Mark W. Kaelin

Microsoft offers many educational opportunities for its products and services for IT pros. Here are the Microsoft events highlights of 2021.

Network connections in older or repurposed PCs may stop working for no apparent reason. Users can overcome this frustrating situation by running a simple batch file.

Low-code business application development is a basic job skill for many. Microsoft is offering the desktop Power Automate app to Windows 10 users at no additional cost.

Increasing IRPStackSize’s value from its safe-but-slow default number should considerably increase the network performance of your Windows 10 PC.

Is a career in the video game industry all fun and games? Learn about what’s really required for a career in the video game industry. Gaming chair not included.

Sometimes you need to perform configuration changes that the basic administrative tools of Microsoft 365 were not designed to handle. For those, Endpoint Manager, also known as Intune, is recommended.

Make sure your Microsoft OneDrive is up to date for the best-running and most secure software.

It is possible to assign a drive letter to OneDrive for Business, but it requires several steps that must be performed using Internet Explorer 11 only.

Depending on make and model, your home router/modem may be configured for basic web surfing but not for high performance. Optimizing the MTU setting may help.

By default, Microsoft reserves the right to limit network bandwidth by as much as 80% to accommodate system activities. You have the power to change this setting, if you need to.

While there is no financial cost associated with the Microsoft Rewards program, there is still a significant cost to your personal privacy. Whether you should join is a matter of preference.

In Windows 10, OneDrive cannot be removed by normal configuration screens or property settings. It requires two separate edits of the Windows File Registry.