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How to Hide or Show User Accounts from Login Screen on Windows 10/11? | Windows OS Hub

How to Hide or Show User Accounts from Login Screen on Windows 10/11? | Windows OS Hub If you don't want everyone in the airport lounge / coffee shop to see your name when you unlock your laptop.......

Posted by Michael Bates on February 20, 2022 10:48 PM

How to Block the Windows 11 Upgrade | PDQ.com

How to Block the Windows 11 Upgrade | PDQ.com Got a nasty surprise after my last BSOD. (I think MS makes these happen periodically to force a reboot and a chance for them to shove some awful garbage onto a...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 20, 2022 10:32 PM

How to check BIOS version in Windows 10

How to check BIOS version in Windows 10 "wmic bios get biosversion" or msinfo32...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 9, 2019 12:44 AM

Disable Shared Experiences in Windows 10 v1703

Disable Shared Experiences in Windows 10 v1703 If you're tired of Windows 10 nagging you to link accounts across your devices, this appears to be a way to turn it off, using the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc). (The first...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 2, 2018 10:24 AM

Why is hybrid sleep off by default on laptops? (and how do I turn it on?) - The Old New Thing

Why is hybrid sleep off by default on laptops? (and how do I turn it on?) - The Old New Thing Informative article on the new-ish hybrid sleep option in Windows 10 for suspending work on your computer, and why...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 31, 2018 10:00 AM

How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10

How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10 Microsoft briefly had a usable, reliable operating system called Windows 7. Then they decided to use their market dominance to turn our PCs into data collection devices for their benefit. For those of...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 11, 2018 10:36 PM

windows - How to take ownership of files from the command line? - Server Fault

windows - How to take ownership of files from the command line? - Server Fault What to do when, for example, you have your old Windows profile on a hard drive you've taken out of an old computer, but the...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 11, 2018 10:07 PM

[FIX] An App Default Was Reset In Windows 10

[FIX] An App Default Was Reset In Windows 10 When annoying Windows 10 annoyingly tries to reset defaults for video, photos, audio, and other files to Microsoft's annoying applications, here's how to stop it....

Posted by Michael Bates on July 7, 2018 12:51 PM

How Microsoft's tricky new Windows 10 pop-up deceives you into upgrading | PCWorld

How Microsoft's tricky new Windows 10 pop-up deceives you into upgrading | PCWorld They've trained you to click the X to get rid of the upgrade popup, but now, clicking the X means "go ahead and upgrade"! Meanwhile, Steve Gibson...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 24, 2016 11:49 PM

Microsoft uses Windows Update to force Windows 10 ads onto older PCs • The Register

Microsoft uses Windows Update to force Windows 10 ads onto older PCs • The Register...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 28, 2015 2:46 PM

Fix Windows 10 privacy

Fix Windows 10 privacy Instructions for how to shutdown privacy-breaking features of Microsoft's new Windows 10....

Posted by Michael Bates on August 28, 2015 2:06 PM