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PowerShell Script to Change Desktop Wallpaper on Windows 11

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Tired of manually setting your desktop background? Discover how to use a simple PowerShell script to automatically change your Windows 11 wallpaper.

 

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Install Windows 11 on Incompatible Windows 10 PC

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This article regarding the installation of Windows 11 on unsupported PC hardware running Windows 10 is being published without any warranties, guarantees or otherwise.

You, the reader, are not to follow or attempt anything written herein. This article is for my personal use and entertainment only.

 

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Removing New Context Menu Items in Windows 10

Removing New Context Menu Items in Windows

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Right clicking on your desktop will give you a drop down context menu with a few new file creation shortcuts. The “New” context menu will allow you to quickly and easily create a new folder, shortcut, blank document, and many others.

In this article I will show you how to remove many of these “New” file shortcut items from your Windows 10 desktop context menu. Alternatively, you can watch a short video or just get the various context menu links if you know what you’re doing.

 

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How to Limit Number of WordPress Revisions

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By default, WordPress saves every change you make to a post or page as a revision.

While this is great for version control, it can quickly bloat your database—especially on long-form content or frequently edited pages.

In fact too many revisions can slow down your admin dashboard, cause memory issues with certain page builders (like Avada or Elementor) as well as lead to database bloat over time.

This article is a quick reference for how I automatically limited the number of stored WordPress revisions.

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Fix Missing PaperPort Image Printer 64-bit

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Despite my recommendation to clients to use the built-in Scan to PC feature (available on most modern all-in-one printers) and manage documents through Windows File Explorer, some insist on using PaperPort 14.

PaperPort, now owned by Tungsten Automation (previously by Nuance and then Kofax), has changed hands multiple times.

PaperPort suffers from a number of issues, one of which is the failure to reinstall the PaperPort Image Printer on Windows 11.

In this post, I’ll walk you through successfully reinstalling the PaperPort Image Printer which was provided to you along with your Brother printer.

 

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PaperPort Thumbnail Failing to Display

Fix PaperPort 14 Thumbnails Not Loading

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Despite my recommendation to clients to use the built-in Scan to PC feature (available on most modern all-in-one printers) and manage documents through Windows File Explorer, some insist on using PaperPort 14.

PaperPort, now owned by Tungsten Automation (previously by Nuance and then Kofax), has changed hands multiple times.

PaperPort suffers from a number of issues, one of which is the failure to display scanned document thumbnails on Windows 11. Instead of document previews, users see only generic icons with PaperPort performance lagging heavily.

This article outlines the steps I took to resolve this thumbnail issue. That said, I continue to advise against utilizing PaperPort for document management—solely because it is redundant. Learn my simple and effective alternative solution to PaperPort.

 

PaperPort Thumbnail Failing to Display

 

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Avada Critical Error, Can No Longer Edit Page

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Just had a single page scroller website designed for a client. I applied my final revisions only to have the backend editor within Avada disappear. Within the Revisions screen element it displayed a Critical Error has occurred on this site.

Pardon the brevity of this article. I’m simply publishing this on my site so that I can recall how I fixed this issue should it occur again on another site.

 

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Quick Password Generator Extension

Quick Password Generator Extension, Chrome Web Store

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This simple browser extension will quickly generate a strong password for you. For quick access, just pin the QPG extension to your browsers’ toolbar. Like this free extension? Buy me a cup of coffee.

 

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ManageWP Site Reconnection Reset

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Sometimes your connection with a site will fail as well as any attempts to reconnect it the ManageWP service.

This article covers a potential solution to the issue of sites failing to reconnect once the connection drops.

 

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