Microsoft Windows

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  • Import Pictures and Videos – images not previewed

    I use the Windows “Import Pictures and Videos” to import my photos: To me this works better than the default “Import Photos and Videos”: This post is not about the choice of tool but rather the way the tool works. When importing, it first scans you device, say a camera, and it gives you the… read more…

    Import Pictures and Videos – images not previewed
  • Test DNS connectivity

    I was setting up OKD on a separate VLAN and wanted to used the OKD DNS service but it just wasn’t working and I felt it was a connectivity/firewall issue but could not find a tool to test. I was testing on my Windows 10 desktop connecting to a Fedora DNS server. Port Query I… read more…

    Test DNS connectivity
  • Network browsing broken with Windows 10 build 1809

    I have a relatively new install of Windows 10 and it is currently running build 1809 and do you think I can get it to browse to a network share. If I do the standard thing of typing in a host name into file explorer as “\\nas2” it should bring me back all the available… read more…

    Network browsing broken with Windows 10 build 1809
  • Deleting and moving deep paths in Windows

    The Problem Windows and even Windows 7, have a problem with paths that are over 260 characters. Basically DOS or command line and Windows Explorer can’t deal with paths this long. The thing is the problem is not about Windows API, the basic components of Windows, but about the programs that run in Windows. An… read more…

    Deleting and moving deep paths in Windows