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Setting up DNS on a Windows Server is one of the most consequential tasks an administrator can perform: it turns raw IP addresses into human-friendly names, anchors Active Directory functionality, and forms the backbone of service discovery across the network. Proper DNS configuration reduces...

Microsoft has quietly pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview channel — and unlike many headline OS releases, this one arrives as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) that flips features already staged on devices rather than replacing the whole...

DistroWatch’s note that Windows anti‑virus tools regularly mark downloaded Linux ISO images as malicious has resurfaced a familiar — and often confusing — problem for newcomers: legitimate distribution images trigger threat alerts on Windows machines. The warnings are usually false positives...

Windows Security failing to open is a deceptively common problem that can leave a PC exposed and users unnerved — yet in almost every case the root causes and remedies are resolvable without a full reinstall. Symptoms range from a completely unresponsive Windows Security app to a blank or...

Windows 11 ships with a crowd of first‑party apps that many users never open — and in 2024–2025 Microsoft itself has begun pruning that list, retiring or de‑prioritizing several built‑ins while leaving others as optional annoyances you can safely remove to reclaim space and clarity. Background...

Microsoft published KB5064097 on August 29, 2025 — a Safe OS Dynamic Update that refreshes the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, delivering a new WinRE image (WinRE version 10.0.26100.5059), updated Safe‑OS binaries and drivers, and...

Automate Disk Cleanup with Storage Sense and Task Scheduler in Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Introduction Keeping temporary files, old update files, and clutter out of your drives improves performance and frees space without manual intervention. Windows 10...

Microsoft has updated guidance in its Security Update Guide advisory ADV200013 — the advisory that covers DNS resolver spoofing and cache‑poisoning attacks — and is explicitly telling administrators that in addition to older server builds the mitigation applies to newer releases such as Windows...

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Windows 11 ships with a maze of background services: some are essential, some are convenience features, and a surprising number quietly collect data or spin CPU and disk cycles while you work. A recent practical guide singled out a small set of these services as safe targets for trimming —...

Much of keeping a Windows PC feeling fast and reliable comes down to discipline—regular cleanups, timely scans, and dependable backups—and automating those chores with the built‑in Windows Task Scheduler is one of the most effective ways to remove the human factor from maintenance and make a...

Keeping track of what Windows 10 has installed on your PC is a small habit that pays huge dividends when troubleshooting, validating security patches, or confirming whether a feature update actually applied — and it’s easier than most users think. This guide takes the short how‑to you may have...

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Windows 11’s built‑in Reserved Storage quietly ties up several gigabytes on the system drive to make updates and system maintenance more reliable — and if you’re on a cramped 128GB (or smaller) SSD, temporarily turning it off is a legitimate, supported way to reclaim space fast, provided you...

Microsoft’s Copilot for Microsoft 365 was supposed to make AI agents safer to run at enterprise scale; instead, recent reports show a control-plane failure that left some agents discoverable and installable despite tenant-level policy locks—forcing administrators into time-consuming, per-agent...

Windows 11 hides a surprisingly practical productivity trick behind a single folder name: the so‑called God Mode folder — a Master Control Panel view that gathers hundreds of system settings and administrative tools into one browsable container and can dramatically speed up troubleshooting and...

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is the built‑in Windows tool for repairing the Windows component store and servicing images — and when used correctly it’s the most reliable first‑line fix for persistent Windows 11 stability problems that never quite go away after normal...

Microsoft’s Reserved Storage can quietly hold back roughly 7 GB of your system drive, and there are safe, supported ways to turn it off — but doing so trades a small amount of automated update resilience for more usable disk space on tight SSDs. This guide explains what Reserved Storage is, how...

The new Message Trace experience for Exchange Online has reached general availability and Microsoft is beginning a global rollout, but the change comes with important operational limits, a firm deprecation timeline for legacy tooling, and migration steps that every Exchange administrator should...

Microsoft has moved the revamped Message Trace experience in Exchange Online out of preview and into general availability, bringing a faster UI, new PowerShell cmdlets, extended query windows, and new operational constraints that will change how administrators automate and extract trace data...