Gone are the days of classic Solitaire and Minesweeper games, but we still love these simple games. No newer games can replace our enthusiasm for these old games. Microsoft Windows 10 does not have these games included in the default installation packages. However, you still have the option to install these games in your system ... Read more
Recently a question was asked about the purpose of a DHCP server. I thought to answer it here in simple and layman terms. What is DHCP? Every device on the network has an IP address. That IP address can be assigned statically or dynamically. When you have a smaller number of devices, you go to ... Read more
Microsoft Windows services allow running long-running applications in the background. When the computer is booted, the services start automatically and continue running until the computer is turned off, but you can also pause and disable the service. The Windows Services application lists all services, including those that are running and those that are stopped. If ... Read more
When you are running a Windows server core version and you need to find out the specs of your server then this tutorial will show you how to do that with a small PowerShell script. Get Server Details with PowerShell Step 1. Open PowerShell with elevated privileges. Step 2. Execute the following two commands (as ... Read more
DVD drives provide you with the ability to play and use DVDs. However, sometimes people don't know how to access these DVD drives and thus they are not able to use them or in other words, they don't know how to eject the DVD tray. In this article, we will explain the methods that you ... Read more
MAC address stands for Media Access Control address and is a series of numbers used to uniquely identify a device within a network. The MAC address is used when communicating over the network at the data link layer. By default, when you purchase a device, it has a MAC address assigned to it by the ... Read more
If you are working as an admin on Windows Core Server and want to check the contents of a file, you can execute the following command: get-content C:\testfile.txt This command will display the contents of the file using PowerShell. To save the contents in a variable, you can execute: $FileContent = get-content C:\testfile.txt To read the ... Read more
I have mentioned various ways to transfer the data between two computers in this post. Transferring the data using an Ethernet cable is one of the fastest and cheapest methods. All you need is an Ethernet crossover cable (or a network switch plus two normal network cables) and NICs (Network card interfaces) on your computers ... Read more
The Windows Firewall is included in every Windows operating system to keep our computer safe from bad guys. However, if you are using Windows Server 2016 in your data center, you may be using a dedicated firewall as a replacement. It is recommended to turn off the Windows firewall in that case. Disable Windows Server ... Read more
A firewall is used to keep unauthorized users from accessing files and resources on your computer. Unfortunately, the Windows firewall is not perfect and can cause harm to your computer. There is better firewall software available for windows, so you might want to turn it off and use some other software. Below are the steps to ... Read more