Cisco Anyconnect on VM not installing
my University requires us to use the in-house VPN to connect to some of the University Infrastructure. The client is Cisco Anyconnect 4.10Problem is, that the VPN is persistent on my Mac even when the...
View Article"Printer not ready" in Outlook (Office)
I have a customer with a few clients. Most of them have the following problem:If you try to print from Outlook (and for some of them Word too) you get an error "Printer not Ready". It is with...
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Windows Server 2019 ignores disconnection timers
I have to set different conditions of RDP session time limits per user, but my Windows server 2019 ignores this configuration tool:What should I do?
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Taskhost.exe looking suspicious in Process Explorer
I'm thinking I have a virus on my Windows 8 (x64). I downloaded and opened Process Explorer (Sysinternals) and started analyzing the running processes. I came across taskhost.exe and saw it did not...
View ArticleHow to create a mounting point to a shared drive from a linux subsystem on a...
I have a Windows machine (Windows-10). There I've installed the Ubuntu app from Canonical Group Limited, this allows me to have a Ubuntu subsystem, which I regularly use for grep, sort and other...
View ArticleBlock one specific device from automatically trying to connect via Bluetooth
I have an Asus laptop running Windows 11 (up-to-date with all updates as of now); my wife has a Fitbit Inspire II health tracker, and every time I switch on the laptop I get an absolute avalanche of...
View ArticleMIME decoder for Windows
Is there a (preferably command-line) MIME decoder available for Windows (like ripMIME for *nix)?Someone sent me a MIME encoded message (this one with multiple MIME parts) that Google mail nor Outlook...
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part of ram used by hidden processes in Windows
some hidden processes are using my ram. They are not shown nor in process hacker, nor in system informer.On attached screenshot on bottom right it shows that 25GB is used in total, but when i open...
View ArticleWindows 10 Update Failure (2021-05 Version 20H2) KB5003173
I am updating my Windows 10 PC to v20H2 and it's stuck at 20%, stating it cannot be installed due to error 0x800f0831:CBS Log:Info CBS Store corruption, manifest missing for package:...
View ArticleSecurity risks in using ‘no @thankyou.com’ to bypass Microsoft account login...
One of the recommended methods for bypassing Microsoft account login during the Windows 11 OOBE is to attempt to log in using a locked account (no @thankyou.com being the most commonly recommended...
View ArticleCreate a Windows shortcut without New > Shortcut
Any web search to create a Windows shortcut on the Desktop advises:Right-click the DesktopSelect New > ShortcutThe New > Shortcut option is not available on my computer. Is there another way to...
View ArticleHow do you schedule a task (using schtasks.exe) to run once and delete itself?
I want to schedule a task from the command prompt (using schtasks.exe) to run once and delete the task entry from the Task Scheduler Library after completion.After looking through the usage guide, I...
View ArticleRun a scheduled task only once based on an event
I have a task that I want to run just once each time the system memory reaches less than 10 %.Scheduled Task TriggerWould this run until the memory is less than 10% or will it run just once? If it runs...
View ArticleShould a scheduled task remain in the "Running" state?
I'm new to using the task scheduler and I'm using it to run a batch file provided online when the computer boots. I r-clicked it and told it to run. It did and all is fine, but the Status of the task...
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W10 Computers can't access Windows Server 2008 Shared Folders
I have a server with "Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise" Installed, it is not in a domain, it's a workgroup.This server has several shared folders, a few days ago Win 10 computers can't access these...
View ArticleHow can I find the manufacturer and model for a USB flash drive? [closed]
I don't know much about how USB key drives work, but I notice that some of them can be made bootable to start any host, some only work on some hosts, while some never work at all.To investigate, I'd...
View ArticleWindows program uses VPN rather than direct connection
I have a Windows VPN that is only used for direct connection to a remote server. It is periodically unavailable, and I only make the connection when I need to access the server. One of my programs,...
View ArticleHow to cancel "resetting this pc"
I selected "Reset this PC" in the Windows 10 boot menu (the one that lets me choose between Windows 7 and Windows 10). I did this while my Win7 thumbdrive was inserted, with the hope that this would...
View ArticleCan you add new conditions for notifications sounds in Windows?
Let me be clear; I don't want to change the actual sound when I disconnect a device or something. I want to be able to add a new condition that Windows can play a sound for.Mainly, I'd like Windows to...
View ArticleIs this OEM section in an .inf driver file a bug?
I can't seem to find the driver name. Instead of specifying the name, this .inf seems to...
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