC narrative) makes clear that the legacy Resource Owner...

When your most trusted PowerShell tools are Windows‑centric but your day‑to‑day workstation is Linux, the mismatch isn't theoretical — it’s an operational problem that forces a fork in how you deliver automation. You can try to bend the platform to your scripts, or you can bend the scripts to...

Create a Scheduled PC Cleanup: Temp Files + Recycle Bin Using Task Scheduler (Win10/11) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes A PC that’s used daily quietly accumulates clutter: temporary files, leftover update caches, app temp folders, and a Recycle Bin that never gets emptied...