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How to delete "recent windows items" or the links of the files you've open in Windows 10 or Windows 11? Here are the locations that will delete the windows recent items. Please test on a VM or any test device before applying to the actual computer or device. Make sure the output is what is expected. Open a command prompt and change directory to this locations: cd "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent Items" cd %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations cd %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations Yes, please test on a Virtual Machine before applying to a production laptop or computer. Cheers! Till next time. Do ASAP, Always Say A Prayer... Practice O.T.G. = Obedience To God Make time for Prayer and Meditation. Take time to kneel down and Pray! Practice F.IF.T.H (Firm In Faith Towards Heaven) Your attitude will depends your altitude, stay humble!

Changing hostname in Linux without rebooting, is quite straight forward. Changing the hostname will also change the name on the Terminal prompt, and will be displayed beside the current login user on the system. Open a terminal window and edit /etc/hostname. Use vi, nano or even echo command to change the content or value of the hostname file. Then type this: sysctl kernel.hostname=new-hostname-office.internal After typing the command, if the new hostname doesn't appear yet. Disconnect from SSH and login again via SSH and the new name will be displayed. That's it, simple as that. If unsure, try on a VM before applying to production. And check whether the desired output is the expected result. Cheers! Till next time. Do ASAP, Always Say A Prayer... Practice O.T.G. = Obedience To God Make time for Prayer and Meditation. Take time to kneel down and Pray! Practice F.IF.T.H (Firm In Faith Towards Heaven) Your attitude will depends your altitude, stay humble!

 IE Properties or Internet Explorer properties still plays a part on Windows 10 or even Window 11. For example, some VPN settings like TLS or Transport Layer Security still checks on IE Properties. How to access Internet Explorer or IE properties? If IE is not yet blocked on the corporate environment or active directory network, then press windows key + r and type, iexplore on the run box. This will open Internet Explorer. A better way to do this without opening IE itself, is to use the Control Panel applet. Press windows key + r to open run box. And on the run box windows type, inetcpl.cpl and click ok or pres enter to run the command. This will open the IE or Internet Explorer properties and changes can be made. The other way is to check the Windows Registry, but a word of caution don't play or change the registry if you're not sure of what you're doing as this might lead to corrupting your Windows OS. Anyway, if you want to try or experiment on a Windows VM that can be ...