Sometimes you just want Windows to shut down. But instead of shutting down quickly, the system seems to ponder, blocked by running processes, background services, or open apps. However, for decades ...

Over a decade since Microsoft tried to make talking to Cortana on PCs a thing-- and spectacularly failed in the process-- the Windows giant is taking another swing at voice commands with its Copilot ...

Despite /DCOPY:DT (w/o A) above command removes all the attributes from all existing target folders in path and adds read only attribute. But the target folder C:\Users\Default\AppData has a HIDDEN ...

In Windows, typing cd by itself shows you the current working directory. On macOS, the pwd (print working directory) command serves the same purpose. It will display the full path of where you ...

Microsoft has some bold ideas about how people will use future versions of Windows. According to David Weston, corporate vice president of enterprise and OS security, the company is working toward ...

Tech expert ThioJoe highlights two crucial Windows commands every user should know and use. Hyundai plant shut down after hundreds of workers arrested in massive ICE raid Donald Trump threatens EU ...

In an ideal world, you'd lead a long and happy life only ever shutting down and restarting your PC via the Start menu. Click the power icon, choose your option, and you're done. However, life doesn't ...

A while back, I developed a PowerShell script that I use for creating air gapped backups of my file data. Even though I put a lot of effort into building this script and testing it over and over again ...

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