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Finding your Windows 11 serial number from the Command Prompt is one of those tiny but essential skills every Windows user should have — it saves time when checking warranty status, filing support tickets, or preparing for repairs — and you can do it in seconds without third‑party tools...

Archive Inactive Desktop Files Automatically with PowerShell and Task Scheduler Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-25 minutes Keeping your Desktop tidy can make Windows feel faster and more productive. This tutorial shows you how to automatically archive inactive Desktop files using a...

How do I get windows to recognise my local network as "Local Network" an set it as "Private", as well as there is no option to set it as Private, I have to use Powershell each time the computer starts to set it as Private. And yes, I have restarted, and yes network settins is AFAIK correct, and...

Splitting panes inside a single PowerShell window is one of those quietly powerful features that many Windows users — even frequent PowerShell users — either overlook or assume is only possible with terminal multiplexers like tmux; yet it's built into Windows Terminal and can be driven by...

If your Windows 11 PC is complaining about low disk space, there are fast, reliable ways to find the actual culprits—large files, caches, installers, and forgotten archives—and reclaim useful gigabytes without guessing or reinstalling the OS. Background / Overview Windows 11 gives you several...

Keeping your AMD chipset driver current is one of the easiest and highest‑impact maintenance tasks for a Windows 11 PC: it affects power management, PCI/USB/SATA interfaces, SMBus communications and platform stability. This guide shows several reliable ways to check the installed AMD chipset...

Windows Sandbox didn’t originally include the Microsoft Store, but a simple PowerShell-based workaround shared publicly lets you fetch and install Store packages inside a disposable Sandbox session — a neat trick for testers and power users who want to evaluate Store apps in a pristine OS image...

Automate a Daily System Health Report with Task Scheduler and PowerShell Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-30 minutes Tired of manually checking your PC’s health every morning? This guide shows you how to create a lightweight, automated daily health report using PowerShell and Task...

Following on from thread: 'Logitech MX Master 3 losing connectivity' https://windowsforum.com/threads/logitech-mx-master-3-losing-connectivity.385305/ Install error - 0x800f0991 Last series of Powershell commands I tried: PS C:\> wusa...

Windows 10 keeps a running flight recorder of system events — and the built‑in Event Viewer is the single most powerful tool for reading that record, diagnosing crashes, tracing service failures, and building a repeatable troubleshooting workflow that works for both home power users and IT...

Finding and removing empty folders on a busy Windows 11 PC is one of those small housekeeping tasks that pays big dividends: cleaner backups, faster searches, and less visual clutter. Whether you prefer a quick File Explorer trick, a one-line Command Prompt check, a PowerShell script you can...

Configure Windows Terminal Profiles for PowerShell, WSL, and SSH Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Windows Terminal is a versatile hub for all your command-line needs. By configuring distinct profiles for PowerShell, WSL, and SSH, you can switch contexts in seconds without...

If you want to remove WinZip from a Windows 11 PC quickly and safely, there are several reliable paths — from the built‑in Settings app to legacy Control Panel tools and command‑line options — and knowing which one to pick, plus the right cleanup steps afterward, will save time and avoid common...

The Xbox Game Bar is a convenient, built‑in Windows 11 overlay for recording, performance monitoring, and quick access to audio and social tools — but when it’s not needed it can run as a persistent background process and introduce overlay conflicts or small CPU overhead. This feature piece...

Microsoft's quiet pruning of legacy code just reached PowerShell: Windows PowerShell 2.0 is being removed from new Windows images, and for most people that will be a net win — fewer attack vectors, fewer weird compatibility surprises, and a cleaner baseline for automation on Windows 11 and...

Block specific apps’ network access with Windows Defender Firewall (Advanced Security) on Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Introduction Blocking an app’s internet access can help protect your privacy, conserve bandwidth, or prevent a troublesome program from...

Windows 10 hides the system lock timeout from the ordinary Settings UI, but you can control it precisely — safely and permanently — by using the registry, Group Policy (Pro/Enterprise), or built-in command‑line tools such as PowerShell and powercfg; this feature is known as the Interactive...

If you’ve ever tried to rename a text file in Windows 11 only to be greeted by that persistent “.txt” at the end of the name, you’re not alone — Windows attaches and uses file extensions to identify file types, but there are safe, practical ways to hide, remove, or prevent .txt from being...

If you’ve spent hours arranging tiles on the Windows 10 Start menu, the prospect of losing that layout during a feature update is infuriating — but there’s a practical, built‑in way to export and later restore your Start layout on modern Windows 10 builds without relying on the old TileDataLayer...

If you need to create, edit, or troubleshoot accounts on a Windows 11 PC, the Local Users and Groups tool remains one of the fastest and most precise ways to manage local accounts — and this guide walks through every supported method to open it, explains what to do when the snap‑in is...