Month: December 2020

What Is an “Optional Quality Update” on Windows 10?

On Windows 10, Windows Update may sometimes offer you an “Optional Quality Update.” Unlike other updates, Windows won’t automatically install these—so what exactly are they? Should you install them? Windows Update Won’t Automatically Install These An “optional quality update” is a Windows update that you don’t …

What’s Smart Copy in Microsoft Edge

Normally, when you need to copy blocks of text from a web page, you highlight them, press Ctrl + C to copy them, and paste them into a word processor to use them. If you have been doing this, you know it could be tricky sometimes …

How To Export PowerShell Command History

Lately, I’ve been using PowerShell as the default shell for my daily tasks. I noticed PowerShell out of the box keeps track of all your previous history up to the maximum of 32767 lines. Meaning if you ever need to look back on what you’ve typed …

Windows 10 20H2 October 2020 Update Upgrade via MDT

MDT, short for Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, is a wonderful imaging deployment tool Microsoft offers to those who don’t have the full-blown System Center Configuration Manager. It’s free and it works great. If you are using it, here is a quick instruction on how to prepare the …