Windows guides
How to Batch Rename Files in Windows with PowerRename and PowerShell
Use Microsoft PowerToys PowerRename or PowerShell to preview and apply advanced bulk file-renaming rules in Windows 10 and 11.
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Windows guides
How to Replace PowerShell with Command Prompt in the Windows 10 Win+X Menu (Historical)
Historical Windows 10 instructions for switching the Win+X menu from Windows PowerShell to Command Prompt. This setting does not describe the current Windows 11 menu.
Windows guides
How to Boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode
Step-by-step Windows 10 Safe Mode instructions using Windows Recovery Environment, including Safe Mode with Networking and recovery-media options.
Troubleshooting
How to Create a Windows 10 Recovery USB
Create a Windows 10 recovery drive on an empty USB device and understand what the recovery drive does and does not back up.
Troubleshooting
Fix: Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) Won't Open in Windows 10
Troubleshoot Windows 10 when Advanced startup or Windows Recovery Environment will not open, using supported WinRE checks and recovery media.
Troubleshooting
Fix Windows Boot Error 0xc0000225 in Windows 10 or 8.1
Troubleshoot boot error 0xc0000225 with Startup Repair first, then repair Boot Configuration Data only when needed.
Troubleshooting
Fix DRIVER_PORTION_MUST_BE_NONPAGED in Windows 10
Troubleshoot the DRIVER_PORTION_MUST_BE_NONPAGED (0xD3) stop error in Windows 10 by isolating drivers and recent hardware changes.
Troubleshooting
Fix 'Your PC Did Not Start Correctly' in Windows 10
Use Windows Recovery Environment to repair the 'Your PC did not start correctly' loop in Windows 10 without jumping straight to destructive reset steps.
Windows guides
How to Configure Windows 10 Update Notifications with Group Policy
Use the Configure Automatic Updates policy in supported Windows 10 editions to notify before downloading updates instead of silently downloading them.
Windows guides
How to Export or Back Up the Windows 10 Registry
Back up a Windows 10 registry key or export the registry before making advanced changes, and learn how to restore the saved .reg file.
Troubleshooting
Fix Duplicate Drive Entries in Windows 10 File Explorer (Historical)
Historical Windows 10 registry workaround for the old File Explorer issue that displayed removable drives twice in the navigation pane.
Windows guides
How to Create a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V on Windows 10
Create an external, internal, or private Hyper-V virtual switch in Windows 10 and attach virtual machines to the network you need.
Windows guides
How to Rebuild the BCD in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1
Repair Boot Configuration Data from Windows Recovery Environment, using Startup Repair first and Bootrec or BCDBoot only when needed.
Troubleshooting
Fix the Group Policy Namespace Error in Early Windows 10 Builds (Historical)
Historical fix for the Microsoft.Policies.Sensors.WindowsLocationProvider duplicate namespace error seen when early Windows 10 builds opened Group Policy Editor.
Troubleshooting
How to Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter in Windows 10
Run Microsoft's Windows Update troubleshooter on Windows 10 and follow the supported recovery sequence after it finishes.
Troubleshooting
How to Create and Use a Restore Point in Windows 10
Turn on System Protection, create a Windows 10 restore point, and use System Restore when a driver, app, or system change causes problems.
Tech & reviews
Microsoft Build 2016: Watch the Keynotes On Demand (Historical)
Historical archive of Microsoft Build 2016, held in San Francisco from March 30 to April 1, with official Microsoft keynote and event links.
Windows guides
How to Apply a Hyper-V Checkpoint in Windows 10
Restore a Hyper-V virtual machine to an existing checkpoint in Windows 10 and understand the difference between Apply and Create Checkpoint and Apply.
Windows guides
How to Set Up Hyper-V in Windows 10 Insider Preview (Historical)
A historical Windows 10 Insider Preview guide to opening Hyper-V Manager, connecting to the local host, and configuring default virtual-machine storage paths.
Windows guides
How to Enable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Technical Preview (Historical)
A historical guide to enabling Hyper-V in the Windows 10 Technical Preview, with current Hyper-V requirements included for context.