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In a move that reflects Microsoft’s commitment to optimizing system performance, managing startup applications in Windows is an essential task for boosting both startup speed and overall system efficiency. Today, we’ll explore the different ways to configure startup apps in Windows, breaking...

Upgraded broken WSUS 2022 server to 2025 from previous case not resolved Upon trying to install WSUS now it is failing with The System cannot find the path specified. The installation log is providing this error. 2025-01-09 09:08:41 Marking PostInstall done for UpdateServices-Database in the...

If you’ve just made the jump to Windows 11 and find yourself scrolling through endless context menu options like Edit with Photos, Edit with Paint, or even Edit in Notepad, you’re probably wondering, "Why am I wading through this clutter every time I right-click?" Let’s face it: The context menu...

Have you ever been in the midst of an intense work session when suddenly—bam! Your PC locks itself, forcing you to log back in and lose your train of thought? Fear not! We’re diving deep into ways to keep your Windows 11 or Windows 10 system unlocked, allowing for a more seamless workflow...

Understanding the Context Menu in Windows 11 The context menu in Windows 11 has undergone various transformations to improve user experience and accessibility. The introduction of the "Edit with Photos" option is aimed at providing users with quick access to editing tools. However, some users...

Hi, pulling my hair out with this one. I have a PC running Windows 11 Insider preview which has been fine for ages. I came to boot up and it's now asking for a password. None has ever been set. I've been into the registry and there is no password in there. I can boot in safe mode but cannot get...

Dear people of the Windows forum. I came in here to learn how to use my Windows system. I switched to windows from Linux because I, due to being an avid gamer, want to eliminate all compatibility issues and decided to try to embrace the MS Windows system. One condition for me is that I can...

hello experts, I am facing issue to login on few windows server 2016 boxes as it shows black screen after "preparing windows ". Issue is facing for some random AD users . Few users do not have any issue . From registry , profile list, I can see most of the affected users have temp profile...

Hello Everyone, I am curious to know which application using my camera and micophone currently? Most of the anivirus like avast, norton,Kaspersky they are having the feature called "webcam Protection", in that they can easily showing that, I know in windows setting>privacy & Security we have...

Hello, I bought a new laptop and I am trying to change the location of windows key + E. Until now I used a method with script.reg with launch.vbs : Script.reg: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00...

Hi. I think I found a bug in GetWindow{Placement(). I save and restore the window placement using the registry as an intermidiary. For save... ``` (In WndProc) case WM_DESTROY: { WINDOWPLACEMENT wp; ZeroMemory(&wp, sizeof(wp)); wp.length =...

Hi, I think I've messed my registry up. Just before doing some registry editing using regedit I saved the whole registry reg.reg. Rebooted and couldn't get into windows. Am now booted into Command Prompt but don't know what to do! I've been playing with reg.exe but not been able to get it...

A friendly hello to anybody, I wrote an app to inform me about appointments. The app is invisible if it starts and showes a window if an appointment is active. If I start the app manualy I'm asked if I want to start the app of unknowen source. If I try to start it with Autostart, Registry run...

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/a-registry-entry-is-available-to-turn-off-processing-of-metafiles-d217cddb-3aef-2dda-1a01-903f180787d5 How exactly can turning off processing of metafiles effect printing in WIndows? Does the registry key, DisableMetaFiles have any consequences? Does...

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags The registry key LogFlags is missing, what would be the values for this?

I see it relates to DCOM Default Authentication Level, which has in total, 7 fields in the Component Services Windows admin tool. That is in this order, from top of the list to the bottom as it appears; Default, None, Call, Connect, Packet, Packet integrity and Packet Privacy. I only see one...

Hello I am trying to set the default domain policy in the Active directory the specify the display dim brightness for the user machines. I set the rule on the group policy through the computer configuration and I can see it going through to the registry editor to see whether the policy has...

I turned off my computer, a Dell OptiPlex 7060, as I do every day and when I came back to it the next day it started with what looked like it was reinstalling windows. When it finally opened it had a completely different opening screen and the desktop had my icons but not my screen. I googles...

Good evening, recently I have deleted the wow6432node folder in my registry [win11 professional] what caused a bootloop as I noticed later. Thanks to another windows-installation I still got access to the system; is there a way to repair the registry without re-installing windows? Thank you...

I have this problem with Windows Server 2002 on a specific server (reinstalled more times) with RDP role I need to give to some users an authorization to write in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT because while compiling some apps they need to register some Ole public controls. If i enter in registry with...