Category Archives: Windows knowhow

Howto do some things in Windows

Windows: Set a local security policy to undefined

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if you want to reset a local security policy to undefined simply delete its registry value. For example:

The Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit policy.
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Windows: Restore the default Windows local policy security settings

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in the C:\Windows\inf folder exists a defltbase.inf file which contains the default local security policies of Windows.
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Windows 11 on vSphere: Bypass TPM 2.0 check

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without a vTPM virtual hardware on vSphere you cannot install Windows 11 within an virtual machine. This is due to new hardware requirements. You have to setup a VMware vSphere Trust Authority.

Windows 11 Install Error
Windows 11 Install Error

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Windows: Windows Update does not install any updates. You’re up to date

Hi,

the situation:

Windows does not install any update and says “You’re up to date”.

I tried the following commands to investigate:

A WMI Query for all installed hotfixes return that no instance is available

D:\> wmic qfe
no instances available

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Windows: Add a static/persistent route

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to add a static route to a Windows machine use the route command.
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