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Hi, I decided that I wanted to remove certain built-in apps from my Windows 10 device by using commands in powershells. Now it appears, I entered the wrong command and ended up messing up all of my apps. Now I can barely use any of them. However, I only need 1 of them that is broken. I can't...

This tutorial will help you reset any metro style application, this includes Cortana and Microsoft Edge Open Windows Explorer (Windows Key + e) Navigate to C:\Users\<username>\Appdata\Local\Packages Shortcut: Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages in the address bar The folders should be in the format...

Here is a powershell script that collects roughly the same info for BSOD analysis. Simply run it from an elevated powershell prompt. It creates a folder on the desktop called SYSTEMREPORT and a SYSTEMREPORT.zip. It will also prompt you and enable crash dumps if you don't have them enabled...

My Windows 10 seems to be fine, except for the mail app inbox and notifications. I have checked all the settings, but they must be correct anyway, because occasionally, an email arrives correctly in the inbox and I get a notification correctly. Then the next few just don't arrive, but...

Another powershell script. This one is for monitoring systems and to send alerts if a monitored system is no longer pingable. It generates a balloon notification and an email alert. It is similar to my laptop tracking script. Run the script once to configure it then add your hosts you wish...

Windows Management Framework 5.0 includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Link Removed

As I started cherry picking shows and episodes for this week's post, I was thinking, "...kind of a quite week..." Then saw something cool, and another and another and... :) In the end, here are 27 select shows, posts and episodes. Remember, join us this week, Wednesday and Thursday, November...

Hi, I have the following problem. I want to deploy create a bootable Win 7 I want to deploy multiple Win7 PC´s. Until now I am using Acronis to Restore the different Win7 Systems. But I want to create a bootable medium with 4 different Win7 backups. During the boot process you have to choose...

I have read lots of people are having this problem, have tried everything I've found, nothing fixes this issue for me. I did the free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. As with many other people, the start button, Cortana, Edge, store, calculator - doesn't work and has not worked at...

29 select videos, posts and shows from last week. Next week will be interesting with the Microsoft MVP invading the Redmond campus for MVP Global Summit... One of the highlights of last week was the DEVintersection 2015 event of which you can watch a number of sessions and keynotes on-demand...

This Windows PowerShell script checks the current HPC Pack version and whether all the available updates and QFEs are installed. Link Removed

Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), and Windows PowerShell ISE. It also includes Package Management and Network Switch cmdlets. Link Removed

This week on Channel 9, Nikola and Vlad discuss the week's top developer news, including; Link Removed Channel 9 Live: Developer’s Guide to Windows 10 Link Removed Link Removed [Gabe Aul] Link RemovedHello, Windows 10 IoT Core [Steve Teixeira] Link Removed Contextual Sensing in Windows 10...

If you are not seeing all of your apps that can use the Lock Screen status area then this PowerShell command will address that and make the full range of apps available as options for the Lock Screen status area. read more Continue reading...

Even with a quite week due to the July 4th holiday here in the States, we still have 18 sessions for you to check out... Link Removed Josh Holmes describes Project Nitrogen - a framework that helps maintain data retrieved from hardware devices and stored in the cloud. Link Removed Channel...

In this video, we explore Visual Studio 2015 and the Link Removed extension for it! PowerShell Tools is developed by Adam Driscoll (PowerShell MVP), and enables the development of PowerShell projects inside Visual Studio. You automatically get all of the benefits of the Visual Studio...

Last week we launched something new, something we don't do very often at all, a new Channel 9 hub just for Visual Studio, https://channel9.msdn.com/VisualStudio. expect this hub to explode with content in the coming months (which makes sense given Visual Studio 2015's release) Link Removed...

Hello Windows Forum, Windows 8.1 has once again threw the same issue to me for a third time. Most App tiles apppear with an X in the bottom right and fail to launch. I Have tried every researched answer and after boot it's all over again. Things I've tried: Windows app diagnostic troubleshooter...

AllJoyn is a technology that enables IoT devices and applications to discover and interact with each other. Since AllJoyn is built into Windows 10 and the Windows 10 SDK, it's easy to take advantage of AllJoyn using the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Link Removed This blog post will help...

I have an old CM1630-05 PC that had Vista Ultimate installed. The computer is pretty old but works fine and is plenty fast for me. The HD was starting to die so I got a new one and copied the old HD to the new one. I upgraded to SP1 and it seemed to work fine. It starts up fine but when I try to...