Introduction


Ken Haynes YouTube channel, provides free, up-to-date videos, aimed at both the non-technical and technical user. You can see a selection of my videos at the bottom of this page.

This website serves as a portal to the YouTube channel and some additional resources, which I hope you will find useful. In the very near future, there will be a page of downloadable resources which will relate to the YouTube videos.

You can find out more about me by visiting the About page.

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If technical articles are your thing, check out my Technical Articles page.

 

 

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Ken Haynes

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This video introduces our pick of Top 5 Free Essential Windows programs.Software Covered:Windows PowerToys (00:12) Libre Office Suite (01:30) CCleaner (02:35) VLC Media Player (08:25) 7-Zip (08:56)Download Links:Important note: It is safest to use the software author's download links (shown below). Download websites may package software with potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) or nefarious exploits.Windows PowerToys: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/install Libre Office Suite: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice CCleaner: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/download VLC Media Player: https://www.videolan.org/vlc 7-Zip: https://www.7-zip.org/download.htmlFurther reading: What is a driver? https://bit.ly/40BgAtX (Microsoft Website)Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:12 - Microsoft PowerToys 01:30 - Libre Office 02:35 - CCleaner 08:25 - VLC Media Player 08:56 - 7-Zip
Introducing Ken Haynes and the content offered by the channel.
The easiest and fastest way to run Task Manager on a Windows 10/11 PC. Especially useful when your PC is running slow and you wish to minimize the number of keystrokes.
This video tells you how to make a window stay on top, in Microsoft Windows 10 and 11.In this example, we will be using the free product, the excellent Microsoft PowerToys. Don't be fooled by the name PowerToys, as it is in fact a suite of very useful utilities which enhance the functionality of Windows 10 and 11.Here is a link to the Microsoft PowerToys download page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/installIf you have any comments on this video or suggestions for future videos, please feel free to add them in the comments section.Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this video.
This video describes in simple terms, what digitally signed software is, and how you can check a digital signature.Subjects covered: What a digital certificate is. How it is used to sign software. How to check for a digital signature and confirm its validity.Example software used in this video: https://PCFerretPro.com. This software is free for home and commercial use, it contains no ads or nag screens. The software (as you would expect), is digitally signed. I am the author of this software.Further reading on Code Signing: https://www.digicert.com/signing/code-signing-certificates.Free code signing software: https://www.digicert.com/support/tools/certificate-utility-for-windows (please note that code signing requires the purchase of a Code Signing Certificate).
How to Backup #Registry #Windows 10. This video explains what NOT to use to backup your computer's registry (spoiler alert: #Regedit) and how to safely backup and #restore your computer's Registry and important settings. This video highlights important issues to help keep your data safe. System Restore Points are discussed.This video will also help you with the following Regedit, restore error messages:Cannot import [filename]: Error accessing the registry.Cannot import [filename]: Not all data was successfully written to the registry. Some keys are open by the system or other processes, or you have insufficient privileges to perform this operation.00:00 Introduction 00:16 What is the Registry 00:37 Don't Use Regedit 01:16 What is a Restore Point? 01:48 Creating a Restore Point 02:33 Restoring a Restore point 03:37 Social Media
An introduction to #PCFerret Pro, and what it can do for you. Program features include:Quick System Report Detailed System Report – ideal for support (Choice of saved report formats) Strong #Password Generator #Reboot Operations report and user defined options Alternate Data Stream (#ADS) Analysis File Analysis and Reporting Module Find Files By Type (content, regardless of file extension) #Browser Cache Media Detection Browser Cache URL Extraction MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 File Hash Generation tool Windows Events Errors and Warnings tool One-click Event ID online research tool Tor Browser Detection Built-in one-click program options Automatic Program Update Retrieval Modern, integrated context-sensitive help Clean Uninstall feature to remove all known traces of PCFerret Pro’s files and Registry entries Constantly updated with new tools / features Convenient User’s Manual in PDF format included
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