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Category: Group Policy
How to prevent your PC from sending Diagnostics & feedback off via Windows Settings and Group Policy
If you are worried about Windows automatically transmitting feedback and other diagnostic data to Microsoft, follow the video below to disable it. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to Disable Diagnostics and Feedback Collection via Settings on Windows 110:59 How to Disable Diagnostics & feedback Collection via Group Policy1:43 How to Disable Other Diagnostic Data on Windows 112:41… Read more
Windows Defender Not Working? 3 Fixes to Try
Microsoft’s Windows Defender ensures your PC is safe from various threats. If this tool stops working, your machine becomes vulnerable to many types of viruses and malware. Here’s how to resolve problems with Defender. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 Reset Windows Security0:51 Activate Windows Defender From Windows Registry1:45 Turn On Windows Defender From Local Group Policy Editor2:31 End… Read more
How to Make Windows 10 or 11 Accept File Paths Over 260 Characters
You can finally abandon the 260-character maximum path limit in Windows. You just need to make a minor edit to the Windows Registry or Group Policy. Here’s how to make it happen. 0:00 Intro0:23 Home Users: Remove the 260 Character Path Limit by Editing the Registry1:30 Pro and Enterprise Users: Remove the 260 Character Path… Read more
How to Scan Removable Drives With Microsoft Defender
Did you know that you can also use Microsoft Defender to scan your removable and external drives? Here’s how. Commands:Set-MpPreference -DisableRemovableDriveScanning 0Set-MpPreference -DisableRemovableDriveScanning 1 Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to Scan Removable Drives With a Microsoft Defender Custom Scan1:18 How to Add Removable Drives to Full Scans in PowerShell1:52 How to Include Removable Drives in a Full… Read more
Windows Task Manager Won’t Open? 2 Fixes to Try
If you attempt to open the Task Manager, but it doesn’t show up, crashes, or you see a “Task Manager not responding” or “Task Manager has been disabled by the Administrator” message, you’ve got a potentially severe problem that needs fixing. I will show you how to do that in Windows 10 and 11. Chapters:0:00… Read more
How to Increase Internet Speed in Windows 11
If your internet isn’t as fast as you’d like, there are some ways you can tweak your setup to maximize your connection speed. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 Close Unnecessary Background Running Applications1:04 Disable the Metered Connection1:35 Change the DNS server2:37 Change the Limit Reservable Bandwidth3:34 Disable the Windows Update Services4:20 Flush the DNS Cache4:46 Temporarily Disable Windows… Read more
2 Ways to Remove Bing from Windows 11
Removing Bing will allow you to personalize your search experience with the preferred search engine. Perhaps you want an alternative one that has more robust privacy policies? Whatever the reason, this video will show you several ways to disable or remove Bing from your PC. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to Disable Bing Search by Editing the… Read more
How to Fix Encrypt Contents to Secure Data Greyed Out in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with the Encrypted File System (EFS) that allows users to encrypt their data in a single folder or drive. In this feature, I will show 4 different methods to fix encrypt contents to secure data greyed out in Windows 10. Without further ado, let’s begin Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 Enable EFS using windows registry1:30… Read more
How to Disable Print Spooler Service on Windows 10
If you’re witnessing error messages such as “Print Spooler Error” or “Printer Connection Failed”, you may want to disable the Print Spooler service and re-enable it to see if that fixes the issue. Commands:Stop-Service -Name Spooler -ForceSet-Service -Name Spooler -StartupType Disabled Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 Disable print spooler using group policy editor1:04 Disable print spooler from the… Read more
How to enable write protection for USB devices on Windows 10
As an additional security layer, you can use this guide to enable write protection on Windows 10 to prevent users from copying data to a USB drive. Link: How to Remove Write Protection on Windows 10 – https://youtu.be/QxbTFM_acfs Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to enable usb write protection using the registry2:04 How to enable usb write protection… Read more