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Microsoft’s highly anticipated Windows 11 24H2 update has officially reached broad availability, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its flagship operating system. As the company rolls out this landmark release through Windows Update, millions of devices across the world are...

Microsoft’s unrelenting campaign to phase out the venerable Control Panel in Windows 11 has entered a new stage, signaling both a refined vision for the future of system configuration and a targeted effort to unify and streamline advanced options. In the wake of serial Windows Insider builds...

For years, Windows users—both general consumers and developers—have witnessed a gradual evolution in how the operating system surfaces advanced configurations, power-user toggles, and otherwise “hidden” settings. Historically, Microsoft scattered many nuanced configuration options across...

Windows 11 users and power enthusiasts are once again set to experience a shifting landscape in system management, as Microsoft prepares to introduce a significant overhaul within its Settings app. The forthcoming changes focus primarily on a reworked and renamed "Advanced" section, which...

Microsoft’s ever-tightening grip on the Windows 11 setup process has become a flashpoint for controversy, as the company recently took decisive action to disable the BYPASSNRO workaround—once the community’s most reliable method for skipping mandatory internet connectivity and Microsoft Account...

Setting up a new Windows PC is an exciting experience. You want your machine to reflect your personality and needs, adjusting preferences, installing favorite apps, and customizing the environment. Yet, amid this enthusiasm, one critical area often gets overlooked initially: security. Securing a...

The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...

Microsoft’s Relentless March: Control Panel Features Find New Home in Windows 11 Settings It’s become an emblematic journey: Microsoft, long criticized for the fractured landscape of Windows configuration panels, continues its determined migration of legacy Control Panel features into the modern...

Change is never easy, especially for seasoned Windows users who have grown comfortable with certain tools—many of which have been around for decades. Yet as Microsoft continues its long quest to modernize the Windows ecosystem, the transition from the classic Control Panel to the sleek...

If you’ve reached the familiar blue setup screen of Windows 11 and found yourself frantically clicking "Offline account" only to discover the option has vanished into the digital ether, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining things. The road to a local account on a fresh Windows 11...

It is rather annoying (for me) to see this in Windows 11: Computer name is OK (T580) Full computer name is double with a dot (T580.T580) Computer description is OK (T580) Where can I change the "Full computer name" ?????

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...

Hello, I am trying to see if there is a way in Windows 10 to create a wireless network or hotspot for an OpenVPN connection. To explain - on my Windows 10 laptop, I am connected to my home access point and then I open up OpenVPN and connect to my VPN. Then I'm wondering if I can create a...

Hi! I found old laptop and installed there Windows 7 SP1 Pro x86. Laptop has discharged CMOS battery and it is placed deep on motherboard as is near not accessible. I think why designers left easier access to CPU instead CMOS battery? I have no choice than at power-on only confirm load defaults...

Hello everybody! I have more local accounts on my PC and I want to know, how I can change that when I install an application and an shortcut on desktop, I don't see it on the other account? Thanks for every Help!

Hey, couple of quick questions here. So, I have my Windows installed on C drive, as well as a few other things, and I don't install other things there because it is quite full, only half a gig space left. I was recently using WMM and it gave me messages that C drive was almost out of space, and...

I just ran into a issue I never have before. Why is the registry different when using remote registry compared to when you use regedit locally?

I can't deal with ubber small font. windows 7 is a nightmare on that. My monitor is flatscreen and big (if that matters) Anyways I have the DPI adjusted to a rate I can deal with, at least in regards to the internet, control panels and stuff like that. My problem, my very very huge problem, is...

I have a number of different drives that I use for different purposes but I only use two of them frequently. I would like for the others to enter sleep mode when not in use, but never my main two. Is there any way to edit power saving settings for individual drives?

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