During one of my latest Windows Health Analysis, I had some systems fail the Boot Optimization Completion task. The specific reason for the rule failure was a registry key the test didn’t understand. Utilizing iVanti’s Endpoint Manager (formerly LDMS) I Read More …
Microsoft pulls bad Windows Patches KB 4052233, 4052234, 4052235
Microsoft appears to have determined that some of their patches released in October to fix issues were worse than the issues to begin with. All KB articles for the patch show a missing page. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052235 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052234 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052233 Those using 3rd Read More …
Windows Firewall Blocking Allowed Items
This one took months to track down. For those that have come to this site looking for reasons why Windows Firewall is blocking an application of communication through a port, I would first rule out two things. Ensure there is Read More …
PowerShell: Empty Recycle Bin
I recently had a request to empty the Windows Recycle Bin on logoff. I had hoped to find an official Microsoft GPO that would support a policy of emptying the trash can upon logoff. No such policy existed. The next Read More …
Drag and Drop Not Working In Windows 7
For the past few weeks, I’ve been dealing with an intermitent loss of the drag and drop functionality. Today I ran across a few articles that seems to have resolved the issue for me on demand. The answer is to Read More …