Issue Cannot delete certain folders from a network share from Windows 10 Pro desktop. The folders cannot be deleted because they contain hidden Thumbs.db files which are locked by Windows Explorer (these files are used to speed up the display of image thumbnails in  Windows Explorer icon view). Following error message pops up when trying to delete…

Issue Cannot access default administrative share C$ on a Windows 10 PC from another Windows 10 PC in a Workgroup. When trying to access \\PC-Name\C$ Windows network credential prompt pops up, but after entering correct username and password, Access is denied message is displayed. Windows SecurityEnter your credentials to connect to: <PC-Name>Access is denied

After setting up Windows 10 PC with a local user account, Microsoft keeps pushing to switch to Microsoft account by occasionally displaying below screen during login. There is no obvious way to permanently disable the offer. Continue button takes you to the Microsoft account setup screen. Remind me later only temporarily dismissed the screen. Let’s…

Issue Microsoft Office 365 (Windows 64bit version) installation fails with error: Couldn’t Install Office. Couldn’t install OfficeThis installation is for the 64-bit version of Office, but the following 32-bit Office applications are already installed on this computer:Microsoft Office Single Image 2010Want to install 32-bit Office, which will work with your 32-bit applications? Select “Install 32-bit”.…

I had an unwritten rule from a long time ago to never bother with third-party software firewalls and only stick with built-in Windows Firewall. In my experience, third-party firewalls (that come with endpoint security packages) never play nicely on business networks. Recently, I broke that rule while deploying Bitdefender endpoint security solution for a small…

Now and then Microsoft Teams freaks out and refused to login with correct username and password. It can happen during the first login, or after a user has been signed in and working in Teams for quite some time. It normally goes into a loop asking to log in again and again with below or…

I had an old Acer all-in-one with integrated 64GB flash drive that I needed to wipe and dispose of. I normally would use Darik’s Boot and Nuke CD for that purpose. Unfortunately, this laptop/tablet was extremely picky with bootable media. Even with Secure Boot disabled, I only managed to boot it from 32bit Windows 10…

Issue Windows Search Index Database file located at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb is over 14GB in size at taking significant space on 120GB SSD hard drive.