Microsoft has no plans to change Windows 10 consumer privacy setting
Another report from Forbes turns out to be incorrect. Sources with direct knowledge of Windows product plans confirm that there are no plans to change privacy options for Windows 10. ZDNet-...
View ArticleWhat Would You Pay for a NON-SPYING Windows 10 ?
 There's been a lot of pushback here against Win 10 because it gathers information and 'CALLS HOME' aka 'SPIES' on us. How much would you see as a fair price, and be willing to pay, for a version of...
View Article[WIN10] Restart normal; shutdown very slow
Since the last cumulative update to Windows 10 10586.104 on 2/09/16 my restarting time is now normal (10-15 seconds) but my shutdown (complete power down) time is still very slow (possibly 45 seconds)....
View ArticleMS Office 2016 SP1??
Will there be a Service Pack 1 released in the close future for Office 2016?
View Article[WIN7] Win 7 updates to avoid, or be careful with
I created a list of Win 7 updates that one may want to avoid, and the 'why' (after = ) if that is not immediately obvious from the official short description. KB2505438 - Slow performance in...
View Article[WIN10] IE does Not work with apple traillers ?
can some one comfirm for me that when u go to appletrailers IE does not work any more when i click the move it goes to the movie page but all it does is refresh constantly but it does work with edge...
View Article[WIN7] MS updates taking too long
I was checking for updates and after 45 aborted and tried again. Ran the update diagnostics, says it repaired a few things; rinse & repeat. Did this a few times. then once I forgot about it and 1.5...
View Article[Info] Alter IE settings via Security Policy on 2K8 R2....
Greetings; My requirement: I have all sorts of new domain-accounts who will be logging into my terminal server. I don't want every user to have to make a bunch of changes to make a certain app work in...
View Article[WIN7] .net versions and updates on new install of windows 7
Recently did a clean reinstall of windows 7 SP1 64bit on our computer. Updating windows now and see right away that a potful of updates for .net 3.5 are being offered. Problem is, the list of installed...
View Article[WIN7] Definitive list of updates to avoid?
Do we have a final full list of updates NOT to install on Windows 7? I remember we had a list going but I was wondering since I had not seen any additions in a while whether it was done and pretty much...
View Article[WIN7] How to shut down power to hard drive?
Hello DSL Reports! I've a SATA hard drive, but I don't use it much. Two times per each month. Is it possible to use some Scheduled Task to turn the hard drive on and off, only when it is needed?...
View Articlewindows updates for W7 failing right and left - what to do?
See image. We are into our second day, not to mention efforts into the wee hours of the night, of trying to update a new install of Windows 7. Windows Updates are failing even when trying to install...
View Article[WIN10] Lost activation when hard drive was replaced
A friend replaced a hard drive with a SSD on his activated Win 10 box. I had assumed it would stay activated. So any hardware change loses the activation?
View ArticleQuestion on Updates for Microsoft Net Framework
I was reviewing pending updates and noticed updates for both Microsoft Net Framework 3.5.1 and 4.6.1 (see below) [att=1] However, I only have 4.6.1 installed. Any idea why and would letting the 3.5.1...
View ArticleAll windows move to non-main display
Customer has a laptop and an external monitor using them in "extend display mode side by side. The external monitor is #2; and the laptop is #1. #2 is set as the main monitor. After recovering from a...
View Article[Word] OFC 2010 - Grammar ck crashes WINWORD.EXE
Greetings; My daughter's laptop at College has MS Office 2010 Home and Student. WINWORD.EXE keeps crashing out. ***Every single time that she tries to correct grammar, WINWORD.EXE crashes. *** When she...
View ArticleOutlook 2013 CPU spike since last Patch Tuesday
I'm on a MOLP license, so my Office updates still come from Microsoft Update. Since I installed last week Outlook CPU utilization creeps up and up until the fan is running full and Outlook is at 50+%...
View ArticleSystem Repair Disc on Flash or SD?
As you all know most new, thin laptops now come without a CD/DVD slot. This makes it difficult to create a system repair disc! When I tried to make one for my new laptop, the error message says cannot...
View Article[Outlook] How to get older Outlook messages onto phone
A friend approached me with what I at first thought was a very simple problem, but after spending time on it I've come up short and it doesn't appear to be so simple. He's running Outlook with Exchange...
View Article[Outlook] Can't add a Gmail account
Trying to help a friend register his Gmail account in Outlook 2007. Outlook "wizard" will not enroll the account. Tried to add manually. All port settings, SSL settings,usename, etc are correct....
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