Fix: Cannot Delete the Cygwin64 folder

cygwin cannot delete folder

If you installed “cygwin64” earlier and want to delete the folder after uninstalling the tool, you may be unable to do so.

It may say, “Folder Access Denied.” This can happen if the NTFS permissions for the folder are tight or the profile that owned the folder no longer exists on the computer.Read more

Fix: “Windows created a temporary paging file” message at startup

disable pagefile.sys on os volume

Sometimes, you may need to turn off the paging file on the OS partition for testing or when shrinking the C drive. After turning off the paging file (“pagefile.sys”) on the OS partition and enabling it on another drive or partition, Windows keeps creating a temporary paging file on the OS partition.

The following notification appears at startup.Read more

How to Run a Boot Trace Using Process Monitor

Process monitor boot logging

Process Monitor is an excellent diagnostic tool from Microsoft Sysinternals. It can run a trace during the current Windows session or trace the boot process. Let’s see how to enable boot tracing using Process Monitor. Enable Boot Logging using Process Monitor Download Process Monitor and run it. Read and accept the license agreement. If the … Read more