The data drive for personal and work files began to have some picture files unable to be read. I copied all files to another drive. Then I did a couple quick disk checks in MS Windows 10, and suprisingly no errors were found. A thorough test of the disk would do repeated reads and writes across the entire disk.
Run PowerShell as admin and use the deprecated wmic command:
Run cmd as admin and use chkdsk:
How to remove Microsoft packages from PowerShell was previously discussed in year 2021 here. Microsoft continues to provide app installs which some of us do not want.
Look at apps in Windows Settings (press WindowsKey+i then choose Apps) and attempt to uninstall apps there. Some apps allow uninstall, and others such as Bing Search do not.
Steps to remove Bing Search app:
- Right-click on Start button and choose "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"
- In the PowerShell window, look for the package name: Get-AppxPackage | select-string "bing"
- Remove the package: Get-AppxPackage *bing* | Remove-AppxPackage
As an alternative to the bloated and AI-interrupting PDF readers from Microsoft and Adobe, the SumatraPDF is a streamlined and free PDF viewer from Microsoft Windows.
Download the latest Sumatra PDF release.
Most Windows users will likely choose the "Installer" so it integrates with the Start menu and file name extensions. The "Portable version" is a self-contained program that simply runs.
After download, run the installer.
I usually choose Options for making files searchable and for preview.
I prefer to not have the "Home" blank page, so I disable that in the Menu -> Settings -> Advanced Option. In the configuration file change item "NoHomeTab" from "false" to "true". Save the configuration file and restart Sumatra PDF.
