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Kari Finn
Why I Don’t Want Disk Cleanup to Disappear
February 18, 2019, 0 Comments
Though you can use Free up space now from Settings to clean up Win10 system drives, I still prefer the old-school Disk Cleanup utility. Here’s why . . .
Admin Tools
Toolkit Item: 8GadgetPack
February 11, 2019, 0 Comments
OK, then. It’s time for a new mini-review in the Admin Toolkit series here at Win10.Guru. First let me start with a disclaimer. If you believe what MS says about gadgets, you should run screaming in the other direction from this great tool built by German developer Helmut Buhler. It’s called 8GadgetPack and I can’t
Coping with a small system disk, Part 2 – Relocated Program Files
February 6, 2019, 0 Comments
In August 2018, I wrote about how to cope with a small system disk, using my HP ProBook 470 G5 laptop as an example. This laptop includes both a 128 GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. My required software occupies 70+ GB, which makes it quite impractical to get software installed and user profiles stored
Office Customization Tool – Office Deployment Made Easy
January 8, 2019, 0 Comments
Since the release of Office 2016, it is no longer possible to perform a custom Office install, in which one selects the Office applications to be installed or omitted. When installing Office, all applications get installed. Individual apps can’t be removed later, either. Office Click-to-Run and MSI installers can only install or remove the entire
DISM: Change UninstallOSWindow
December 14, 2018, 0 Comments
Having just gone back to check the date, I’m amazed to be reminded the default change to the OS clean-up interval from 30 to 10 days goes back to Version 1607, aka the Anniversary Update. I first wrote about this in August 2016 for my Windows Enterprise Desktop blog at TechTarget. When this release emerged,
DISM: Install a CAB Package for Windows Update
December 5, 2018, 0 Comments
If a Windows update, feature, or language pack comes in the form of a CAB file and needs to be applied to a Windows image, DISM /Add-Package will do the job (works for either offline or online images).
Toolkit Item: Introducing Windows Update Manager – Replacement for WUMT
November 12, 2018, 3 Comments
Developer David Xanatos has done a terrific job of improving and extending the capabilities found in the Windows Update MiniTool in his Windows Update Manager (WuMgr) program. It should be part of an Windows admin’s or power user’s toolkit.
Win10 Troubleshooting Woes
November 5, 2018, 0 Comments
The problem with shooting Windows 10 trouble, alas, is often in knowing where to aim. Case in point: my recent Reliability Monitor shows an error from the Windows Shell Experience. The specific error is labeled MoAppHang. As far as I can find out (and additional reporting data confirms this finding) this means some kind of
Does MS Deserve Your Paranoia?
October 18, 2018, 1 Comment
As I work the various topic areas at TenForums.com, I can’t help but notice an occasional undertone of outright paranoia, plus occasional distrust and hostility toward Microsoft (MS). Because I spend at least an hour or two a day there, at least six days a week, I see it all the time. Kari and I
Windows Server 2019 released
October 5, 2018, 0 Comments
Somewhat surprisingly, Microsoft announced yesterday that Windows Server 2019 is now generally available. It is the first Windows Server version that completely skips the Release to Manufacturing RTM phase, going directly to General Availability (GA). Server 2019 is available in Standard, Datacenter and Essentials editions. According to the Core OS team at Microsoft, this is because