microsoft Archivi - SPACECLICK https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/tag/microsoft-en/ Technology, Engineering, Space Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:07:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SpaceclickSC_Star_Square_W-ICON2_500-45x45.png microsoft Archivi - SPACECLICK https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/tag/microsoft-en/ 32 32 What are symbolic links between folders and how to use them to increase space on your OS HDD https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/what-are-symbolic-links-between-folders-and-how-to-use-them-to-increase-space-on-your-os-hdd/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 01:43:00 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1471 When we install a large program on Windows, links are created in the registry that help keep track of the real location of the executable files.  For this reason, if we move a program to a secondary partition, it will stop working (the links will stop running).    How do you ensure the continuity of […]

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]]> How to use Windows File History for automatic folders backup https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/how-to-use-windows-file-history-for-automatic-folders-backup/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 01:39:08 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1476 What is File History  File History is a useful feature provided by the latest versions of Windows to perform a sort of incremental backup of our files.  It performs, according to a schedule, a backup of new files, but without deleting old versions of them from the backup.  In this way, in case of problems with […]

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]]> Restore the credentials management panel on Windows 10 or fix the continuous Onedrive password request https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/restore-the-credentials-management-panel-on-windows-10-or-fix-the-continuous-onedrive-password-request/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:45:30 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1462 If you have found an error when opening the ‘Credentials Management’ tool in Windows 8/8.1/10, you will know that without some reset it is impossible to even read the saved passwords.  This error can also affect other applications in the system, such as OneDrive or mail administrators (obviously in addition to Browsers, who use the encrypted archive of this tool to store […]

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]]> How to get better icons in Windows 7 8 and Windows 10 https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/how-to-get-better-icons-in-windows-7-8-and-windows-10/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:17:58 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1100 Many times you may have wanted to change the icon to a folder under Windows.  The default choice, however, is often poor, with icons that refer to the years of Windows XP.  There is, however, a little trick that allows us to quickly explore all the new system icons.   In the little window for the icon […]

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]]> How to restore the correct windows update operation https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/how-to-restore-the-correct-windows-update-operation/ Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:13:03 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1102       If you have problems with the Windows update procedure (8 or 10), and you are no longer able to download updates for your system, proceed with these steps to try to solve the situation.   check that the date and time on your system is correct (if so, correct them from the settings) […]

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]]> 7 Ways to create tasks in .NET C# https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/7-ways-to-create-tasks-in-dot-net-c-sharp/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:55:48 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1029 If you are programming in C# (.NET) and you are in the situation of having to create and execute a Task in a new thread, you can proceed in many different ways. First you add the following using directive:  using System.Threading.Tasks;   Use one of the following methods:   Classic Method Task.Factory.StartNew(() => { Console.WriteLine(“Hello […]

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]]> Windows 10 keyboard shortcut (commands) https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/windows-10-keyboard-shortcut-commands/ Sat, 18 May 2019 18:21:37 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1214 The new Microsoft operating system (Windows 10) has brought, along with other new features, new quick commands to use with the keyboard.  Very useful if we use the computer on a daily basis, especially in the workplace.  Below is a list of the main ones:  Windows Key + Tab: activates Task View  Windows + A key: activates […]

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]]> How to display and get the Windows 10 product key for backup or a clean installation https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/how-to-display-the-windows-10-product-key-for-a-clean-installation/ Sun, 12 Aug 2018 21:51:39 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1467   To display the Windows 10 Product Key  Open a command prompt as administrator, you will find it by right-clicking on the start menu logo. Type the following command:  wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey  and press enter.     Alternative to PowerShell:  open  PowerShell as administrator and execute the commands   Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned  .\GetProductKey.ps1  The currently installed Windows product key will be displayed.  You […]

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]]> How to completely remove an antivirus https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/how-to-completely-remove-an-antivirus/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:24:06 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1277 Quite often you may find yourself in the situation of having to uninstall an antivirus from your PC, either to put a different one or just because you no longer need to renew it.  It is quite common that uninstalls of anti-virus software leave files on our system and do not completely erase all the […]

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]]> Create sparse files with any length in Windows and Linux https://www.spaceclick.com/blog/create-sparse-files-with-any-length-in-windows-and-linux/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:16:10 +0000 https://www.spaceclick.com/?p=1247 A sparse file is a type of file in which we try to efficiently occupy the file system space in cases where the file is mostly empty.    The advantage of sparse files is that the physical space in the file system is only allocated when it is actually needed: therefore you save space and you can create […]

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