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Want to know which DNS server your PC connects to? Here’s how to do it on Windows. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to Check Your DNS Server Using the Settings Menu1:00 How to Check Your DNS Server Using the Control Panel1:43 How to Check Your DNS Server Using the Command Prompt2:10 How to Check Your DNS Server…
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A Windows 11 bootable USB drive is always good to have around, even if it’s just for emergencies. Here’s how to make one. Commands:DISKPARTLIST DISKSEL DISK 1CleanCreate Partition PrimaryList ParActiveFORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL=“BootableUSB” QUICK OVERRIDEPowerShell Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath “C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Win11_English_x64v1.iso”List volumecd bootBootsect /nt60 I:xcopy J:*.* I:\ /E /F /H Links:Rufus website – https://rufus.ie/en/Microsoft download center page – https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11…
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In this video, I’ll show you the various ways you can search for specific policies in the Group Policy Editor. Links:Group Policy Search website – https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/Group Policy Reference Sheet – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25250 Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to search for a specific policy using Group Policy Filter1:34 How to search for a specific policy using a group policy…
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In this video we look at how to enable or disable the Windows SmartScreen features. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 How to Enable/Disable Windows SmartScreen Via Settings1:02 How to Enable/Disable Windows SmartScreen Using the Group Policy Editor2:07 End screen What you’ll learn: 1. How to Enable/Disable Windows SmartScreen Via Settings a. How to enable or disable SmartScreen on…
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To create a local account, you’ll need to sign in with an administrative account. After that, you can use any of the following methods in the video to create a local account on your Windows 11 computer. Commands:net user Username Password /add$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureStringNew-LocalUser “AccountName” -Password $Password -FullName “Username” -Description “AccountDescription”Add-LocalGroupMember -Group “Users” -Member…
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You can check the Windows Update History of your PC using any of the methods in the video. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 HOW TO VIEW YOUR WINDOWS UPDATE HISTORY USING THE SETTINGS APP1:04 HOW TO VIEW YOUR WINDOWS UPDATE HISTORY USING CONTROL PANEL1:39 HOW TO VIEW YOUR WINDOWS UPDATE HISTORY USING WINDOWS TERMINAL2:12 HOW TO VIEW YOUR…
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Let’s explore some easy ways to disable the camera on your Windows 11 PC. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 DISABLE CAMERA VIA THE SETTINGS APP1:04 DISABLE CAMERA USING DEVICE MANAGER1:34 DISABLE CAMERA ACCESS THROUGH PRIVACY SETTINGS2:31 End screen What you will learn: 1. DISABLE CAMERA VIA THE SETTINGS APP a. How to view all the cameras connected to…
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This video covers troubleshooting workarounds to get Microsoft Outlook working again on Windows 10 and 11 computers. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 Enable the Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI)1:49 Change the Network List Service Startup Type2:37 Restart the Network Location Awareness Service3:11 Rebuild Outlook Data File4:22 End screen What you’ll learn: 1. Enable the Network Connectivity Status Indicator…
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If you use a Windows 11 PC, you have multiple ways to perform a system reboot. Although you probably won’t need them all, it’s always better to know about alternative methods should the situation arise. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:23 Restart Windows 11 via Start Menu0:39 Restart Windows 11 via Power User Menu1:00 Restart Windows 11 via Keyboard…
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Do you keep running into a “DNS_probe_finished_no_internet” error while loading web pages in the Google Chrome browser on your Windows desktop? I’ll show you how to fix that. What you will learn: 1. Refresh the DNS Client Service a. quick fix for DNS-related issues b. How to refresh “DNS Client” 2. Switch to Google DNS…
