Bo Elam
Ed Tittel
Kari Finn
Toni Fasth
Clean Out Stale RDP Connections
October 14, 2019, 0 Comments
Poking around on the Remote Desktop Connection app on my production PC, I notice some stale entries. I show how to clean them up with some careful registry edits.
Admin Tools
Investigating 1903 PortableBaseLayer Partition
October 4, 2019, 0 Comments
When a strange new storage device with a single 8 GB partition named PortableBaseLayer shows up on my Yoga X380, I start investigating. I’m not 100%, but there may be a Sandbox in there somewhere.
Windows 10 Decrapifier
October 3, 2019, 2 Comments
What it is? Windows 10 Decrapifier is a PowerShell script by csand, a fellow member at TenForums.com. It is used to clean a Windows image prior to its deployment by removing unwanted or unnecessary apps and tasks, and modifying privacy settings. Because it runs in script forms, users can modify it according to their own
20H1 Gets May 2020 Update Moniker
September 16, 2019, 0 Comments
Through a PowerShell command that shows available VMs inside the Fast Ring Preview, we learn that 20H1 is officially named “Windows 10 May 2020…” Very interesting!
Why KB4512941 Persists Despite Growing Issues List
September 4, 2019, 1 Comment
Last week, MS first dropped CU KB4512941 into the 1903 Release Preview ring to Insiders. Then on Friday, August 30, that update hit general availability. Interestingly, lots of folks have been reporting issues with this update. This includes yours truly, who blogged here at Win10.Guru about the 0X800F081F install error (and its fix). In the
C:\Windows\Temp Weirdnesses
August 29, 2019, 0 Comments
Some users have reported their C:\Windows\Temp folder filling up with hundreds to thousands of files whose named start with “AppX.” For those so afflicted, here are some ideas on causes, and some suggested fixes.
Weekly Windows NewsBytes — Week 34/2019
August 25, 2019, 0 Comments
New Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast Ring Build 18965 (August 21) The most notable new feature in Build 18965 is the ability to control restarting apps at sign-in. From release notes: Windows now puts you in control with a new app restart setting. When turned on, Windows automatically saves your restartable apps when signing out,
Turn Off the “Get Even More Out of Windows” Screen
August 9, 2019, 0 Comments
After a clean install or a feature upgrade to Windows 10, a screen to “Get even more out of Windows” shows up. It will also appear at intervals afterward, unless you turn it off. Here’s how.
Insider Preview 18950 Brings Possible WiFi Issues
August 8, 2019, 1 Comment
I encountered some odd wireless network behaviors in Insider Preview build 18950. They were fixed in the successor build — 18956 — at the same time MS told the world they were changing “Network status” in the Network & Internet Settings page. Caution: Programmers at work!
Toolkit Item: Software Information for Windows (SIW)
August 5, 2019, 0 Comments
Even though it’s not free, I find Gabe Topala’s System Information for Windows (SIW) indispensable. He does make a trial version available, so you can try it before you buy it.