Introduction to DOS
The first PCs didn't use the Windows Operating System, they used DOS. DOS has an interface where the user types text commands. The DOS interface is still available in Windows Vista, and is still used regularly by the most skilled system administrators. More ...
How to Transfer a Large Amount of Data Between Two Windows 10 Computers
The best way to transfer a large amount of data from one Windows 10 computer to another is to use network a connection between the two computers, and then use Robocopy. More ...
Font Basics
There are two basic kinds of fonts, bitmapped fonts and scalable fonts. Bitmapped fonts are constructed as a pattern of dots. Bitmapped fonts can be enlarged, but this produces jagged looking type. More ...
How to Restore Files From File History in Windows 10
To keep your files safe, File History automatically makes a copy of every file in your Documents, Music, Photos, and Videos folders. It copies all the files on your desktop, as well. And File History automatically makes those copies every hour. More ...
How to Configure Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019
Hyper-V is a Windows 2019 native hypervisor that it can be used to create virtual machines. There are many different things that you can configure with the Hyper-V console. More ...
Guide To Setting Up Dual Monitors
Adding another monitor, especially having two large monitors, gives you a totally different vista. With two monitors you can have your browser and massive spreadsheet on screen at the same time. Most people don't have any idea how really easy it is to set up dual monitors on their system. More ...
PC Technician's Guide to Providing Telephone Support
Troubleshooting PC problems over a telephone is a difficult task. Always keep complete support incident documentation. If you can't solve the problem, follow your company's escalation policy. If a problem is taking a long time to solve, try to work out a temporary work-around with the customer so that they can stay in business. By following the steps in this article you'll be able to provide successful telephone technical support. More ...
Configure Vista's Data Execution Prevention
If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes the program and notifies you that the programs execution has been blocked. By default DEP is set to protect only Windows operating system files. However, you can configure DEP to protect all programs on your computer. More ...
How to Harden a Server
By hardening a server, you're making it much more difficult for hacker to launch a successful attack against the system. Thiis artilce describes mthods to harden a server. More ...
Disable Cutesy Effects to Speed Up Windows 10
If you have someone on your butt to be more productive, or you rely on your productivity to earn a living, then to increase your computer's performance (and thereby your performance) you need to get rid of all the cutesy animations, fades, shadows, and slides that Windows performs. More ...
Configure Windows 10 to Search Windows Only
Unfortunately, by default Windows 10 taskbar Search is configured to Search the Web and Windows, which first connects to Microsoft's bing search engine and searches Microsoft's Windows Store. More ...
Synchronize Your PC's Clock with an Internet Time Server
Your PC should, by default, be configured to synchronize to time.windows.com every seven days. One of the reasons you might be thinking of synchronizing your PC's clock is because it doesn't keep accurate time. More ...
Three Important Techniques for Securing a Wireless Network
If you have a wireless network at home or in the office, it is critical to have it secured. Wireless networks are prone to attacks from outsiders - perhaps even more so than with wired networks. This article shows how you can implement three techniques to secure a given wireless network. More ...
A Day in the Life of a System Administrator
People interested in becoming a computer system administrator or those who are studying for the Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) exam might not know what a system administrator actually does. More ...
