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Posts from August 2024 (4)

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2024-08-27 9:50 a.m.
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koskila
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windows

"Destination Path Too Long" when copying files in File Explorer? Easy workaround(s)!

This article explains another situation where you might run into a " The file names would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path " error, and how to get around it. Don't install "LongPathTool", which is what all the spam comments online tell you to do. Maybe it's even on Google/Bing Ads nowadays. Instead, learn to use Windows the way it was meant to be used - without windows.

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2024-08-20 2:22 a.m.
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koskila
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backups netspot windows

Where does NetSpot (wifi heatmapping tool) store its project files?

This article explains where NetSpot Wifi Heatmap software stores its project files. These files contain all of your measurements, pictures, and other files associated with your heatmaps. They're pretty important, but you don't get to choose where to store them. And that might be a problem, unless you're prepared.

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2024-08-13 3:38 a.m.
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koskila
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bitlocker grouppolicy

How to fix Bitlocker failing to activate?

Alright, so my months-long via dolorosa to achieve a functioning Windows workstation has now cost me a few weeks worth of hours of work and around $4000. And I'm finally at a point where I have Visual Studio working again, and I'm only missing some totally unimportant and irrelevant things like BitLocker. No biggie, right? What's weird, though, is that I'm only missing it because it decided to randomly break. Let me explain. Problem

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Published on

2024-08-06 2:43 a.m.
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koskila
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windows

Why You (unfortunately) need a Local Administrator account on Windows 🙃

This article explains why having a local (non-AD) user account with administrator user rights on Windows is a must. I know, I know - this is horrible design from security perspective. You shouldn't use local accounts in the first place, let alone ones with unlimited admin powers! Microsoft has been trying to stop users from creating local accounts on their machines for years now, and in theory, for understandable reasons.

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