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10x Faster IT Troubleshooting: How I Used AI to Solve a Mysterious Windows Process Loop
It’s one of those problems that every IT pro, sysadmin, or power user dreads. Not a blue screen, not a server-down emergency, but a small, persistent, and maddening “ghost in the machine.” For me, it was a flashing cursor. For about five minutes every few hours, my mouse cursor in Windows 11 would flash the read more…
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[Resolved] Find the startup folder in windows 10
Need to find the startup folder in windows 10? Since Windows 8, the startup folder has been an elusive beast, but fear not, this simple command will force it to reveal itself in no time at all. 1) Win + R 2) shell:startup 3) Enter/OK Or the path for the startup folder in windows 10: read more…
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[SOLVED] Java update “Failed to download required installation files.”
There have been a few occasions recently where a Java update fails Having looked about for a solution, there is two methods that i have found to quickly rectify the problem. 1) The cheats way. Re-install java on top of itself. NB, Java has many different versions depending on which OS and update version of read more…
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Check if PC is joined to the domain
Here is a quick way to check the health of a PC joined to a domain controller. This is very useful if you need to do a quick check in the first instance of diagnosing a trust relationship issue. Here are the steps to check if a pc is joined to the domain using Powershell: read more…
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Set server to automatically update time
If you have ever been in the situation where a time server or an old server will just not keep in sync, perhaps due to a CMOS battery error, or simply old hardware, then this cmdlet is for you. Here is how to set a server to automatically update time; Open up a command prompt read more…
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Windows Update stuck 3 of 3 – Can’t use PC
It would seem that the last batch of updates from Microsoft around the 12th-14th May 2015 have been causing quite a few PC’s to hang stopping at Update 3 of 3. This so far looks like it is only affecting Windows 7 Pro X64 based PC’s As with most IT Professionals, we would never suggest read more…
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Use CMD or Powershell to find last boot time
Ever wanted to check the last boot time of a PC or server? There are multiple reasons why you may want to find out the last boot time of a server or a PC, Perhaps your server has been restarted without you knowing, and you want to be able to have a starting time to read more…
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Can’t use browser – Jump to URL (hh h)
Ever been stuck with a web browser so full of toolbars or extensions that its almost impossible to do anything? Is your browser unresponsive or you are unable to use the internet? Then you need to deploy the Windows hidden Cutdown browser: Here is how to access the web when you can’t use browser. Simply use read more…
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