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• What IT should know about Tamper Protection in Windows 10

  Tamper Protection in Windows 10 can protect against malware and third-party applications from changing Windows security settings. Learn how to use the new security feature. Continue Reading

• Old Trick Still Kills Persistent Windows.old

  As I poke around on my production PC, I remember that an old trick still kills persistent Windows.old at the command line. It kills other root-level folders, too. Continue Reading

• All roads and flight paths lead to unified endpoint management

  Mobile device management, enterprise mobility management and now unified endpoint management -- how can IT keep track? Delve into the details with this handbook. Continue Reading

• KB4505903 Fixes DPC Latency Issue

  When Microsoft release Version 1903 of Win10 some users reported audio issues. MS Engineer Pete Brown tweets that KB4505903 fixes DPC Latency Issue. May users confirm this fix. Continue Reading

• Identify Win10 Backup Version

  When looking into backup files, details information from ntoskrnl.exe can identify Win10 backup version. Here's where to find that file, and what to look for. Continue Reading

• 1809 MiniITX PC Gets 1903 Update Offer

  As an experiment, I left my wife's 2012 vintage PC at 1809 to see when it might get an upgrade offer. Today (July 24) her 1809 MiniITX PC gets 1903 update offer, and that upgrade succeeds!Continue Reading

• Recent Win10 Updates Bollix Defender Module Hashes

  Recent Win10 Updates bollix Defender module hashes. This makes SFC /SCANNOW report "corrupt files," but there's an easy fix (described in this post).Continue Reading

• Is Windows 10 19H2 Now Called Version Next?

  The label applied for the latest Slow Ring Insider Preview has me asking: Is Windows 10 19H2 Now Called Version Next? Only time will tell . . .Continue Reading

• Resuming Work Underscores Routine Windows Admin Workload

  After returning from 10 days of vacation, resuming work underscores routine Windows Admin workload is noticeable and time-consuming, if also knocked off with relative ease.Continue Reading

• How to take advantage of 3 features in Windows 1903 update

  Windows Autopilot, reserved storage and SetupDiag are three new features in Windows 10. Here's how IT admins can use them for improved desktop management.Continue Reading

• 5 Windows 10 shortcuts for desktop administrators

  Admins who manage Windows 10 desktops are often overwhelmed with tedium. Here are five keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10 that can make a desktop admin's job easier.Continue Reading

• What IT pros should know about Windows 10 reserved storage

  With the release of Windows 10 version 1903 comes a new feature called reserved storage. Here's what IT pros should know about navigating and managing this new component.Continue Reading

• Accommodating WU Download and Install Now (KB4501375)

  To my surprise, accommodating WU Download and Install Now for KB4501375 involves changes in my own update behaviors, and comes as a bit of a shock. Consider yourself warned.Continue Reading

• Station Drivers Provides Latest Realtek UAD Drivers ... and More

  When I read about a newly-minted audio driver, I quickly discover that Station Drivers provides latest Realtek UAD drivers, quickly and easily.Continue Reading

• IT takes the good with the bad in Windows 10 1903 update

  Windows 10 updates have never been easy, but Microsoft is finally listening to its customers' woes. Here's what IT pros like and dislike about Microsoft's latest Windows 10 update.Continue Reading