Quite often users and administrators ask if they can upgrade a lower Windows 10 edition (like Home or Pro) to a higher one (for example, Pro or Enterprise respectively). In this article we’ll show how to upgrade a Windows 10 edition without reinstalling OS, and keeping all apps, settings, and files.
This article will tell you how to backup Window 10 to an external media (USB drive, additional HDD/SSD or shared network folder) using built-in system image backup tools, and how…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesSecurityWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Hardening Windows Using Microsoft Security Baselines
June 7, 2023Microsoft Security Baseline contains recommended settings Microsoft suggests for Windows workstations and servers to provide secure configuration and protect domain controllers, servers, computers, and users. Microsoft has developed reference Group…
- Active DirectoryPowerShell
Set-ADUser: How to Change User Properties in Active Directory with PowerShell
November 26, 2021The Set-ADUser cmdlet allows to modify user properties (attributes) in Active Directory using PowerShell. Traditionally, a graphic MMC snap-in dsa.msc (Active Directory Users and Computers, ADUC) is used to edit…
Hi, admin! I’m trying to turn on Windows Defender on Windows 10, but in the “Windows Defender Security Center”, the “Virus & threat protection” component has the message: “Threat service…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016
How to Clean Up and Compress the WinSxS Folder on Windows 10/Windows Server?
June 7, 2022In this article we will talk about the WinSxS folder in Windows, the reasons of its constant growth and ways to clean up it. The C:\Windows\WinSxS directory is the repository…
An Exchange administrator can move user mailboxes between databases on the same server or between remote mailbox servers. In this article we’ll show how to move mailboxes in Exchange Server…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2019
Mapped Network Drives are Not Showing in Elevated Programs
April 21, 2021If you are using mapped network drives, you probably noticed that they are not showing in the apps running with administrator privileges (including cmd and PowerShell). The default User Account…
In this article we will show how to reduce the size of a virtual disk (vmdk) file of the virtual machine running on VMWare ESXi. Unlike expanding a disk of…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016
How to Run Windows File Explorer Elevated (as Administrator)?
April 16, 2021File Explorer always starts in Windows with least privileges. Even if you click on the executable file C:\Windows\explorer.exe and try to start it in the “Run as administrator” mode, the…