How to map WebDAV network drive on Windows without extra programs

1. Open Services by pressing Win+R to open Run window and enter "services.msc" then press OK.
2. Search "WebClient" in the services list and make sure it is not disabled (default value is "Manual (Trigger Start)", just to be sure, you can change it to "Automatic").
3. Open Registry Editor by pressing Win+R to open Run window and enter "regedit" then press OK.
4. Go to the following folder:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
5. Change "BasicAuthLevel" key value to 2 (if the key is not present, create it as a DWORD key).
6. Change "FileAttributesLimitInBytes" key value to ffffffff (in Hexadecimal) or 4294967295 (in Decimal).
7. Change "FileSizeLimitInBytes" key value to ffffffff (in Hexadecimal) or 4294967295 (in Decimal).
8. Restart the computer (you cannot skip this step, logging out is not enough either).
9. Navigate to "This PC" in Windows Explorer.
10. Right click on an empty area near the drives and select "Add a network location (keyboard shortcut: Alt+C Alt+L)
11. Click Next -> Next then enter the URL in the field "Internet or network address:" like the following:
    http://server_address:port/shared_folder
    IMPORTANT: you must include the port number in the URL!
    NOTE: you can skip the "shared_folder", it is possible to map the root folder.
12. Enter your login creditentials in the window appearing.

If you get the following errormessages:

• "The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved." - registry key in step 6 is not modified
• "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another." - registry key in step 5 is not modified

How to fix Windows not starting after resizing partitions (errorcode 0xc0000225)

1. Boot Windows from installation media.
2. Choose Repair PC option and launch Command Line.
3. Enter the follwing command:
bootrec /rebuildbcd

How to switch Windows 10 between IDE/AHCI/RAID modes without reinstalling

1. Right click on Start Menu and select "Command Prompt (Admin)".
2. Enter the following command:
bcdedit /set safeboot minimal
3. Restart the computer, enter BIOS setup and change the SATA operation mode how you like.
4. Save changes and let the Windows start. It will boot to Safe Mode.
5. Right click on Start Menu and select "Command Prompt (Admin)".
6. Enter the following command:
bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot
7. Restart the computer. Windows 10 will boot normally.

How to change Remote Desktop port number

1. Launch regedit by pressing Win+R and enter "regedit" in the field.
2. Go to the following folder:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp
3. Open the entry named "PortNumber".
4. On the right side of the window, under Base part, set the radio button from hexadecimal to decimal and then enter the desired port number in the left side.
5. Launch Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security by pressing Ctrl+R and enter "wf.msc" in the field.
6. In the left column, select "Inbound Rules".
7. In the right column, select "New Rule..."
8. In the appearing window, select "Port" radio button and click Next.
9. Leave the top radio button on TCP and enter the number given previously in regedit and click Next.
10. Leave the radio button on the top option and click Next.
11. Select the network types you want to enable RDP on (default is all of them) and click Next.
12. Enter a name (up to you, it has no effect on functioning) and click Finish.

How to automatically log in to Windows

1. Press Ctrl + R to open Run window and enter "netplwiz".
2. Choose the user you want to log in to automatically and clear the checkmark from "Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer".
3. Click OK and enter the password for the user twice.

Windows Experience Index standalone

Download and run the EXE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/m7tq8l73v1panl8/WEI_Tool.exe

Source:
http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.220

Windows Update download location

The download location for Windows Updates is:
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

Lock screen background file location

The lock screen background files in Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 can be found in the following folder:
C:\Windows\Web\Screen

How to make a window always stay on top

Download and install PowerMenu.
http://www.abstractpath.com/downloads/powermenusetup_1_5_1.exe
Only works on 32bit (x86) Windows versions!

Creator's website:
http://www.abstractpath.com/powermenu/

Windows BSOD viewer

A tool that automatically reads previous BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) dumps and displays all information about them to make solution-finding much easier.

Download and extract ZIP file and run BlueScreenView.exe You may need administrator privileges for the program to work correctly.
32bit
64bit

Original website with screenshots and other languages of the software:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html