Advanced Windows Features You Should Know

You might not need them, but you should at least know about them 🤔
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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Disk Management
1:12 - DISKPART
1:49 - Hosts File
3:18 - Task Scheduler
4:00 - Services Menu
5:08 - Event Viewer
6:00 - Windows Memory Diagnostic
6:56 - Resource Monitor
7:58 - Reliability Monitor
Corrections:
1:38 - The "convert" command in DISKPART actually is for converting MBR boot records to GPT. There is however a different "convert" command that can be run with regular command prompt (not part of DISKPART) that does convert FAT32 to NTFS. I mixed them up.
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[@ThioJoe]

⚠ Corrections: ⚠ • At 1:38, the "convert" command in DISKPART actually is for converting MBR boot records to GPT. There is however a different "convert" command that can be run with regular command prompt (not part of DISKPART) that does convert FAT32 to NTFS. I mixed them up.

[@WreeperXD]

mistakes happen sometimes

[@ados8064]

Hahaha Sonarr and Radarr 😉😂

[@ados8064]

It's still interesting to watch these videos even though I work in network security and know 95% of the content. 👍

[@flintfrommother3gaming]

When Windows destroyed my GRUB these commands really helped me out more than anything else.

[@privatechannel1272]

💡Next you shoukld do a list of Top 10 actually good third party tools and programs for Windows that might be useful for Power users or anyone who just wants to know more about their computers!

[@DaRealTriTi]

0.01 million people should really subscribe honestly

[@theonlybigsmoke]

fax

[@baldiman123]

​​@@theonlybigsmoke you picked the right Channel foo-

[@isoceptic]

fax

[@whatisthishelpplz]

done

[@agentkosticka17]

Agreed

[@MooseKnuckleWarrior]

This guy is the only content creator that seems to tick all the boxes (IMO) for "how to present a KZbin video. Starts with quick, concise intro, then cut's to the chase by starting each segment with a relatable scenario followed quickly, but effectively with a solution (also including the explanation for that solution), sometimes with a link to another video to dive deeper into particulars, then gracefully summarizes everything he just covered in the video also suggesting another interesting video to watch. My favorite part, about his video editing, is how he takes a suggestive approach, in regards to getting subscribers, briefly explaining the benefit and (most importantly) does this "at the end of the video", giving the viewer a taste of the goods before hinting a subscription. I'm definitely not a fan of folks who request a subscription, from the get-go, as it IMO comes of as desperate and seems more like begging as apposed to a service with beneficiary elements.

[@TheRealStephenAllen]

homeboy used to be funny. that was like 2015 and earlier. but his method of washing your motherboard with warm water and dish soap is extremely effective.

[@STCatchMeTRACjRo]

Task Scheduler can be used for programs to skip UAC, CCleaner uses this trick. if you disable 'Run with highest privileges' for the CCleanerSkipUAC, it will be in a soft loop, relaunching itself in the background till you enable the option for the task. If you have services that is public to the internet, like web hosting and such, you can run it under a different user and not the system user; at least that's what i do. Event viewer can be used for more than just troubleshooting problems. it can be used to check for a performance degradation and remote access (smb, openssh) attempts.

[@darylcheshire1618]

To run reliability monitor from the desktop, run “perfmon /rel” from the DOS prompt, put it in a batch file on the desktop.

[@philippirrip9154]

7:58 - Reliability monitor was something which I was unaware of, knew all the others. This adds one more tool to my knowledge. Thanks for the video.

[@fildisco]

Your channel has been super helpful over the years. Just wanted to say thank you ThioJoe!

[@pingozingo]

I remember subscribing because of the funny fake tech tips but when he switched to legit stuff he did it in such a well produced and professional way. Love watching these too now

[@elitepauper7400]

​@@pingozingohis funny pranks where what early lil me ended up getting his first laptop bricked😂😂😂 ah well. Deff agree how his stuff has become super useful

[@starr_17]

@elitepauper7400 Why

[@TuxikCE]

Surely one of the most basic tip videos Thio has ever made in a while. btw, congrats on 3M subs!

[@SupercorltStats]

Great video! As a windows user, it's always exciting to discover advanced features that can enhance my experience. Your video provided valuable insights into lesser-known Windows features that can truly make a difference. I appreciate the clear explanations and step-by-step demonstrations. Now I feel more equipped to make the most of my Windows system. Thank you for sharing this helpful content!

[@mitterfox98]

Thanks ThioJoe...love every sec of your videos...truly informative and really helpful in day to day lives. Keep it up Sir

[@realeatisaiy]

Very cool ThioJoe, thank you for blessing us with another video of yours

[@Vikval5329]

Great information as usual. Thank you.

[@viazel2796]

I learn more here on this channel than in school! Got it👍🏽!!! Thank you, Professor 🎓

[@lambda256]

Your videos have really helped me!

[@MarcelSchr]

I always use Diskpart because the graphical interface of Disk Managment is a disaster. Sometimes functions are grayed out, and you can't always mark partitions as Active. My favorite command is 'Clean,' which simply wipes the entire disk, including the bootloader, and initializes it again.

[@m4ki9h76]

GPT drives can't be 'active', it's strictly a MBR feature.

[@henryijeoma]

4:44 I see you have the alpha version of 'Everything' too. Can't wait for the stable version to be released. Its been years

[@FunctionGermany]

based everything enjoyer

[@CattopyTheWeb]

Thanks for this Windows utility video. Now armed with these powerful tools no issue can hide from me! Btw congratulations on 3 million subscribers, you deserve it. 👏

[@RainyDev]

Knew mostly every tool already but still nice video! :)

[@PitchWheel]

I was noting that I think you have never done a video about the incredible WSCC, a collection of tools from different sources that have saved me multiple times 🙂, containing not only the standard Windows tools and the older sysinternals, nirsoft, but also a bunch of other incredible staff that is not always very easy to learn, but really si much useful!

[@randey272]

The reliability monitor might be very helpful for me, thank you for mentioning it

[@Khual]

There were many I don’t know in this video. Always great to know❤

[@bulldata]

Though I've worked with computers since 1965, I enjoy your presentations. Your lessons are well organized and concise. Thank you for helping to bring new users up to speed.

[@AnomadAlaska]

Thanks for these videos. I have been in IT related jobs since probably around the time you were born. Always looking to stay fresh and you help me do that. I remember buying the best "smartphone" around 2010 so I didn't become one of the old dinosaurs at work that refused cell phones period.

[@buzzdrew7]

I knew about all except the reliability monitor. Will definitely check there first before hopping over to the event viewer in the future!

[@cyclone8557]

4:50 about services, could you do something like disabling some criticals services, or maybe all of them, i think it would be a good video

[@shackamaxon512]

Disabling critical services is a great way to turn your computer into a boat anchor. I don't recommend it

[@cyclone8557]

@@shackamaxon512 well he can try it on a vm

[@CattopyTheWeb]

A "what if" video idea!

[@Blaster_Unity_UB]

I knew everything except the Reliability Monitor, well guess there'll be a few hrs gone there

[@marcoolinho]

Just installed PowerToys. Very cool and useful. Thank you.

[@canabitter]

Cool video. Id love to see a video on privacy aspect of windows and how to increase it

[@nicholas4383]

Thio, I always am thankful for how much effort you put into these vids. You show a great appreciation for tech and its users, great tips.

[@MarcioHuser]

When you edit the HOSTS file to test some site, if it is an existing one you already visited, you must restart the browser, because it caches DNS resolutions

[@MarcelVerheijden]

You tell people just enough to be dangerous lmao, keep it up, love the channel.

[@st.john_one]

Hi there! i really like your channel and since dos and my first 386 i was always a geek xd. Of course most of topics are known to me, and probably like You, i'm spending a lot of time looking for answers and a new software. Anyway, I really like your channel. Thanks ThioJoe, and i'm sending greetings from Poland :)

[@crosenblum]

Which rainmeter skins do you use?

[@jase_allen]

The reliability monitor showed me in seconds what keeps causing Windows to crash seemingly randomly. All this time I thought something was wrong with my video card and that I'd need to buy a new one. I wish I had thought of checking that a long time ago. 🤦‍♂

[@shackamaxon512]

I use the hosts table to block ads. It's painstaking work but oh so satisfying

[@johanponken]

I do believe that if you want to do this, there are Windows tools for that. It's old-style, so look for old tools. Maybe grc or nirsoft.

[@shackamaxon512]

I also use ghostery. But sometimes I have a different opinion than ghostery. Ghostery is good for researching sites. I also inspect the DNS resolver cache to see where the browser has been

[@crazywarp36]

I love your videos they are so helpful :D

[@eddy2561]

Great video and if you're going to earn your living managing MS Windows bases systems including servers you MUST know these commands!!

[@anjachan]

thanx to you I found reliability monitor again!

[@Trekko727]

good stuff Joe

[@louf7178]

Was just wondering what to read in Event Viewer when attempting to figure out issues. A vid on that would be helpful.

[@Proditae]

Useful, thank you

[@zeveroarerules]

Hosts file, the add blocker avant la lettre... Powertoys was bought by MS. They did well with those though.

[@sexyredtablet6599]

Cheers, I knew some...now I know of more. Many thanks.

[@eezanaking253]

Very informative video..

[@WinIsEpic]

Stock videos are always funny 0:11

[@Ye_Olde_Duke_of_Edinburgh]

If you want to convert a folder to a drive you can do this via cmd. command is SUBST [letter you're assigning]: [folder address]. You may want to wrap the address in a string with quotations ("example").

[@icecreamjunkie6790]

Windows Memory Diagnostic is great to know about. I work in IT and someone’s PC kept blue screening and this was the first test I ran. Sure enough, the RAM was bad.

[@Masonicon]

Reliability Monitor are what I use most out of here in this list

[@sephjvr5979]

Hi Thio, great video as always. Could I make a suggestion. I understand the need for your fade in texts describing the royalty free videos. The KZbin copyright system is pretty terrible. But would you consider making it a little more discreet. With my ADHD, its difficult to focus on your voice, the video and the text pop ups. Just a thought.

[@ThioJoe]

Actually i just do it as a goof

[@samuelthecamel]

The reliability monitor is super helpful for me, since the event viewer is crowded with too much unrelated information to be useful to me.

[@FunctionGermany]

4:18 some interesting programs. i feel like i've seen that white circle with a blue dot somewhere before hehehe

[@PerpetualPreponderer]

Is there a way to create a shortcut or something that can enable us to toggle between light & dark modes with a single click?

[@4kiitieslady]

I've been watching A LOT of your videos lately, and have an observation/question. How many of your new videos work on Windows 10? It would be helpful to note which Windows version(s) your video applies to. Or, when did you stop making Win 10 videos, so those of use who don't have Win 11 can go back to watch those videos? Thank you - your videos are incredibly helpful.

[@padraigr9305]

Some of the sysinternals tools are useful too e.g process explorer

[@scottwatschke4192]

Good info.

[@JustPyroYT]

The hosts file could be really useful to prank your friends 😂

[@SirusStarTV]

"friends" 😂

[@STCatchMeTRACjRo]

or Task Scheduler. randomly starting apps, opening webpages. with a little bit of scripting, you can have it to terminate certain processes or change the wallpaper.

[@CattopyTheWeb]

Hehe

[@ora2j251]

I like the fact that you used Oculus software to demonstrate the event monitor.

[@ThioJoe]

I have had that stupid error for years and they’ve never fixed it

[@ora2j251]

@@ThioJoeThey never fix anything when it comes to PCVR. Just the fact thzt you cant install their software on a RAID drive is still baffling.

[@Yazan_Majdalawi]

​@@ThioJoedo you still play Battlefield 2? there is a server set up by the community that is almost full most of the day, I would like to see you there :)

[@liberationyogi]

I subcribed yesterday ❤❤

[@Aloha_XERO]

Question 🙋🏾‍♂️: in disk management formatting a drive have 2 options drive letter or NTFS folder or something i cant remember .. a video oh how to understand that feature especially for multiple drives and folders between different drives… i’m confused as how to use the feature

[@chriswilson6405]

What you said about the event viewer could be very helpful for me because my laptop has been losing connection to the internet. My Wi-Fi connection has been disconnecting randomly whenever I use it. Normally, it mostly happens when I'm using the internet, so could that help me fix and troubleshoot the disconnection problem

[@Peekofwar]

I remember going through Diskpart in Command Prompt because I didn't know how to use Disk Management... lol

[@JustPyroYT]

Get this man to 3 million subs.

[@JosephNFS]

Can you make a video about the inplace upgrade for Windows 10 or 11. Maybe include it in a video of how to repair Windows.

[@ThioJoe]

I actually already made a video about that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5rHiJevYr2qms0

[@dohhboy]

NOW I finally found out what the causing that strange graphics issue I was having in Battlefield 2!😁

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

I've been having weird crashing issues. So my question is how to view and interpret the dmp files. Googling that shows a handful of programs and I don't know which would be the best to download.

[@Netsuki]

I use Disk Management every time after clean instal of Windows, because I change my drive letters to specific ones. For example nvme SSD is G, because GAMES. D is for doccuments, C is standard and there is also R for "RPG", but I won't elaborate what that means, because it's beyond the point. I knew about services for quite some time. I don't even know how did I learn about them, but I did mess with them for ew reasons (that I can't even recal now). It's indeed good to know that exist. I wish I knew Event Viewer 1-2 years ago, when I had annoying freeze crash problem, that destroyed my work when the freeze was happening. Everything that was saved at the time Windows froze, went blank. Which means all work done to the file became lost. And as a person who uses CTRL+S every few seconds... I started to save files and then copy these files every few saves to not get the data lost to the point I was paranoid about it. Reliability Monitor would be helpful.

[@NumptyMcNumptyface]

FWIW, the location of the HOSTS file is stored in the Windows registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DatabasePath.

[@kingwesleyXIV]

There were a few that i didn't know... Most i did but with little interaction

[@enzomtp]

4:17 Sooooo you have been downloading Films/TV shows for your plex ? x)

[@IncertusetNescio]

I must be more capable in a company environment than I thought because I knew of almost all of these and use at least half already regularly. For disk repairs (I forget where I heard it): DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth SFC /scannow I end up doing these any time stuff gets weird on my system and stuff is often enough found.

[@thewelder3538]

Services CANNOT have a graphical interface, that's just not how they work at all. In fact they don't even have the same startup procedure that executable and dll files have. They are all specifically DENIED from even interacting with the user or desktop unless you set a flag to allow them to interact with the desktop, which is fairly rare. That means they can't display dialogs or anything else if they fail and must report it in the Event Viewer instead. Also one of the most important things about DISKPART that you can't even begin to do via the mmc console is to set parameters. That's how you can create things like System Reserved partitions, EFI partitions and partitions of different formats.

[@hid6347]

omg i used most of these except last one, ive built a custom tool box, i replaced diskpart and diskmgmt with diskgenius, much more advanced features and easy-to-use and i replace task manager and resource monitor with process hacker btw u should show dism its a super useful tool

[@Alexifeu]

wow I was wondering why some apps start on startup despite the folders being empty and all startup apps turned off... although on my main pc, i have to start so many apps manually that i just trade the slower boot time for them to be already open especially cuz they're essential to my pc like RGB software and stuff

[@RyderCragie]

MMC is very useful!

[@arthur_shadows5078]

is sound booster safte to use?

[@vijjreddy]

You must provide full transcript of these videos - so that not so good at computer fellows can get the full benefit of these

[@KMatuszak]

1:38 this is for changing between mbr and gpt, not for changing filesystems.

[@ThioJoe]

Ah you’re right. There is a “convert” command that can be used with command prompt that does convert fat32 to ntfs, but I mixed that up with the diskpart command.

[@_SJ]

9:17 My favorite ThioJoe pose

[@JustPyroYT]

🤔

[@CattopyTheWeb]

Fun Fact: he does it in every video.

[@dilianvt]

can I say that this explains one of the biggest things that I have never used reliability monitor is something that I have never touched in the entire time of owning 5 PC's! not even kidding

[@katycatjulius]

for the event viewer note that even on a clean just installed windows system it will show a problem there so not everything in there actually is a problem however scammers like to use event viewer to show you your pc has problems and then charge you big sums of money to fix these issues which like i said in the beginning might not even be an issue in the first place

[@luckywetland]

I have a question for you, and I apologize if it's not related to the video. I just heard that adblockers can see usernames and passwords, is that true? I currently use AdGuard. I am actually concerned and I'd like to hear your opinion.

[@anon_y_mousse]

They can, and pretty much every plugin or addon or extension, whatever name you wish to give them, they can see everything you send and receive. This is why ad blocking and dark mode things should be built-in to not require you to install some potentially untrustworthy third party piece of software. Opera and Brave both use built-in ad blocking and dark mode. If you don't like either of those options, as far as I'm aware, all of the extensions on Firefox are source available or open source and can be audited.

[@SharunKumar]

Reliability monitor is new to me 😮

[@WinIsEpic]

I finally saw another video before 1K views!

[@I.____.....__...__]

- 4:25 And then there are all the drivers that aren't shown in the Services MMC snap-in. Sysinternals' Autoruns will list them. - 4:30 You can also see the services in MSConfig. And all of those services that are not running were disabled by the hackers in your IP address and you need to get gift cars to get them out. Biryani vindaloo! - 5:39 What about when the audio of whatever is playing audio suddenly stutters for a couple of seconds as if it's about to BDOS but then doesn't BSOD. I still have no idea what that transient problem is caused by and since it's so random, there's no practical way to try to debug it. 😕 (No, the event-log doesn't show anything. nor do the Task Manager graphs.) - 6:49 "Some kind of memory diagnostic" probably means MemTest86+. - 7:47 I use InfoBar. I used to use WinBar but it didn't work well after XP. InfoBar is abandoned and has a bad memory leak and now no longer works with the CPU module and is on its last legs. I wish I could find a replacement. 😕 - 8:48 Every company thinks its junk is t he most important thng in the world and MUST be running at all times. 🙄 This is why I try to avoid installers like the plague and prefer to extract the files and run them manually so that I can control what runs on my system.

[@AdarshKumar_27]

7:35 - that resource monitor looks cool can you tell me it's name

[@5H4D0WOfficial]

Me, who wouldn't use these features on a daily basis, but still saves this video anyways 😅

[@rouuuk]

i get a hardware error in the reliability monitor. i cant decipher the codes i see written even after i googled them. i even asked chat gpt xD nothing. knowing i dont have a problem with my computer whatsoever

[@paulwesley3862]

2:54 would love to try their toys 😂

[@rphilipsgeekery4589]

I've had to use diskpart, cause sometimes, diskmanager just won't fix a borked drive , usually /clean

[@privatechannel1272]

💡Next you shoukld do a list of Top 10 actually good third party tools and programs for Windows that might be useful for Power users or anyone who just wants to know more about their computers!

[@JohnBerthoty]

Good stuff buy why can't I save this vid? No three dots menu next to share button.

[@Mahfoudh94]

watching the channel for too long made this video feels like a recap for "windows tools microsoft threw somewhere in the OS"

[@rphilipsgeekery4589]

Question. Should I bother windows 11 , using 10... last time I used it it felt sluggish, 6 months ago

[@shackamaxon512]

Support for windoze 10 is scheduled to end in October 2025. I'd recommend going with 11

[@lukyli]

Reliability Monitor is “view reliability history”, didn't show up for me when I searched “Reliability Monitor”

[@johanponken]

W 11 or 10?

[@lukyli]

@@johanponken 10

[@jannekananenpolittinenyoutubev]

what happens if I remove Bounce Tracking Mitigations flags chrome

[@Super2S]

Will u please make a video on mumu player vs blue stacks is it a killer please !! Also do it’s complete comparison please !! I request you

[@ThioJoe]

I have never heard of those 😳

[@TuxikCE]

@@ThioJoe You don't know BlueStacks? Android games emulator, not worth a video.

[@TuxikCE]

@@TheGreyLineMatters BS has an MSI version?

[@FireDragon91245]

Yes the event viewer saved my life once i hat the most random isue ever when i first startet a game everything was fine but when i startet a other or the same game for the 2. time my screen wen black, it turns out at 2. start every time my graphics driver crashed, had to use the Driver Removal tool in safe mode to completly remove everything normal driver reinstall would not do anything

[@awaiz12346yt]

Cool!

[@bayazid314]

7:32 how to get this?? help

[@Technonux]

nice