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How can I know who's using an RDP connection?

Two years ago, I was working in a dreadful company. There, all my colleagues were using RDP connections and in order to know if a connection was available, I needed to ask them. So I have asked this...

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Running Curl and Grep on Windows

I'm trying to run the following command in windows. I've managed to install cURL, but Grep still fails to identify as a command.curl -k --silent...

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RDP multiple session by one user at the same time

finally, I find a solution for multiple remote connections at the same time, by following steps on a tutorial: How Many Users Can Remote Desktop 2012?All is well now, but a user can login to multiple...

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What's not right with my custom mouse acceleration registry edit?

Basically, what I'm trying to do is tweak the Windows mouse acceleration so it lowers my non-gaming mouse's speed from 1000 DPI to 400 DPI. I've come into this solution and using a special graph editor...

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Add header for requests to particular domains for browser in Windows kiosk...

Is there any built-in way to provide headers to add to requests for a particular domain in Edge? Or Chrome - or any browser that can be used with Windows Kiosk mode?I need to authenticate the machine...

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Using windows key + num to switch windows when an app has multiple windows open

Sorry about the tongue twister title, but I guess this is very common usage. I use windowsKey + num to switch between apps a lot. When an app hasn't been open or only has one window, this is great, but...

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How to execute .exe in batch file with additional commands?

I am trying to write a small .bat file that changes the directory and executes, which this uploads the default.bin to my keyboard for a layout change:mdloader_windows.exe --first --download default.bin...

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Cannot Delete Registry Keys

I am trying to delete the registry keys provided in the attachment below in order to change the order of other context menu values but regedit prevents me from doing it.What I have tried:Running...

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Alt + Tab How to open only windows from active monitor

I have windows 11 and two monitors. When I press Alt + Tab window switchers shows only on the main monitor and it shows all the opened windows on the system.Is there a way to open window switcher only...

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How are (NetBIOS?) names being resolved on my network?

Firstly, i have little understanding of Windows Network Discovery, and how NetBIOS operates. I don't like it, and i try to ignore it. I have a server on my LAN, which (among other things) is acting as...

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How can all files on my drive suddenly have modified timestamps set to 1 hour...

I regularly back up most of my files using Robocopy using the mirror function.I haven't noticed anything odd in the past days, since I most frequently backup to another SSD. But to my horror, when...

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Is there any command line tool that can be used to edit environment variables...

Is there any command line tool that can be used to edit environment variables in Windows?It would be nice if this was smart tool, for example:When adding some path to let's say the PATH variable and...

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Running WinFlash from command line is not interpreting arguments

I'm trying to flash the BIOS on my ASUS G53SW using the included WinFlash.exe program. However, the battery in it is busted and through some Googling I've discovered that you should be able to run the...

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Windows Explorer Not Responding But Crashes or Restarts (Windows 11)

Question:Whenever Windows Explorer is opened, it freezes and shows the "App Not Responding" dialog. Then it crashes or shows the contents of the folder I clicked and freezes afterwards.I tried all the...

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How to automate the collection of Defender performance data?

Our IT department requested to collect ETW data from Defender during MSBuild-driven builds. We have intermittent build failures that are evidently caused by Defender (well, its user mode service)...

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Allow computer to sleep even with Mobile Hotspot turned on

The way it is right now, as long as the hotspot is turned on, the computer will never go to sleep. Enabling the power save option wouldn't change anything as my devices stay connected to the hotspot...

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Is it possible to run Windows Server on a Raspberry Pi? [migrated]

I want to run a version of Windows Server on a Raspberry Pi 5, is this possible. I know that you can install normal Windows onto a Raspberry Pi but is it possible to install Windows Server?

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How to find a file lost after a Windows crash?

I have a computer that was running outlook 2010. It crashed. Windows looks to be unrestorable - motherboard update that seems to messed up the boot and many attempts to restore system going no...

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Auto switch between network adapters

So, i'm looking for a method or windows program that essentially does like what "adaptive wifi" does om android, but for windows 7.So the idea is that while connected through cable (LAN) and the modem...

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Windows 11 Power Settings - Monitor will not turn off / sleep if set to more...

I've been trying to resolve this issue for several months. It was present in Windows 10 prior to upgrading as well. I'm currently on Windows 11 22H2.Under Settings > System > Power > Screen...

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