8 hidden Windows tools you shouldn't ignore!

[@gregbenwell6173]

Another thing you can do in Device Manager is delete the current driver, then simply restart your machine!! What a lot of people DO NOT UNDERSTAND, is that Windows since Windows 95 to present keeps a spare copy of its drivers in the System32 file folder! This way if a driver becomes corrupt, at start up Windows will automatically look for the spare copy of it in System32, copy it and replace the driver you just deleted at start up!!! And often third party drivers will also install a copy of their "back up drivers" to this same file folder within the Windows directory itself, for this exact reason! Another thing to add too is as long as the hardware the driver supports is still present, the driver will reinstall itself as normally at start up for the device requiring the driver! I was at work one day and an engineer was complaining that he didn't have a replacement sound card for a computer he was working on to a co-worker of mine! And when I showed that, that the driver was corrupt in this same manner I just said above, the engineer looked at me and asked where I learned that?! The thing is I have never went to college, I don't have a single degree in anything, BUT I have been working with and on computers since I was 15 years old, which was back in 1981!!! And the engineer looked at me stunned when I explained the same thing I just said above as though I was lying to him about it!!! Even though he couldn't explain to anybody else that I "fixed the problem" he was having with the computer!!

[@runnergo1398]

I just wanted to mention that if you plug a phone (usually Android) into a PC and it cannot install a driver, go to device manager under USB and browse for a new driver called MTP USB Device. I have done this so many times and it just works!

[@ediwow6277]

Honestly once explained it's fairly intuitive. Thank you for breaking it down so nicely for us newbies! Can't wait to play with the full version

[@JacobP81]

9:19 I love the Windows calculator. It does scientific problems and hexadecimal and bitwise math, and hex to dec conversation, and more. Very useful.

[@taiping194]

Yes, I didn't know about the currency converter. Better than typing "convert x to y" in Chrome or OANDA.

[@DccToon]

@@taiping194 not anymore they removed us dollars

[@davidrosenblum2178]

Your videos are great! I used to be a real batch file nerd back in the bad old days of DOS. I use two on my PCs now, just one-liners with the shutdown.exe command. One gives me a one-click shutdown, the other a one-click restart. Keep it up!

[@braumishere4890]

Lots of good stuff! Thank you! The 1st 1 looks like a cleaner Event Viewer. The 2nd 1 seems like a good way to automate the process instead of using command prompt every now & then. All nice things to know & the others are just new to me. Thanks!

[@maltnz]

Search - a truly useful tool, searches for apps as well as files e.g. Win 11 Task Manager - click Search and type Task ... Task Manger should autocomplete allowing you to press Enter and load Task Manager.

[@Yormsane]

Thank you Liron, for making these Windows tips easy to understand and follow. I've been watching your channel for about a year, and my laptop runs so much better now!

[@JamesWilliams-st4bp]

Everyone always says to go to Task Manager/Startup and disable programs you don't want to run. However, everyone FAILS to mention how you go about deciding which program to stop or delete from the startup. Some are critical to OS operation and others or not, just that the publisher prefers for them in the startup, some we don't know what they do or if we use them at all. So, it would be nice if someone (like a guru) would at the very least explain how they would approach this and what method they would use. Thank you.

[@jowo8862]

THIS COMMENT

[@jamesstead7851]

i disabled everything & i have had no problems

[@1438fred]

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[@devforfun5618]

discord never worked on startup on my computer, after installing it for the 5th time i discovered a startup process called update that i always disable was responsible for discord

[@franktroise4386]

@@devforfun5618 I can't get discord to not start at startup.

[@johnnydough5464]

Don't forget the Windows onscreen keyboard. If you are concerned about accessing, say, your bank account password, or when you need to give out your credit card number to an online store, you can use the Windows onscreen keyboard, just in case you have a key logger on your computer. A few other shortcuts: To use the Trade Mark symbol (™), hold down the Alt key, while using the numeric keypad on the left of your keyboard, to punch in 0153, then release the Alt key and the ™ will appear. To use the cents symbol (¢), hold down the ALT key and punch in 0162 on the numeric key pad. To use the copyright symbol (©), hold down the Alt and punch in 0169. to use the registered trademark symbol (®), hold down the ALT key and punch in 0174. To use the degree symbol (°), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0176. To use the paragraph symbol (¶), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0182. To use the zero power symbol (º), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0186. To use the one power symbol (¹), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0185. To use the two power symbol (²), hold down the ALT key and punch in 0178. To use the three power symbol (³), hold down the ALT key and punch in 0179. To use the the one fourth fraction (¼), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0188. To use the one half fraction symbol (½), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0189. To use the three fourths fraction symbol (¾), hold down the Alt key and punch in 0190. You can always bring up the Character Map by going to the Search box on the bottom left of the screen, and typing in Character Map, and that will bring up a large variety of characters that you can use.

[@houraisanproductions5879]

I feel ashamed for having a really hard time in Math, looking for a cheap and/or free online calculator when all along the solution was literally pre installed in Windows lol

[@Finite-Tuning]

I feel your shame, I SUCK at math anymore. I went and got old and proceeded to forget just about everything. But I was never really any good in math so no major loss there. I have a calculator button on my keyboard that launches the Windows calculator, I use it almost daily. If you don't have a button, you can always pin it to the task bar for quick and easy launch. Cheers 🍻

[@markhanson5031]

LOL...I have been in IT Industry for like 22'ish years, and I had no idea that the Calculator had other functions like Celsius to Fahrenheit or Pounds to Kilogram...or ANY of the Unit Conversation abilities. Geesh, I always just used a quick Google Online search tool for that sort of stuff, and all this time, it was already built into Windows Calculator :/ Great video, thanks for the tips....Even a veteran can still learn something new.

[@kevintrumbull5620]

From what I understand, the only drivers that are available for update in the Device Manager are those that are in the Windows Update catalog. There are tons of drivers that are not available in the Windows update catalog. Many OEMs will create their own driver update software to address this shortcoming. Specifically, using that method will not update all drivers on a Dell computer. Dell has a program called Dell Command Update which will update Dell drivers and firmware.

[@acehandler1530]

I upgraded my 2009 HP Pavilion to run Windows 11 recently (it came with Vista). Some HP (many) drivers not available in versions that work on Windows 11. Nor on Windows Update. I used an app by IOBit "DriverBooster" worked like a charm 🙂

[@joeguy5989]

The Cntrl + shift + escape method of bringing up task manager is invaluable for POS technicians when it comes to working on point of sale thin client computers, that run Windows; This is because of the hidden minimal desktop environment on that type of equipment.

[@JustinTyme1966]

Do you keep your computer running 24/7? I ask this because you set the network reset for 1am or am I missing something. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video. Your channel rocks.

[@PeterMaddison2483]

Don't you? I do and I gues a lot of others do too, only a small % of people turn their PC off when they've 'finished with it' and then turn it back on when they want to use it again. This is not wirth doing as when you turn it back on again, theres lots of processes it goes through before you actually get control of it again, such as checking for updates and any program set to run at start will go online to check for updates too. Best to loeave it on all the time.

[@cmdrbozo]

Please explain the IP configuration batch. Why do this? What does it do?

[@deanpatty3203]

Great video as usual. I'd like to see how to move files from one drive to another without making them inoperable. My C drive is filling up but there's room of the d and E drives

[@runnergo1398]

look into the robocopy command.

[@guppymarshall9945]

You have no idea how grateful i am for this amazing video .........Thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much Liron .

[@LironSegev]

thank YOU for being here

[@green2red]

Thanks! I've known most of these for years, but ...lost track of how to access them in the new Win10/11 generation. Awesome! 👍😎

[@joe-e-geo]

right click the start button for quick and handy access to things.

[@sjumani]

3:33 Task scheduler. Hello, Please make more videos about the task scheduler and more commands. Also, Ex. Clear windows temp, %temp%, prefetch files, and browsing data, disk cleanup, file explorer history etc via task scheduler command Thank you.

[@sjsphotog]

Great stuff. Only issue I had was that if you have a pre-built pc from Dell, HP,, etc you should use the update tool that is specific for Dell and HP to update your drivers as many times the stock Windows drivers will mess up your pc and it won't work / BSODs due to slight tweaks the mfg does for the hardware to run properly. I always use the mfg update tool first and then I run widows update tool.

[@lilafromyoutube]

You’re always coming through with great tips!

[@LironSegev]

I try- and thanks for being here!

[@stevin47]

@@LironSegev its very suspect that AMD CPU'S get a threat from the SPECTRE V2 and AMD'S fix will reduce performance on all CPU'S right before new launch of next gen. CPU'S this fall . betting it wont effect those . its april and windows is saying you can disable it that there is no known cases of this attack . but you have to edit the registry but dont give you the edit this all seems crazy they took a 1/3 rd your CPU performance and tell you , that its safe for now to disable it. but you gotta do it yourself

[@TheElectra5000]

Everything on this video deserves a full length one (well, maybe not for the calculator. But all the rest does). Thank you very much.

[@LironSegev]

Appreciate you being here 🔥

[@jadhal6649]

Sir All command or facilities are available in linux ? Means task manager Killing a program. Control pannel. Device manager to update drivers All with diff names.

[@Metodo3]

Great video mate you might want to check the code on the description again it might need a space after "ipconfig" (before the slash) Thankyou hoping im not wrong. Awesome video

[@BrownFreelance]

You know after all these years learning ways to help with PC maintenance, it's nice to be reminded about the things we learned right off the bat. I completely forgot about 2 items on todays list and had myself a very real "Doh" moment. Thank you very much kind sir!

[@simplyjhenn]

Nice tutorial. I have been having content issues with my hmdi connected speaker and subwoofer. No soft is coming through, still coming out of

[@joelwexler]

You are a true guru! Great tips, great delivery. I wish I could show what I know as well as you do.

[@waldenwhitmer4621]

Thanks for the helpful video Liron! I think I want to try your network hygiene scheduled task. If I copy your example exactly and set it to run at 1:00 AM does my laptop need to be on or will creating the task also mean that my laptop will be "wakened" and the task will run at 1:00AM?

[@maltnz]

Re network reliability script - if you release and renew your IP address, you probably get the same address back again as many DNS sources typically set a lease period for the address. Flushing DNS will help but Release\Renew is doubtful. I don't know what release enew behaviour VPNs use or what the effect of release enew would be.

[@mountainbase-tehachapilive]

Yes, Windows 11 did remove easy access to the task manager with a right click on the task bar. So, after I found it, I pinned it to my task bar. I use it frequently. All the years I've been using a PC, I never knew about the CNTL-SHFT-ESC. Thank you, Also, I knew about the event log(which can be difficult to find what you need), but I never used the Reliability Report. That is awesome. I found that I had a pgm that was crashing on a daily basis and I wasn't aware that it was even running in the background. Something I need to look into.

[@DccToon]

CTRL + SHIFT + ESC*

[@lizamagalona3385]

Nice well explained. sir is there any tendency bots got hyper active? Thank you for the knowledge

[@TheCynysterMind]

Character Map - for getting things that are not on your keyboard like ≠ Power Shell, Winget - updating non-windows applications (like you can do in linux) Quick Assist (windows 11)

[@LironSegev]

Nice! Appreciate you being here 🔥

[@D.von.N]

me being pedantic, isn't there a space missing before the slash on the last command line? Or was it supposed to be together? that for the ip address refresher.

[@Peter_-_]

To bring up the task manager, can you not press the Windows key and break keys? Have you heard of Anti Beacon?

[@lawliet_4821]

edge browser has a feature where you can type a problem or scan a problem and it'll show you the answer with steps As a student ,it is really helpful.

[@LironSegev]

ooo nice!

[@chrisgale5634]

This channel is just brilliant! Thank you!

[@LironSegev]

Glad you enjoy it and thanks for being here!

[@runnergo1398]

Most people don't know about the robocopy command. It's powerful and can be used to copy a folder/drive to anywhere and make an exact copy. In other words, it's not like the regular copy command. It will make an identical copy and delete/rename everything to make an identical copy. It's also extremely fast. Use with caution.

[@SelectFlex]

I maintain regular robocopy backups for critical main HD folders on external drives. However, I’ve yet to learn a script for my .bat file that will delete files in the external backup drive which no longer appear on the main drive that I’m backing up. Do you know how to use robocopy to essentially sync the external to the main HD? Or is it really not designed for that?

[@runnergo1398]

@@SelectFlex have you tried looking up "robocopy sync"? It can be used either from folder to folder, drive to drive, or network drive to network drive.

[@recumbentrocks2929]

I have clicked on "up date drivers" hundreds of times and it has NEVER found a new driver and always says " your current driver is up to date". Very helpful video as usual, thanks for helping us.

[@LironSegev]

so what I do is go to the manufacturer site and manually download the driver. I then tell it to update the driver from there. By the way, it could be that your drivers are actually up to date as some drivers get updated with your Windows updates (I stand to be corrected on that but I recall they do just can't find it right now)

[@ericscaillet2232]

I'm yet to see update drivers from the internet from device manager work...

[@ronniemillsap]

same, it doesnt seem to know where to look online usually either for me

[@zackreyhudson7103]

Dude your channel is awesome! It really is! So far I have found trustworthy solid information from ya.

[@ashw1nsharma]

Hey, about 3:25, will these settings be the same for me if I'm connected to ethernet cable and not Wi-Fi?

[@monkeymandb]

do you know how to determine what an unmarked usb wireless receiver or dongle is for

[@lauriesicardaskey]

Great advice as usual. The refreshing of the internet, does it affect any downloads that are happening?

[@DavidNelsonATX]

The calculator tip was great. I had no idea you could do those things.

[@LironSegev]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hardcoreboyish2]

I am suffering 100% disk useage manage to fix it then it happens again after that so what video of yours is best for solving this issue 100% cos I am sick of it

[@1kzrider]

Good refresher for me thanks for sharing. Some new things picked up as well.

[@firozbasser3743]

At around 7:10 did you say "Is this oke working okay"? Great video as always, thanks

[@oddfoxx_]

much love and respect man!! even if i tthink i know what I'm doing...its great having someone who does show me!

[@LironSegev]

appreciate you being here!

[@charlesrichardson8635]

Please push your recording output a bit higher. I have to always adjust my sound up

[@ivandred3655]

What is your opinion on Port forwarding, and nat boost? I have a TpLink ArcherAX1100.

[@snuifies]

Thank You Liron - My maschine has 25GB RAm, 1 TB SSD and stiil it was slowing down to a XT. Now I its is faster again. You're a star

[@peterschmidt9942]

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realise there was so much included with the calculator. Cheers

[@eliudgarza9219]

can you make a video for when you have multiple monitors, like i use 3 monitors but sometime i will just turn 1 on, and everything starts tuning black on and off until you an see everything when i turn another one on

[@tobilelemurien4147]

so... I have an error on a BT adaptor (any tips?): This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31) {Operation Failed} The requested operation was unsuccessful.

[@brucewelty7684]

Is there a non registry way to make the task bar larger or smaller?

[@yasirsarfaraj3890]

Ok and do you got a video for how to load a plugin in to the software ?

[@rydrake9509]

thank you so much for the link of this video, I fixed the problem of windows defender that kept crashing, you're a lifesaver

[@ΑγγελοςΤρικωμιτης]

In checking Networks and security for bad malwares i found in the data usage a programme called

[@leahrockstar]

Liron, I just discovered the tool "Quick access" really useful for IT on the network computers

[@LironSegev]

Totally - I pin my frequently used folders so I can quickly jump into them. Great call and appreciate you being here!

[@TinyWords]

Whether I've seen it and read it or I've dreamt it 😃, there is an application or setting somewhere that deletes the pagefile.sys each time you shutdown your computer?

[@profsteve7653]

"GAME MODE ON AND OFF" dialog box pops up for certain apps within windows 10 system desktop-option is turned off in settings panel and i have no xbox only some legacy pc COD games . no solution seems available except to make registry setting changes-any thoughts. thanks for all the great info

[@satishbaldha8077]

Wow, so well done! Thanks for posting, man! Very helpful.

[@onejohn2.26]

Under maintenance, it says 'Report problems' and it is off. How do you turn it on; I'm not seeing a way. Thanks!

[@paultrainer4560]

Most awesome. Any thoughts on keyboard shortcuts? CTRL S CTRL Z CTRL V etc?

[@andrewdupuis1151]

sometime my net stops responding when download game on steam and watch video on KZbin same time i have to turn of computer and unplug modem and back on then it works again thanks for Network tip.

[@mikesartorii234]

My gripe about Windows updates is that every other update or so it knocks out my touchscreen and or windows icons stop working on my Dell XPS 2720! There are only a handful of "fixes" and sometimes they work other times they don't. It usually sorts itself out in a week though.

[@mohamadaslamabubakar3188]

One particular shortcut to always keep in mind would be Ctrl + Win +Shift + B. All it does is stops and restarts your graphics driver. Quite handy if your seeing glitches every now and then

[@ronniemillsap]

@Andrew_koala not only that but you made many mistakes yourself while tryign to be a smart assl. noitice i dont are :)

[@Pgh2Dall]

Can you show a quick video of that .Bat file running so we know what it looks like when running?

[@LironSegev]

yup - 3:25

[@paulo.campoy]

Liron... and size of WindowsApps folder? why mine have more than 60GB...

[@lkearney7299]

Thank you for your videos, this has been needed for years!

[@frankc3891]

Quick Assist before May 2022 update was great for IT remote assistance. After May 2022 this program if first done set up thru MS Store, could still be useful.

[@clintongallagher]

I have two PCs on my Windows 10 LAN that rarely stay connected for sharing; I use ethernet cables to the router. I sure would like to learn how to set up my LAN --*right*-- once and for all.

[@majorbuzz]

You need to add a space after ipconfig. ipconfig /flushdns

[@venutoj]

It works without the space... Try it.

[@majorbuzz]

@@venutoj Thanks. I didn't try it.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

Any tips on how to prevent programs from adding keyboard layouts on start-up?

[@JacobP81]

3:04 A batch file, I used to write those years ago.

[@LironSegev]

same - they were awesome in the DOS days

[@swap_V]

Uhh, if something I don’t recognize is sending data, how to I stop it? How to get rid of the malware / virus in the core ?

[@javedaslam667]

Is there any solution of "windows security center service can't be started " in windows 11

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

Last week, I solved a problem that I thought was due to a USB driver. I checked properties of all of the USB drivers (8 of them) but they all said they were "working properly". I tried to update them, using both Search and Browse, but they all said they were at the latest level. I didn't know what to do after that - it was preventing me from updating it, though I believed, from the symptoms, that it must be corrupted. After a lot of searching the web, I found a guy who said "Right click it and uninstall it, then the next time you boot, the boot process will reinstall it". After I did that, my problem was solved.

[@JoeB_BSc]

Which version of Windows does this apply to, please?

[@FlyBoyDrummer]

with that script, will it cause my smart tv to need a reboot or app login each day?

[@lynneclark5313]

I keep getting the popup "Remove ads from TOTAL Adblocker". The only popups I get are from them. How do I stop that popup? I don't want TOTAL Adblocker. Thank you

[@David-jq9oy]

Is it impossible to make a shortcut to the reliability monitor? So useful but so hard to get to. I tried to shortcut it - no luck.

[@ronniemillsap]

great q. hope he answers

[@gorgorothorc2404]

Better off using event viewer. Type eventvwr in search this is a break down of logs that pc creates the administrator folder gives overall view. Then and ones makes with Red Cross are faults. Then has a “event ID” and “system” which if not sure what it is reporting quick google gives some possible answers

[@donb3557]

Awesome so glad I’ve subscribed to your channel🤙

[@Ashevillein]

Liron, trying to make the network flush .bat... I know about bat files, I have been around for a long time. However, I can't seem to figure out what password windows is asking for to create the task. I have tried using my MS password, my Windows Live Password, my pin, my fingerprint... changed the user name from the long drop down list. HELP!

[@chrislincoln489]

I just install a new version of windows 10. Cortana keeps popping up every time I move my mouse. I have tried to shut her off over and over again. When I restart she is still there. How can I turn her off.

[@fritzianbalendez7037]

Thanks! Your video content is the safest and most useful

[@Pfuture111]

Hi sir, how do I change the language of my computer? because the one I'm using is different because this pc was only given to me and when I open the menu on calculator it's also in different language and I want to change the language of my entire computer. thanks :)

[@7freedomrider]

Awesome video Thank you so much Liron Segev. I now can run that.

[@coreywilkinson6300]

I used to be able to go to one of my membership sites and all of a sudden I go to the url and it says “internet access blocked”. I tried to go to chrome and put the url in the privacy settings but it still is blocked I even tried a different browser and still the same thing. Any suggestions? Thank you Corey

[@vancekost1969]

I wish you could do a video on how to get back the task manager like you are showing. The new task manager in Windows 11 Beta Insider Build OS 22598.100 is a pain in the you know what. Windows has gone completely crazy making all these changes to things like the Explorer Ribbon, The Right Click Option and the Task Manager, Task Bar and that is just a few.

[@LordStickMax]

you forgot the snipit tool built in. even has a setting to change the print screen button to activate it

[@kukumuku2896]

I would like to know more about win dir stat programme

[@nowtheskyisblue]

how do you add a sample in that you have on your mac already

[@ronniemillsap]

hello! you said if there are more commands we'd like to hear from you about network tasks, and helping network let you know. I'm letting you know i would enjoy that. please link to video if you already made : )

[@briandiff1459]

Is the Network Script ok to use if I use a VPN ? Or will it mess with the VPNs DNS ?

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

For windows 11 you got to rightclick on the start menu to get to the task manager

[@JJ-bs5bo]

Man I love your stuff! Thanks.

[@EvilDaveCanada]

Can a .cmd file be used instead of a .bat file? The same question in regards to a powershell script.

[@pierrekilgoretrout3143]

yes of course cmd and bat are the same, afaik. And you could also run a powershell script or any program .exe if you needed to, or let the task run under alternative credentials etc, there is a whole world to discover there 😉

[@Tommytoff]

Liron, its funny how your Corsair services had issues. I checked this maintenance and found my Corsair services are also having crashes

[@ronjeremy6663]

Thanks for the tips mate. Legend 👍