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On Windows 10 1809, I have enabled the in-built SSH server, and have configured it. On another machine, I have used WinSCP and PuTTy generator to generate an authentication key. I copied … Windows SSH server refuses key based authentication from clientRead more

From my personal experience I’ve noticed that disabling the page file in Windows XP has given me, in general, the most speed gain out of any other software change I can make. … Windows Swap (Page File): Enable or Disable?Read more

How do I ensure a task is running all the time? I use speedfan to control my fans and on occasion it crashes or it needs to be restarted. If I manually … Windows Task Scheduler, run task if task isn’t running?Read more

I have not updated my Windows system for over 5 months now (Windows 7, 64bit, SP1). This happened by mistake, not on purpose, because Windows update was set to install updates manually … Windows Update Error 80244019 after long time searching for updatesRead more

I have been trying to update my pc from 20h1 to 20h2 but the windows update shows error message 80007002 and when I manually install the update using windows 10 update assistant … Windows update giving error 80070002 and manual update not working how to update?Read more

I have a Windows XP Professional SP 3. In my C drive, I have a lot of folders which I do not know why they exist. Sample these names – 1da9de11ed14f5da3b6ace4e25f5 a0332ef3abcaf03e49 … Windows Updates Folders (With Strange Names) in C driveRead more

I have 16GB of system RAM. On startup with no applications open except the task-manager Windows is using about 3gb of RAM. I looked in the processes tab, but nothing seems to … Windows using too much RAM, how to diagnose resource hogRead more

Occasionally, I get part of an application lingering behind on my desktop: This is part of a context menu for an application. It is always top-most, meaning that it is always on … Windows vista – “Ghost” UI elementsRead more

I used to have an icon on the Windows Vista taskbar showing the battery amount remaining (laptop). It has mysteriously vanished. How can I get it back? I followed the Windows FAQ … Windows vista – Battery icon missing from task barRead more

This is the Windows Vista problem, seen, I think, mostly on dual processor laptops, where % CPU suddenly shoots to about 45% and stays there.  Once this has happened, % CPU will … Windows vista – CPU usage shoots to ~50% and stays there until suspendedRead more