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The registry, NTFS, the security model, and the enterprise tooling behind Microsoft's OS.

WindowsHow-To April 8, 2026 2 min read

How to Configure Windows Terminal and PowerShell Profiles

A complete walkthrough customizing Windows Terminal's settings.json and your PowerShell profile script — so your preferred shell, prompt, and startup behavior are there every time you open a terminal.

#howto#windows-terminal#powershell
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WindowsHow-To April 7, 2026 3 min read

How to Configure Remote Desktop Securely on Windows

A complete walkthrough enabling Remote Desktop the right way — Network Level Authentication, a non-default port, and firewall scoping — rather than exposing RDP openly to the internet.

#howto#remote-desktop#rdp
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WindowsHow-To April 6, 2026 3 min read

How to Set Up and Use Windows Sandbox

A complete walkthrough enabling Windows Sandbox for running untrusted applications in a clean, disposable, isolated environment — no separate VM image to manage.

#howto#windows-sandbox#isolation
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WindowsFix April 3, 2026 3 min read

Fixing Slow Windows Startup Times

Boot times creeping up over time usually trace to a specific, identifiable cause — too many startup programs, a failing drive, or a driver delaying boot — not general 'Windows rot.'

#fix#startup#performance
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WindowsNews April 2, 2026 2 min read

Windows XP Unifies the Consumer and Business Windows Lines

Released to retail October 25, 2001, Windows XP was the first consumer edition of Windows built on the NT kernel rather than the MS-DOS-based 9x line — ending the split between Windows 9x/Me and Windows NT/2000 for good.

#news#windows-xp#kernel
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WindowsNews April 1, 2026 2 min read

Windows PowerShell 1.0 Ships, Ending Its Life as 'Monad'

First previewed under the codename Monad in 2003, renamed Windows PowerShell in April 2006, and finally released to the web that November — replacing decades of cmd.exe-centric scripting with a genuine object-oriented shell.

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