Windows 10 KB4532693 profile issue

Windows has a strange habit of corrupting your profile at times. This can happen for a number of reasons. In my experience it is usually from unexpected shut downs or if Windows blues screens. I have ...

Cannot ping or RDP to Windows 10 machine

Problem This is a particularly stupid gotcha. For a long time now I haven’t been able to RDP into my Windows 10 Surface Pro 4. I tried everything I could think of or look up including but not li...

Windows 10 won’t display password box after restart

The stupid problem This was an especially stupid problem. My computer lost power while I was trying to shut it down on UPS power during Hurricane Irma – I didn’t catch my PC in time and th...