Today I had an issue with Microsoft Remote Desktop not saving my username and password. The server I was connecting to is something I use frequently. Typing the username and password over and over again was becoming a pain. It was especially annoying that my system would not save the credentials. Fortunately, you can set Windows to save the username and passwords for RDP … [Read more...] about Remote Desktop Won’t Save Username and Password
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Fix “The disk is write protected” Errors on Removable Disk in Windows 10
In Microsoft Windows 10, you may receive an error that says "The disk is write protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk" when attempting to copy a file to a USB removable flash drive. … [Read more...] about Fix “The disk is write protected” Errors on Removable Disk in Windows 10
Windows 10: “This app can’t open” Fix
You may have a problem opening metro apps like Edge, Calculator, or Calendar in Microsoft Windows 10. A message that says "This app can't open. (App name) can't open while User Account Control is turned off." A similar error message that may appear is "This app can't be activated when UAC is disabled." You can solve this problem with these steps: … [Read more...] about Windows 10: “This app can’t open” Fix
How to Remove Services in Windows 10
Remove services from the list in the services.msc utility in Microsoft Windows with one of these two options. … [Read more...] about How to Remove Services in Windows 10
How to Find Computer Locking Active Directory Account
If you work IT in a Microsoft Active Directory environment, you may have experienced problems where a user's account keeps getting locked out. Here's a tutorial showing everything you need to know about how to track the computer that is locking any AD account. … [Read more...] about How to Find Computer Locking Active Directory Account
How to Reset Network Adapter in Windows 10 Using Network Reset
If you also depend on your network for work, one of the worst things that can happen is to have to deal with networks problems. Time is money and the longer the issues last, the less work you'll get done. One possible fix is to reset the network adapter, but this should really be your last resort. Thanks to a feature that's included right into your Microsoft Windows 10 … [Read more...] about How to Reset Network Adapter in Windows 10 Using Network Reset
How to Set PowerShell Execution Policy
You may have to set the PowerShell execution policy when attempting to run PowerShell scripts to allow the script to run. Otherwise you may be greeted with a "scriptname cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system." error message. Use this tutorial to allow PowerShell script execution on your Windows system. … [Read more...] about How to Set PowerShell Execution Policy
Find Wi-Fi Password From Windows & macOS
Did you lose the password to a Wi-Fi network? Now you're wondering if you can figure out what it was? If you have a Windows or macOS device that still connects to the Wi-Fi network in question and has the password stored, you may be able to recover it using these steps. … [Read more...] about Find Wi-Fi Password From Windows & macOS
How to Disable Notifications Balloons in Windows 10
Disabling Microsoft Windows 10 notifications can be a blessing if you have the tendency of getting a lot of them. You always have the option of checking the notifications yourself later and not have to deal with those distracting notifications. Don't get me wrong, notifications are obviously useful, but there are times when they do more harm than good. With the following … [Read more...] about How to Disable Notifications Balloons in Windows 10
Release a File Lock in Windows
If you work in IT, you're probably familiar with Microsoft Windows users constantly locking files where others are not able to edit them. The problem of locked files seems to be most common with Microsoft Excel users. It's very common for users to leave an Excel spreadsheet open, causing an "Excel is locked for editing by another user" error to display for other users … [Read more...] about Release a File Lock in Windows