If you want to upgrade to Windows 11, you may need to convert your disk from MBR to GPT. MBR stands for Master Boot Record, and it is an old way of partitioning disks that has some limitations. GPT stands for GUID Partition Table, and it is a newer and more flexible way of partitioning …
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Jun 17
Easy way to access your UEFI bios from Windows 10/11
Accessing the bios of a device has become quite challenging on a lot of devices, the time it takes to start loading Windows from power down ha sbecome so short it’s quite possible you are no longer able to quickly pres the right key on the keyboard to skip to the bios. One option is …
Jun 03
New MS Paint is rolling out to Canary & Dev channels
Hi everyone! I’m super excited to share with you some amazing news: Microsoft Paint finally has a dark mode! 🎉 If you’re like me, you love using Paint for your creative projects, but sometimes the bright white background can be a bit harsh on your eyes. Well, not anymore! With the new dark mode feature, …
Apr 08
The Windows 11 Right-Click menu
One of the most noticeable changes in Windows 11 is the new right-click menu that appears when you click on a file, folder, or desktop. The new menu is more compact and modern, with rounded corners and icons for common actions. It also integrates with Microsoft’s cloud services, such as OneDrive and Teams. Here are …
Mar 05
Use Winget to update your 3rd party applications the easy way.
Patching 3rd party apps is often forgotten eighter due to an unused app or an app that has no auto update functionally built-in. This poses a vulnerability threat to your device. Winget is a command-line tool that allows users to discover, install, update, remove and configure applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers. It …
Feb 12
Retreive & install oem bios Windows License key
Having trouble with your Windows activation on an OEM device? You might be able to fix it by retrieving the key from the bios. Run this in Powershell (Elevation should not be needed) If your device came with a license this command will show the key (looks like this: XXXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX) Next you’ll want to check …
Feb 05
New Windows Build not showing up?
Running the previous build of Windows 11 or Windows 10 and the new build is not showing up for you? Checked updates in setting with no new build available? This might be due to policies set on your device trough Group policies or Intune set by you company admin. If those are not interfering with …
Jan 28
Splitting Audio from a Video File – ClipChamp
Need to split audio from a video file or just remove the sound track? This has become quite easy with the new inbox Windows 11 app ‘Clipchamp – Video editor’ If the app has not landed on your device yet or was removed, you can grab it in the Microsoft Store > here < lots …
Jan 14
Deleted shortcuts by Attack Surface Reduction rule
Yesterday, January 13th an unintentional impact was triggered by a pattern update (1.381.2140.0) to users that had the ASR rule “Block Win32 API calls from Office macro” set to block mode. The impact was hard to miss, shortcuts pinned to taskbar & in the start menu went missing. The best thing to do was change …
Oct 14
Delete OEM drivers (to enable memory integrity)
On Windows 10/11 when memory integrity cannot be switched on due to incompatible drivers, you can use pnputil.exe to remove the affected OEM drivers Open Windows Security Select Device Security Select the Core isolation details Set the slider to ON to enable core isolation If any incompatible (old) drivers are on the system, you will …
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