To use a batch file to download and install Windows updates, follow the instructions outlined below. To begin, you’ll need to make a note of the KB number which you want to install, then you have to ...

I'm going to display my 10 years spent away from doing anything with programming and ask (what I believe is) a pretty noob-ish question about creating a batch file in Windows to process a collection ...

As mentioned earlier, a batch file contains a series of DOS commands and are used to automate the frequently performed tasks. Thus, you don’t have to repeatedly write the same commands. Remember the ...

When a user accidentally deletes a local file, having a backup ready can significantly minimize downtime and frustration. Check out this simple batch file that can make daily document backups a snap.

No. The windowing system decides where new windows appear based on all kinds of factors, probably not excluding what you had for breakfast and what color your mousepad is.<BR><BR>AFAIK, the only ...

Microsoft has quietly begun to challenge Ninite with an interesting addition to the Microsoft Store: multi-app installations ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

You can back up and restore files with Windows’ built-in File History tool — but there are key limitations you should know. When Windows 8 made its public debut in October 2012, one of the new ...

Last week’s README file demonstrated how easy it is to turn virtually any desktop machine into an SFTP server. Today’s piece shows how to automate a well-known Windows open source SFTP client using ...