I went to check what if I had anything fishy in the startup of windows 10 and I saw this: I disabled them since I don't know what they are, is it anyhting I should be worried about?
Does an executable running from the Windows “Program Files” folder behave differently when executing a program from C:\\SomeFolder Maybe UAC/delegation/other security layers are involved? Or its jus...
I am using a computer with Windows 10 and, as a normal procedure to reduce the boot time, I accessed the Task Manager and checked what was "Enabled" during the "Start-up". When I opened that tab, I...
It's annoying me simply because the directory no longer exists, the program no longer exists, yet I can't purge it from the menu at all. How to remove non-existent programs from the Apps & Features menu?
On Windows 10, classic MS Paint is at C:\Windows\System32\mspaint.exe. If MS Paint is no longer on your PC's version of Windows, one can download an installer from a third-party site. As with any software, it's a good idea to check it at VirusTotal before use or installation. The new Windows Calculator app, as opposed to the classic Calculator executable, is another candidate for replacement ...
I work in security and often come across situations where a user requests local administrator rights to their machine because 1 program needs to be run as Admin in order to work. Unfortunately, a l...
At work, I have a Windows-10 computer, which is working in a very logical way: if I want to locate a program, I launch Dir /S /B "*program*.exe and I find it. At home, I have a Windows-11 comp...
From my experience, it doesn't seem to matter whether a 32-bit program is installed in the correct place or not. Does Windows somehow present itself differently to a program running out of "Program Files (x86)"? Is there a description that shows exactly what's different for a program installed in "Program Files (x86)" instead of "Program Files"?
How can I find the installation directory of a program? The program's uninstaller is not working and I want to remove the files manually. I have tried searching for the programs name in explorer bu...
