Windows Defender 99% CPU at Logon

Just logged on to a Windows Server 2016 Essentials machine for the first time in a couple days. Windows Defender immediately kicked off a Full Scan, basically bringing the server …

DevNodeClean: Deleting Unused Devices

Recently a Microsoft support agent used a tool that I wasn’t familiar with:  DevNodeClean. Basically Windows creates a device in registry for every new device that is connected—even if it’s …