Thursday, February 6, 2020

How to fix a broken Windows 10 start menu search

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The Problem Apparently, the Windows 10 start menu search seems to be broken for some users. The Solution A simple and safe way to ...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

How to find a user’s SID (security identifier)?

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The Problem: You need to find out the security identifier (SID) for a user.) The Solution: Run the following command: wmic use...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Visual Studio Express 2015–File names and sizes

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With Visual Studio 2015, there are three free-to-use Express editions made available that can be used by individuals as well as enterprises....
Thursday, February 20, 2014

List of Windows client OS versions and their Windows Server equivalents

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Here’s a list of Windows versions and their Server equivalent: Windows client version Windows Server version ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Where do I find the BitLocker Recovery Key for my Surface RT/Surface 2?

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You can find them here: http://windows.microsoft.com/recoverykey
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

After upgrade to Windows 8.1, svchost.exe continuously consumes CPU time

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The workaround that worked for me is to stop and disable the service: Intel(R) PROSet Monitoring Service . Good luck! --Neno
Friday, August 30, 2013

How to hibernate Windows using command line

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Use this command: rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Source: Microsoft KB article 555569 This works on Windows XP and highe...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Windows Update Cleanup

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Just recently I discovered an option in the Disk Cleanup feature of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to clean up Windows updates. In all ...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Facebook Business Pages: How can I add an administrator?

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The Problem You want to add somebody (or your personal account) as administrator for your page, but you get an error. The Solution You...
Friday, June 21, 2013

How to append/remove trailing slash in an URL?

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You might want to use the System.Web. VirtualPathUtility   class (from System.Web.dll), which has methods like: AppendTrailingSlash ...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Configure for Web Deploy Publishing menu item missing in IIS Management Console

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Luckily, there is a solution : Use Web Platform Installer and install “ Web Deploy 3.0 for Hosting Server ”. Restart IIS Manage...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Should the Windows Search Email Indexer add-in be deactivated in Outlook 2010/2013?

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Yes, this is by design and supposed to be that way. Get more details at: Windows Search Email Indexer remains disabled in Outlook 201...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

SOLVED: Windows Installer keeps running infinitely after installing SQL Server 2012 SP1

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The Problem After installing SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1, Windows Installer is running constantly. The Fix Download and apply SQL...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Awarded as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Visual Studio ALM (Application Lifecycle Management)

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Today, I got re-awarded as a Visual Studio ALM MVP for the 8th time. The Visual Studio ALM brand is used to refer to Team Foundation Se...
Saturday, March 16, 2013

How to fix: IE keeps asking for credentials

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On a computer, where you have all necessary permissions, IE presents you the credentials prompt every time you try to open a site on that ma...