Selling old desktop: how to add new user and remove myself
It's been so long since I did this trick that I've forgotten how, so I'm showing my ignorance by asking for your help. I have added a new user (with name of new owner), but he doesn't show in C:\Users. And I automatically log in on this desktop without a login procedure or password. I need to get a login screen with the new user's name on it, log him in (as admin), and delete my local account. Help needed. 1) Add new user with admin privileges; 2) log in as new user; 3) remove my account and profile from users.
What's the Best VPN in 2025?
Hey, I am a newbie! I am looking for the best VPN providers and am interested to know what is the best VPN of 2025 according to Microsoft MVPs. I have tried lots of different free VPNs but they are not of so worth. So, I have decided to purchase a paid VPN. So, I am here to explore more about VPNs and get some reviews from you guys. I have made up a list of a few VPNs in which I am interested. But I am not sure which one would be the best VPN of 2025. Here's a few list of best VPNs that I have came across: 1. NordVPN: A VPN for which I have heard that there are lots of servers across the globe and offers fast speed for streaming. 2. ExpressVPN: Another remarkable VPN that is known for privacy protection to keep your data secure and have a pretty transparent setup. 3. PIA VPN: It is well known for its server network and offers multiple devices connection to keep your devices connected. 4. Surfshark: This VPN gets more attention and allows you to connect multiple devices and have a buzz that works well for users. 5. ProtonVPN: It is more known for its privacy and security. Thus, this VPN offers a free trial as well but the paid plan has more advanced features. I'd love to know your thoughts on the best VPN of 2025 as well.Microsoft Defender fails to update from File Share
Hello! I've tried to configure my Windows system to use Defender Updates through File Share. On my domain controller I've set two GPOs to make it possible. Define file shares for downloading security intelligence updates -> \\fileserver\DefenderUpdates Define the order of sources for downloading security intelligence updates -> FileShares When running the command Get-MpPreference I can see that the GPOs were successful with the following output: SignatureDefinitionUpdateFileSharesSources : \\fileserver\DefenderUpdates SignatureDisableUpdateOnStartupWithoutEngine : False SignatureFallbackOrder : FileShares The file structure on the file share looks like the following: \---DefenderUpdates \---x64 mpam-fe.exe Then I tried to run the command Update-MpSignature and I get the following error message: Update-MpSignature: Virtus and spyware definitions update was complated with errors. At line:1 char:1 + Update-MpSignature + + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: <MSFT_MpSignature:ROOT\Microsoft\...SFT_MpSignature> [Update-Signature], CimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x8024402c,Update-MpSignature This has worked previously but I don't know what has changed. Does any one have a clue? Best regards, dedicated-worker.
WDAC Managed Installer and Applocker Audit logs
Hello, I am looking to deploy WDAC to Intune managed Windows 11 devices. In testing I have followed guidance (link below) to create the required supporting Applocker ManagedInstaller rule: Allow apps deployed with a WDAC managed installer (Windows) | Microsoft Learn In testing, whilst this appears to work (in that an app deployed by Intune is allowed, but the same app installed locally by an admin is not), I have noticed that the configuration results in a excessive amount of logging to the Applocker Microsoft-Windows-AppLocker/EXE and DLL log, i.e. a 8003 audit event for pretty much every DLL execution: Does anyone know if this is expected? Seems an obvious question as I see how the configuration of the Applocker ManagedInstaller rule collection in audit mode could cause this: Just looking for some clarification that this is expected as I had not anticipated the use of this (MDAC) option to result in such aggressive logging by Applocker (which I am otherwise not looking to use)? I have seen no mention of this in the documentation, so I guess it is either deemed obvious (which one could argue is the case!) or I have miss configured something? Does anyone else have this configured and if so, do you see the same? Many thanks, Phil
IHAVE PROBLEM IN MY WINDOWS
i m been using this laptop since 2023 and suddenly at 2024 of march , i got issued at transferring data they says 3 messages - "this permission perform this action " " there is not enough space to transfer any data( instead i have enough space)" and another issued was the channel glitch was i want to switch from canary to release preview channel but canary channel was enabled and other channel which i want to switch is disabled by canary channel if neither not updated nor updated the other channels was blocked anyways!..plz reinstall windows without data loss / lose..and 3rd issued was the search bar..i was typing suddenly the search bar crash and again i open it cant let me type and i use task manager to end task..plz find this 3 solution without data loss / lose. if dont know the solution.
Can a "Qualifying desktop OS" be paper only?
Some VL licensed Windows editions require a pre-existing "Qualifying desktop OS", which must be one of the consumer-grade editions. Question to VL experts is if that "Qualifying desktop OS" can take the form of a paper only license kept on file and reserved for filling that role . The scenarios considered are new virtual machines and clean OS install on physical hardware (which may or may not have an irrelevant OEM key in BIOS). Because installing and immediately wiping an OS image of lower quality/value on each machine would be an obvious waste of time . Also, when the VL licensed OS is an LTSC edition dated at least 1 month before install, automatic consumer grade updates to latest consumer channel version could make installing the chosen LTSC edition technically a "version downgrade in place" which tends to not work (at least for past Windows versions).Windows on exFAT has some bugs
As shown in the screenshot attachment, when using the exFAT file system as the system volume to run the latest version of Windows 11 Build 27686, the following bugs exist: 1. When the Shim DataBase file exists, the system UWP such as the start menu and settings cannot be opened. If you delete the file named "RandomGUID.sysmain.sdb" in the "C:\Windows\apppatch\MergeSdbFilesSource" directory, or delete the registry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates" item, the problem can be solved. This bug has existed since Win11 v22H2 two years ago and has not been fixed yet. 2. When the Smart App Control function is in the evaluation or enabled state, the operating system will run very slowly. If you set it to off in app & browser control in Windows Security, or directly change the "VerifiedAndReputablePolicyState" key value in the registry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\CI\Policy" to "0" to turn it off, the problem can be solved. This bug has existed since Win11 v22H2 two years ago and has not been fixed yet. 3. Check Disk Utility will throw an error when checking exFAT volumes with a total number of clusters between 2^30 and 2^32 (that is, the FAT table size is between 4GB and 16GB), but in fact the volume is completely normal and not damaged. In addition, according to the exFAT file system specification, a single exFAT volume can have a maximum of 4294967295 allocation units, which means that the maximum partition capacity supported by formatting with 4KB clusters is 4096Byte×2^32Byte=16TB. However, when trying to load a volume of this size, it takes a long time to complete the operation, which may be another bug. 4. The change partition size function in the disks & volumes in the new system storage settings will cause file system corruption and loss of all data when operating on exFAT volumes. If the volume is a system partition, it will immediately trigger BSOD and cause the OS to completely crash and fail to start. This is a very dangerous bug. 5. When the system Blue Screen of Death occurs, the DUMP file cannot be generated normally in the exFAT volume. This seems to be a bug in exfat.sys. 6. When the system volume is exFAT, the hiberfil.sys file cannot be created normally, resulting in the inability to use the hybrid boot function. The 0xc0000010 error will also be prompted through command line operations. This seems to be a bug in exfat.sys. 7. Every time try to run a user UWP app such as Microsoft Store, the AppX Deployment Service will repeatedly stop abnormally, causing the UWP program to crash immediately. This seems to be a bug in AppXDeploymentServer.dll. Please fix these bugs, thanks! In addition, it usually takes a long time to boot Windows in the exFAT volume. Can you optimize the boot speed of exFAT system volumes in OS Loader?VLSC is gone - welcome admin.cloud.microsoft, how-to access keys, ISOs today
Hi everyone, if anyone is looking for volume licensing downloads, keys etc. there's a significant change. While most Windows devices out there are licensed through OEM nowaways there are exceptions for upgrade licenses such as Windows Enterprise or other SKUs that may be part of Volume Licensing. Here's a brief blogpost on this important change.
