Desktop Icons Spaced Out on Windows? Reset the Spacing
Desktop icons drifted apart with big gaps on Windows? Sign out and back in, restart Explorer, then reset IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing in the registry.
Windows PIN Remove Button Grayed Out? Turn Off One Switch
Remove grayed out under your Windows Hello PIN? Turn off the switch that allows only Windows Hello sign-in, under Additional settings, then remove the PIN.
SSH Not Recognized on Windows? Check for 32-bit PowerShell
ssh is not recognized even though OpenSSH is installed? A 32-bit PowerShell cannot see the OpenSSH folder. Open the 64-bit shell, or add the client and PATH.
Port Blocked but Nothing Uses It? Windows Reserved It
Access to a socket forbidden, yet netstat shows nothing on the port? Windows may have reserved it. List the excluded ranges, restart winnat, reserve your own.
Bluetooth Audio Lag on Windows? Turn Off Enhancements First
Voices land after the lips move with Bluetooth earbuds on Windows? Turn off audio enhancements, clear exclusive mode, then clean out old Bluetooth drivers.
Monitor Not Waking After Sleep? Wake It Without a Restart
Monitor stays black or says No Signal after your PC wakes? Press Windows, Ctrl, Shift and B, flip to Duplicate and back, and keep USB-C ports powered.
Python Was Not Found on Windows? Check the App Aliases
Python was not found on Windows, run without arguments to install from the Microsoft Store? Run where.exe python, then fix PATH and the app execution aliases.
Screen Won’t Turn Off on Windows? Check Controllers First
Screen won’t turn off on Windows? Unplug game controllers and close GPU overlays first, then read the DISPLAY section of powercfg /requests and close Steam.
Could Not Prepare the Computer to Boot? Remake the USB Stick
Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation? Setup chose the wrong boot partition. Remake the stick, hide other drives.
Defender Won’t Restore a Quarantined File? Use MpCmdRun
Restore does nothing in Protection history? List the quarantine with MpCmdRun, restore by threat name rather than file name, and use Path for a new folder.