All Windows versions have a built-in feature for automatically updating root certificates from the Microsoft websites. MSFT, as part of the Microsoft Trusted Root Certificate Program, maintains and publishes a…
In this article, we provide solutions to common Windows errors (0x0000011b and 0x00000002) that can occur when connecting a shared network printer from a remote computer (print server). Find the…
The Server Message Block (SMB) network protocol is used to share and access folders, files, printers, and other devices over network (TCP port 445). In this article, we will look…
If you check what updates are installed on your computer through Windows Update every month, you may have noted the critical update KB890830 (Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool). This update…
Windows.edb is the Windows Search index database. A search index allows users to quickly search for data and files in the file system due to indexing of files, e-mails in…
During a clean OS install, Windows Installer creates a special System Reserved Partition (SRP) on the MBR disk partition table. This is a hidden partition with the NTFS file system,…
The built-in Windows Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) client (mstsc.exe) saves the remote computer name (or IP address) and the username that is used to login after each successful connection to…
In some cases Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 may recognize an internal SSD or SATA drive as a removable device (media). Consequently, the safe removal icon appears for the disk…
In this article, we will show how to selectively disable UAC for a specific application without disabling User Account Control service completely. Consider several ways to turn off UAC for…
After installing the latest security updates on my Windows 10 desktop, I can’t remotely connect to my new VDS server (running Windows Server 2012 R2) using the Remote Desktop. When…