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Windows 11 22H2 Install Remote Server Administration Tool (RSAT) Feature

Windows 11 22H2 Install Remote Server Administration Tool (RSAT) Feature

Andres Bohren
Hi All, A while ago i did blog about how to add the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows 10 with the GUI This time, i will show you how to install it on Windows 11 22H2 with PowerShell. Note that the PowerShell needs to be run elevated (As Administrator) Let’s query the installation status Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, State To see the Names we need to use this command
PowerToys v0.70.0 released

PowerToys v0.70.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just let you know, that two days ago, Microsoft has released PowerToys v0.70.0 You will likely got a Notification in your Notifications Bar If you open PowerToys in the Taskbar you will already see the green bar that indicates an Update From the Main Window you can install the Update Et voila - the update has sucessfully installed The Release notes will show you what’s new I tested the Registry Preview that now don’t show any errors anymore
Surface Laptop 3 Drivers and Firmware (April 2023)

Surface Laptop 3 Drivers and Firmware (April 2023)

Andres Bohren
Hi All, It’s already more than a Month, since Microsoft released a new Version of Surface Laptop 3 with Intel Processor Drivers and Firmware. Time to update my Laptop! I’ve downloaded the MSI File and installed it on my Surface Laptop 3. After the installation has finished you need to restart your Computer. Regards Andres Bohren Hardware Logo

PowerToys v0.69.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Last Week, PowerToys v0.69.0 has been released. PowerToys Release v0.69.0 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.69.0 After the Update the Release notes are shown One of the Preview Tools is "Registry Preview" I did open a RegFile that i had exported earlier. Regards Andres Bohren

PowerToys v0.68.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Yesterday the PowerToys v0.68.0 have been released. PowerToys Release v0.68.0 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.68.0 In Teams or Browsers you can use "CTRL + SHIFT + V" to paste as Plain Text. Now there is a General Shortcut to do that everywhere "CTRL + WIN + V" Regards Andres Bohren

PowerToys v0.67.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few days ago Microsoft has released PowerToys v0.67.0. As always, there are a plenty of news. PowerToysRelease v0.67.0 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases Regards Andres Bohren

PowerToys v0.66.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few days ago, Microsoft has released the Version v0.66.0 of theyr PowerToys. As always, there are a plenty of news. PowerToys Release v0.66.0 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/ Highlights PowerToy utilities now ship with self-contained .NET 7, meaning it's not necessary to install .NET as part of the installer and it's easier to keep up to date. It's possible to pick which of the installed OCR languages is used by Text Extractor by selecting it in the right-click context menu.

PowerToys v0.65.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Just a few days ago Microsoft has released PowerToys v0.65.0. As always, there are a plenty of news. The most exiting is that it's now built wit .NET 7. PowerToysRelease v0.65.0 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases As it's built with .NET 7 it installs the Desktop Runtime Here you go - PowerToys v0.65.0 is installed Regards Andres Bohren

PowerToys v0.64.0 released

Andres Bohren
Hi All, A few days ago, Microsoft has released the Version v0.64.0 of the PowerToys. PowerToys Release v0.64.0 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/ One new Tool is the "File Locksmith" that can tell you what Process is using a File and can kill that Process. And it contains now an Editor for the Hosts File Regards Andres Bohren

Windows 11 22H2 disable weather and news Widget in Taskbar

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I have recently updated to Windows 11 22H2. In the Taskbar there is the Weather and News Widget i don't use. Here is how to disable it. Right click somewhere on your Taskbar and select "Taskbar settings" from the Contextmenu. Disable "Widgets" - that's all It's gone now 😊 Regards Andres Bohren