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Task Scheduler and PowerShell can quietly keep a Windows PC healthy; below are six practical automations—complete with why they matter, exactly how to set them up, and the risks to watch for—that I run on my own Windows 11 machines to make maintenance automatic and invisible. These routines pair...

PSResourceGet is the modern, faster package manager for PowerShell that replaces the old PowerShellGet provider model and gives administrators a more predictable, secure, and flexible way to discover, install, update and publish PowerShell artifacts across environments. Background PowerShellGet...

Headline Updates to Get-Contact and Set-Contact in Exchange Online — What admins must know (announcement, impact, detection, remediation, and migration guidance) Summary (TL;DR) Microsoft announced on Oct 7, 2025 that Exchange Online will stop returning or allowing management of Contact...

The short list of books that every Windows admin should consider in 2025 centers on practical, hands‑on titles that reflect the operating system Microsoft shipped for enterprise environments and the management toolsets used today—books that teach Windows Server administration, PowerShell...

Bloomberg’s Managed Systems Engineering team is hiring an Infrastructure Engineer — Windows Services to lead a global effort to modernize and harden the company’s Active Directory (AD) estate, manage the Windows server fleet, and operate identity and access services at massive scale; the role is...

When an app crashes, refuses to launch, or your system behaves oddly, being able to check application logs in Windows 11 or Windows 10 short‑circuits guesswork and gets you to a fix faster; this feature guide walks through the three practical methods — Event Viewer, command‑line...

Every shutdown and restart your Windows 11 PC performs is recorded somewhere — and knowing where to look can turn an annoying mystery reboot into a solvable troubleshooting task or a clear audit trail. This article walks through every practical way to check shutdown history in Windows 11 — from...

If Xbox Game Bar refuses to open, glitches during captures, or shows widget errors on a Windows 11 PC, the fastest, lowest-risk route back to a working overlay is a targeted restart and update routine that begins in Settings and escalates only when necessary. The built‑in Repair → Reset flow in...

A surprising number of Microsoft 365 tenants keep paying for licenses that are never used, and the short, practical PowerShell approach highlighted in a recent German post on BornCity underscores how simple discovery can unlock real cost savings — but also how easy it is to make mistakes if you...

If Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11 is misbehaving — failing to open, crashing during captures, or refusing to show overlays — a targeted reset is the fastest, least destructive way to restore its default behavior and recover recording functionality. Background / Overview Xbox Game Bar is a tightly...

Uninstalling the Xbox Game Bar from Windows 11 is a quick way to remove an overlay you don’t use, reduce background activity on low‑spec machines, and eliminate potential overlay conflicts — and Windows gives you three primary removal paths: Settings (GUI), PowerShell (Appx), and the Windows...

New Windows laptops arriving full of preinstalled trialware, OEM utilities, games and marketing apps is still one of the fastest ways to turn a promising new machine into a sluggish, cluttered experience — and the cure is simple in concept: remove what you don’t need, stop what you don’t want...

Windows 11’s Reserved Storage can feel like a hidden tax on small SSDs: useful for smooth updates, but frustrating when every gigabyte counts — and there are safe, supported ways to temporarily turn it off, reclaim space, and put it back when you’re done. Background Reserved Storage is an...

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 September 2025 cumulative update (KB5065426) — and an August optional preview (KB5064081) that preceded it — introduced a cluster of regressions that can break DRM-protected playback on certain legacy players, interfere with file sharing over SMBv1...

Automatically Map Network Drives at Login with Stored Credentials (Task Scheduler + PowerShell) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Introduction Mapping network drives automatically at login is a common need for sysadmins and power users. This tutorial shows a secure, repeatable...

If you launch the same commands every time you open a PowerShell session, a properly crafted PowerShell profile will save time, reduce repetitive errors, and make your shell feel tailored to the way you work. Background / Overview PowerShell’s profile is nothing more than a PowerShell script...

Microsoft’s May 13, 2025 hotpatch for Windows PowerShell, released as KB5061096, is a narrowly scoped security update aimed at reducing immediate exposure for hotpatch‑eligible systems while preserving uptime for high‑availability deployments; it applies only to devices enrolled in Microsoft’s...

Microsoft released a targeted hotpatch—KB5065474—on September 9, 2025, for Windows 11 Enterprise (24H2 / LTSC 2024) that advances eligible devices to OS Build 26100.6508, delivers a focused app-compatibility / UAC repair, and includes two operational advisories administrators must treat as high...

CISA’s release of a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) detailing a Malicious Listener discovered on compromised Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) systems should reset priorities for every IT team that runs on-premises mobile device management (MDM). The analysis dissects two sets of malware...

Windows Server 2019 ships with Remote Desktop (RDP) capability turned off by default for safety; enabling it is simple but needs care. This feature piece walks through three reliable methods to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2019 — PowerShell, Server Manager GUI, and the System...