How to manage system restore points in Windows

Windows 11 - how to organise your Start menu

Overview of the different types of application in Windows

Get help easily from a distance with Quick Assist on Windows 10 and 11

How to add and change languages in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Many of us are used to installing applications from sources downloaded from the publisher's site or elsewhere. This is indeed the historical method, but is it the best one today?

A video presenting services and the Windows services console (start-up mode, service properties and user services)

A video showing how to change the default web browser on Windows 11

How to update the configuration version of a virtual machine so that it can use the new features available on your new Hyper-V

A video to explain the terms upgrade, update, quality update and functionality update

Here's how to create a virtual machine in Hyper-V ready to host a Windows 11 using Hyper-V

The difference between a printer and a printing device

Windows - How to copy application settings between different user accounts

Windows - How to run a memory test to detect faulty RAM

Presentation of Windows user profiles in video format

How to view and delete personal metadata contained in Windows files

A new video to introduce single and extended session modes in Hyper-V

Customise the Send To menu in Windows Explorer

Launch software on login with a simple shortcut

How to manage taskbar shortcuts in Windows 10 and 11

A video on Windows shortcuts and their settings

PowerToys from Microsoft is a set of tools to help you run Windows more efficiently

How to add shortcuts on the desktop of different users under Windows 10 and 11

Add and manage shortcuts in the Start menu in Windows 10 and 11

Having looked at shortcuts and their parameters, here are some different ways of creating shortcuts

The arrival of Windows 10 and its new Settings menu brings us the ability to use ms-settings shortcuts that allow us to directly access specific locations in Settings

Windows Defender attack surface reduction and exploit protection features

How to diagnose a standby problem in Windows. If your computer doesn't go to sleep automatically, there's probably a process preventing it from doing so

A new video showing how to diagnose a standby exit problem in Windows

The hidden Network Protection feature in Windows defender

A video showing how to rename a computer in Windows

In this video, I'll show you several ways of displaying information about your Windows system and also use bginfo to have some of this information at your fingertip

Search indexing speeds up Windows searches and includes the content of certain files in the search

Windows Defender offers a feature that reduces the impact of ransomware on your computer by providing controlled access to folders

How to fix a sign-on approval relationship error in Active Directory

Although it is becoming increasingly rare, it is possible to have USB flash drives that use the old FAT32 file system. It is possible to convert from FAT32 to the NTFS file system (the one used by Windows) without any loss of data

The winget command line tool lets you search for, install, upgrade, delete and configure applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11

There are several methods for achieving safe mode

By default, you can downgrade to a previous version of Windows 10 days after installing the new version

It's useful to have a multiboot USB stick containing operating system images or troubleshooting tools that you can boot from if you need to

The c:\Windows\Installer folder contains installation files (in MicroSoft Installer, MSI, format) for software installed on your machine

If you are selling your computer or it is unstable, the reset function may be of interest to you.

The F8 menu is available whenever your computer starts up and lets you quickly access Windows startup modes such as Safe Mode. It is no longer available by default in Windows 10 and 11, but you can reactivate it

A video showing how to launch an application automatically as an administrator in Windows

Video on assigned access, also known as kiosk mode or device lockdown in Windows 10 and Windows 11

5 ways to achieve Windows recovery (WinRe) on Windows 10 and 11

Windows 10, Windows 11 and also the Windows Server 2022, 2019 and 2016 versions have features in Settings that give you a better view of how your disk space is being used and help you to tidy things up

A video to help you use Windows Device Manager

A new video showing the Device Manager in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Memory used or, conversely, memory available is a value to be taken into account when analysing memory problems, but the value of committed memory is also important. Video explanation.

A better understanding of driver and device management in Windows

An article on how to make better use of your keyboard to improve your efficiency

The Resource Monitor is a tool for displaying information, in real time and in greater detail than the Task Manager, about the use of hardware resources by processes

How do you assess the performance of your Windows machine? Windows incorporates a tool called winsat

The Windows log-in vault allows you to save log-ins and passwords.It can be used voluntarily (or involuntarily) by ticking a memorise credentials box when connecting to shares or when connecting to a remote desktop, for example

Is disabling Windows Services a good idea or not? Here's a video presenting my opinion on the subject, and some advice to help you with this task

A test account (for Windows 10) or evaluation account (for Windows 11) is used to define a dedicated environment for taking an online test

Task Manager in Windows 10 and Windows 11

The C:\Windows\WinSxS (Windows Side by Side) component shop is used, By Windows update to install new components, to activate or deactivate roles or functions...

How can I change the location of folders such as my documents, images or music under Windows? This can make it possible to move this data to another volume to reclaim space on the Cvolume

Use SMB compression under Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11 to reduce data transfer times on network shares

Windows 10 and 11 have a feature that lets you save your files and different versions of them, called file history

You can back up and restore your drivers on Windows without third-party software (the method used works from Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016)

There are two ways to disable the old Netbios network protocol on Windows, via DHCP or manually (graphically or from the command line)

The clipboard history in Windows 10 and Windows 11 lets you save and reuse text that has already been copied and replaced in the clipboard

It is possible to define several fixed IPs on a network interface in Windows

here's how to disable Hibernation, with or without Quick Start

If the network card used by Windows is not the one that suits you (for example, the WiFi network card rather than your wired network card, when both are connected to the same network), you can set the priority for using the network cards

How do you generate and interpret a battery health report on Windows ?

The check disk (chkdsk) is used to check and correct errors on the file system

Two videos on managing security rights for the NTFS file system and shares

It is possible to view other types of file containing simple text, such as .ps1, .psm1, .psd1, .twig, .gcode... in Windows File Explorer

The Shadow mode of the remote desktop will allow you to connect without disconnecting the current user

Join an Active Directory domain with the netdom command

Joining an Active Directory domain with djoin (offline), so without the workstation being access to a domain controller

How to join an Active Directory domain using PowerShell

Join an Active Directory domain with the Settings Menu

By default, it is possible to revert (downgrade) to a previous version of Windows 10 days after installing the new version. Once this period has elapsed, it is no longer possible to go back, but it is possible to increase this period (to a maximum of 60 days) and give yourself more time to validate that the new Windows is working properly

Best practices for domain joins - Delegation and pre-staging

It is possible from Windows 8 to easily test a windows without virtualization and without impacting your Windows by using the technique of multiboot on virtual hard disk

Virtual desktops allow you to organize multiple Windows desktops, "theme" desktops according to your needs

The Problem Steps Recorder captures actions performed and saves them to a file

The Reliability Monitor graphically displays the history of activities and problems that have occurred on Windows

The SFC (System File Checker) tool is a system file checker.It works on the command line and checks the integrity of system files

Window docking gives you the ability to place your application windows in specific areas of the screen, according to zone patterns predefined by Windows