Category: Windows
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How do I know if my current Windows 10 PC meets the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11?
If you’d like to see if your current PC meets the minimum system requirements, you can download the PC Health Check app (PC Health Check ). Most Windows 10 PCs currently being sold will be able to upgrade to Windows 11. For the PC to be able to upgrade to Windows 11, it must meet the…
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Change password from a computer in RDP session
If you want to change password from a computer running windows server in RDP session, you will find Ctrl-Alt-End does not work as its always caught by current session. Follow these steps to change password in RDP session Press Ctrl-Alt-End Select Change Password Input current and new password and press enter
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Change the default PDF Viewer in Windows 10
When Microsoft Edge is set as your default browser, your PDF viewer will also default to Microsoft Edge. If you would like to change the default application associated with a file type, follow these steps: Go to Settings > System > Default apps Scroll to the end of the dialog Select “Choose default apps by…
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Clean up Hidden $Windows~BT and $Windows~WS in Windows 10
After upgrading to Windows 10, you might notice two hidden folder $Windows~BT和$Windows~WS consumes more than 10GB spaces of C drive. These two folders are created for Windows 10 upgrade and can be safely removed after successful upgrade. However, if you run build in Disk Cleanup tool on Windows 10, it only cleans up Windows.old folder,…
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Change Windows 10 Default Browser
Microsoft Edge is the new default browser in Windows 10. If you upgrade from a previous version of Windows, your default browser will be set to Edge. Following are steps to change the default browser in Windows 10
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Use Legacy Disk Cleanup Wizard in Windows 10
In Windows 10, Disk Cleanup Wizard is integrated into new Storage Sense app, which can be launched via Settings>System>Storage. The new Storage Sense app brings more space cleanup features. However, the new Storage Sense app is very slow, if you just want to perform quick cleanup like old Windows, you can find legacy Disk Cleanup…
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Add additional language pack to windows 10 and change display language
In the Search box, type Add a language, and then tap or click the result Add a language to open it. In the Language dialog box, tap or click Add a language. Scroll to select the language you want from the list, or use the search box to search for a language. Tap or click…
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Windows 8.1 Skip Microsoft Account in Setup
In Windows 8.1 you can login with Microsoft Account ( previously Windows Live ID). It give you the benefits to sync your contacts, calendar, hotmail settings, and roam your personalization settings like your Lock screen picture or desktop background across multiple devices. When you setup a new Windows 8.1, by default you are asked for…
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Fix The Windows Desktop Search is not available error in Windows Server 2012
Two years ago I posted a blog Fix The Windows Search service is not installed error in Windows Server 2008 R2 explains how to fix Outlook search slowly when installed on Windows Server 2008 R2. Now I upgrade the system to Windows Server 2012 but notice the steps to enable Windows Desktop Search service in…
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How to find startup folder in Windows Server 2012
In Windows Server 2008 R2, to define an application to be startup automatically for current user, one common way is to create an application shortcut and add it to startup folder. In Windows Server 2012, you might find you can’t find this startup folder any more. Here is the steps to find startup folder in…