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Optimize Windows 10 for better performance

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:00:37 +0000

When I first installed it, I thought it was pretty pointless to try to optimize Windows 10. Of course, I installed it from scratch on a computer with an SSD and 16 gigs of RAM. Then I upgraded a couple

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Compress system files doesn’t show up in Disk Cleanup

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 02 May 2016 11:00:19 +0000

One of the new features of Windows 10 is better file compression, which was intended to help Windows fit better in low-resource devices like tablets. But it’s helpful on computers with SSDs too. But for whatever reason that option doesn’t

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Clean up after Windows Update

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:00:53 +0000

Thanks to a new tool that Microsoft pushed out in 2013, it’s very easy to clean up after Windows Update and free up a bunch of disk space. In 2013, Microsoft released a new Disk Cleanup tool. Click your start

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How to give a computer or hard drive away more securely

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:42:55 +0000

If you want to give away a computer, it’s best to securely erase the hard drive first in order to prevent someone from recovering sensitive data from it after it leaves your hands. The problem with this advice is the

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Scripting Windows sysadmin tasks

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:14:11 +0000

I mentioned a couple of days ago a coworker’s philosophy about sysadmins and scripts that automate most tasks. Here’s a site that has a lot of useful one-liners. http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntadmincommands.php And Rob Vander Woude’s site touches on this, but the FOR

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