Windows

Nothing is perfect. Windows, as great as it is, has a lot of flaws. There are infinite workarounds for possible issues you could experience, things you could improve, and more. Hopefully, this section can get you some more info and point you in the right direction if you’re stuck.

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TIPS Fix NordVPN opening when opening a folder on Windows Opening a folder in Window opening NordVPN or NordVPN Meshnet intead of Explorer? If NordVPN opens instead of a folder/directory: Here' the solution. Friday, Mar 14, 2025

WINDOWS 11 Reinstall Windows 11's Built-in Apps This quick list helps you reinstall Windows 11's Default Apps through the Microsoft Store, or WinGet. Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025

HYPER-V Merge Hyper-V Checkpoints (AVHDX to VHDX) easily! If you're trying to restore a virtual machine from another system or previous install, merging ahvdx files may be … Monday, Jan 15, 2024

TIPS Quickly Switch Audio Devices on Windows Use PCVR or just need to swap audio input and outputs very often? Automate it super easily!. Thursday, Nov 23, 2023

TOOLS Set up SSH Server on Windows - Remote Shell + Key-Based Auth Looking to remotely connect to your Windows computer with very little Internet speed need. This is how to do it. Sunday, Jun 4, 2023

WSL How to Port Forward Ubuntu/WSL Looking to board forward a service under Ubuntu Wsl. Here's how to do it. Sunday, Jun 4, 2023

NVIDIA Switch from Nvidia DCH to Standard drivers Nvidia DCH installs by default if you'd like to use the normal Nvidia driver, here is how to. Sunday, Jun 4, 2023

TIPS How to Restart your computer This guide tells you MANY ways to restart your Windows computer. From the simplest, to the most advanced methods. Saturday, Apr 1, 2023

WSL Fix apt "invalid for another" or "unable to fetch packages" error A simple issue, commonly caused by a time mismatch. Here is the simple solution. Thursday, Jan 26, 2023

TIPS Remap keys on ANY KEYBOARD (Windows 10 / 11) Got a new keyboard, or just having to use another one temporarily, but it has a strange layout? Well, with this simple … Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023

TIPS Hide Files in Start Menu Searcch (Exclude folders & Whitelist) Hide sensitive files and folders from the Windows Search. Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023

TIPS Hide Recent Files in the Start Menu This guide shows how to hide recently accessed files in the start menu on Windows 11 by unticking options in the … Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023

TIPS Fix Mouse Scaling on Multi-Monitor setups Little Big Mouse is software that fixes cursor jumps when moving between monitors with different resolutions on Windows. Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023

TIPS Fix Filename too long Running into issues with git, or other programs, and getting path or filename too long? There's a simple fix... Sunday, Jan 15, 2023

WINDOWS RECOVERY Restore EFI/Boot Partition (Recover or Recreate) This is the most important partition, besides Windows. Without it, Windows won't boot. Sunday, Oct 2, 2022

OPTIMIZATION Cleaning the Context Menu up Cleaning the Windows Context Menu is an important trick to know. Speed up how long it takes to appear and how long to … Tuesday, Sep 20, 2022

WSL Desktop GUI Relatively simple setup for a GUI/Graphical Desktop Interface in Ubuntu WSL (Or any other Debian distro) Friday, Sep 9, 2022

HYPER-V Add virtual drives to Hyper-V Virtual Machines Need to add another drive to test something, or want to import existing virtual drives, physical drives or other media? … Wednesday, Sep 7, 2022

HYPER-V Fast VM Setup Guide (Download and Run - NO INSTALL) You can download and run an official Microsoft Virtual Machine without even needing to install an operating system. Spin … Tuesday, Sep 6, 2022

HYPER-V Fix VM Bootloop/Startup loop (Flashing Restarting and Stopping) If you're trying to start a VM in Hyper-V, and it's rapidly flashing between 'Starting' and 'Stopping', it's stuck in a … Monday, Sep 5, 2022

TIPS Remove arrow from shortcuts Simple way to remove the arrow from Windows Shortcuts. Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022