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What is System Restore in Windows XP? System Restore is a component of Windows XP Professional that you can use to restore your computer to a previous state, if a problem occurs, without losing your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e-mail). System Restore monitors changes to the…

In this article, I will explain how to auto login Windows 10 to reach the desktop environment without having to enter a username and password. I’ll also outline the pros and cons associated with configuring auto login on this version of Windows. What is auto login on Windows 10? Windows 10 provides robust security features…

There is a new SQL Server option that recently launched a preview in Azure called SQL Managed Instance, enabling you to run a private, managed version of SQL that is almost 100 percent compatible with on-premises SQL Server.

We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…

A recent leak reinforces an emerging view of Microsoft as being on the cusp of a new era of productivity. That is, while Microsoft is working to move its most successful traditional software products to popular mobile platforms and to the cloud, it is also working behind the scenes to effectively undercut those offerings with…

Microsoft has released today the February 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. As usual, the company fixed dozens of vulnerabilities in Windows and other components, including two security flaws that are already being exploited by attackers. On the quality and experiences update front, Microsoft has brought some fixes to Windows Search…

Windows 11 is the first version of Windows that Mac users can’t install natively on Mac. That’s because Intel-based Macs don’t need the minimum requirements for the new OS, while Apple Silicon Macs have dropped support for Apple’s Boot Camp multi-boot utility. In this article, I’ll explain how to install Windows 11 on Mac using…

Microsoft has just released the May 2022 Patch Tuesday updates, which bring the usual security fixes as well as some notable quality updates on Windows 11. This month, there are no less than 74 new patches to address vulnerabilities in Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Microsoft Edge, and more. Serious bugs patched in May 2022 Here are…

Microsoft has released today the July Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. The KB5028185 patch for Windows 11 version 22H2 brings the new “Moment 3” features that Microsoft previously made available in the optional update released in the last week of June.  Microsoft’s patches for July 2023 also include fixes for 130…

MC338712 – In this age of hybrid work, where personal and work boundaries are collapsed, Microsoft 365 users wear multiple hats during their workday and need a way to quickly switch contexts in order to stay productive. With the multi-account and account switching feature support, users will be able to sign into multiple work (Azure…