Block Windows 10 Updates with StopUpdates10
StopUpdates10 is a free program for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that modifies some system settings to block Windows Updates on the target device. While it is usually not a good idea […]
Use SetupDiag to diagnose Windows 10 upgrade issues
SetupDiag is a free diagnostic tool by Microsoft that is designed to find and parse Windows 10 setup log files to determine why an upgrade or update failed to install on a […]
Update Windows Security software to protect against a serious vulnerability
Microsoft published information about a new security vulnerability that affects Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, and several Enterprise-specific anti-malware solutions. CVE-2018-0986, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, describes a vulnerability […]
The end of Disk Cleanup? Free Up Space Now appears in Windows 10 Settings
Disk Cleanup is a handy system utility that is built-in to Windows. It can be used to delete temporary files, some logs, the Recycle Bin, and previous Windows installations. The latter is […]
Get the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update early
Windows 10 users and administrators who can't wait to upgrade PCs to the soon to be released Spring Creators Update for the operating system may download official files right now to run […]
My Top 5 Feature wishes for Windows 10
Microsoft released Windows 10 in 2015 and there were clear indicators back then that Windows 10 was a work in progress, something that Microsoft released to make people forget about Windows 8. […]
KB4100480 out-of-band security update for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
KB4100480 is an out-of-band security update for the Microsoft operating systems Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that "addresses an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows kernel in the 64-Bit […]
How to delay the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update
Microsoft will release the next feature update for the Windows 10 operating system, called the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, in April 2018. The company releases feature updates twice a year; these […]
Nvidia Driver 391.35 WHQL with security patches released
Nvidia released the GeForce Game Ready 391.35 WHQL driver to the public featuring improvements for select games, security patches, and quite a large number of issues. First, the basics: Nvidia users and […]
Windows 10 "keylogger" setting moved in Windows 10 Spring Creators Update
When Microsoft released a technical preview of the upcoming Windows 10 operating system back in 2014, word got out pretty quickly that the operating system shipped with keylogging functionality that was turned […]
Should you install preview rollups for Windows?
Microsoft releases previews of monthly rollup updates for the operating systems Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 2012 R2 on the third Tuesday of each month. The […]
Windows 10 version 1607 reaches end of life next month
With Microsoft pushing out two feature updates per year, and each feature update supported by 18 months only, it is a regular occurrence that Windows users upgrade their Windows 10 PCs to […]
Display the Windows upgrade history using PowerShell
It may sometimes be useful to look at the upgrade history of a PC running Windows. Maybe you would like to know about the first installed version of Windows on the PC, […]
KB4089848 for Windows 10 version 1709
KB4089848 is a new cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) that increases the version of the operating system to build 16299.334 after installation. The update fixes issues in […]
Windows Server 2019 Preview is out
Microsoft's Windows Server team released a preview of the next Windows Server product, Windows Server 2019, yesterday to the public. Windows Server 2019 Preview is available for any participant of the Windows […]
Microsoft promises speedier Windows 10 Feature Update processes
Microsoft releases two feature updates for the company's Windows 10 operating system per year. Users and administrators will also install feature updates regularly as feature updates are only supported for 18 months […]
Use DISM to fix issues SFC can't
A common suggestion on Windows support forums is to scan the system for file integrity issues using the command sfc /scannow which you may run on the active system but also on […]
How to remove drive letters in Windows
Windows assigns drive letters to internal and external hard drives, optical drives, Flash memory cards and other devices automatically when it recognizes them. The main reason for that is that it allows […]