Windows10

Enabling the Windows 10 lock screen image information

Click on Start > Run and type control userpasswords2 to open the user management dialog. Click on the Advanced tab and untick the checkbox at the bottom for Require users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete

Disable Bing search for everything

In the registry:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableSearchBoxSuggestions = 1

Restart the Windows Explorer process (or logout and back in)

Remove the 3D Objects folder from Explorer

Press WIN+R key and type regedit

From both of the following locations:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

Delete the path and contents called:

{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}

Close all your Explorer windows and re-open one. The 3D Objects folder should be gone.

Comparison of files or folders

Install WinMerge from winmerge.org - it includes a shell extension to allow easy comparison of files or folders.

View image EXIF data

Picture Information Extractor (PIE) - free download

• picmeta.com

Checksum files

Works in Windows 7 and 8 too.

certutil -HashFile filename.zip MD5
certutil -HashFile filename.zip SHA1

MacOS QuickLook for Windows

It allows user peek into a file content in lightning speed by just pressing the Space key.

QuickLook for Windows

Ditto - multi-buffer clipboard

Direct from SourceForge or via the Microsoft Store

Multi-monitor Remote Desktop not working?

In the group policy (gpedit) check:

Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Remote Desktop Environment -> limit maximum number of monitors