Every time you plug in a COM or USB device to your computer, Windows creates a virtual COM port and assigns it to a device. A new COM port with …
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Let’s look at how to log on to Windows with a local account instead of a domain account. When you enter a user name on a sign-in screen of a …
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By default, the Windows operating system is activated online at Microsoft activation servers on the Internet. For enterprise customers, Microsoft offers an alternative to online activation called the Key Management …
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Most Windows applications return the error Destination Path Too Long if the total length of the file path exceeds 260 characters when you try to copy, move, rename, create, or …
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The IPv6 protocol takes precedence over IPv4 in modern versions of Windows. For example, if you ping a remote device on your LAN using the hostname (or the localhost), the …
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Suppose your task is to deploy your customized Windows image to multiple user desktop computers. You can manually install and configure Windows on each computer. However, this can be very …
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Windows Update errors are notoriously difficult to solve. This happens not because solutions require some difficult hacks, or they are tremendously time-consuming. It is difficult because the system provides a …