[WIN10] Update KB3156421
KB3156421 updates Windows 10 to 10586.318. Changelog: •Improved reliability in a number of areas including Cortana, Bluetooth, Shell, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Miracast, and USB. •Fixed...
View ArticlePrevent Win 10 from Uninstalling Programs
Got a new PC with Win 7 Pro pre-installed. Came with an 8.1 upgrade disk. Also eligible for the free Win 10 upgrade for the next 2 months. I installed Win 10 + Classic Shell, and after a lot of...
View Article[WIN8] Wrong symbols
I'm trying to look int some 9F crashes, but having issues with wrong symbols. I have Win 8.1 upgraded from 8 as per below display. [ATT=1] I have the symbols downloaded from...
View Article[WIN7] KB 3115129 ("Published: today" 5/3/2016-Important)?
This came up for my Win7/64 computer today, out of band. Windows Update says it's a Definition Update for Microsoft Office 2010, 32-Bit Edition 3.1 MB. The WU link for "More information" leads to a...
View ArticleWindows Store and the lack of apps
I was thinking about why there's such a lack of good decent Windows apps on the Windows Store and got into a pretty heated argument with some people on another forum and one of the people I was arguing...
View Article[WIN10] Win 10 Insider Build removes controversial Wi-Fi Sense
"We have removed the Wi-Fi Sense feature that allows you to share Wi-Fi networks with your contacts and to be automatically connected to networks shared by your contacts." Announcing Windows 10 Insider...
View Article[WIN7] Outlook.com no longer compatible with Windows Live Mail
If you use Outlook.com for email you should be aware that Microsoft is migrating the infrastructure so it is based on Office 365. As such, if you are currently using Windows Live Mail in Windows 7, or...
View Article[Other] Windows virtual PC XP
I was curious I have a printer that only has XP drivers and I used the MS virtual XP software and it worked but I wonder if it has any limitations over a native xp install? Not just for drivers but...
View ArticleFix MFT (Master File Table) using MFT mirror?
card reader I used for months - has corrupted the microSD card .. I was able to recover the images using ZAR but I suspect that it is just the MFT (Master File Table) is corrupted what tools can I use...
View Article[Info] Friday the 13th Adobe Flash Player security update (KB3163207)
MS16-064: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: May 13, 2016 ... Summary This update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player when it's installed on all supported editions of Windows Server...
View Article[WIN7] I think Microsoft is sabotaging Windows 7 with "Security Updates"
Ever since these May updates, ALL my games, including browser based games like siltherio are lagging very badly. Sitherio has become unplayable and other games like GTA V are constantly lagging. I'm...
View Article[WIN7] Sound/Mixer Sabotaged by MS?! XP's Record 'What You Hear' Not There
I've read somewhere that Win7's mixer function was stripped of functions that XP had natively. Using a Lenovo T-61 and found out that I needed to add separate audio card to gain features in XP so added...
View Article[WIN10] My taskbar expands slightly everytime I minimize a game
This is a really weird issue. I recently reformatted my computer due to a couple of minor issues and now I've found that anytime I minimize a game that is not running at my desktop's 4K resolution, the...
View Article[WIN7] Reminder For My Family to Plug In Backup Drive
In the event of ransomware, I would want my family to restore all the files once Windows is reinstalled, so I am wondering how would I go about backing up all the data including my mom's Google Chrome...
View Article[WIN10] Starting the process to move to Windows 10. Have some questions.....
Everyone, I have a blank 500 GB hard drive that I was not using, so I figured it was time for me to start looking at Windows 10. The beauty of having a desktop is that I can unplug my main OS drive (1...
View Articlesafe to remove windows.old prior to 30 days timer?
Just wondering for the need to keep windows.old at all, in my case. Prior to doing the upgrade path for Win10 I made a restore system image of my Win7 system (boot CD and put the image on an external...
View Article[Beta] CMake error - Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
Any idea what is going on here? ------------------------- rob@DESKTOP-QG4Q9DB:~/itpp-4.3.1/build$ cmake .. CMake Error: Parse error in cache file /home/rob/itpp-4.3.1/build/CMakeCache.txt. Offending...
View Article[WIN7] Refurbished Lenovo T400 Win7 SP1; What software to keep/delete?
I've been using linux at home. My last consistent Windows usage was XP at work until I retired in early 2011. I'm effectively a Windows Noob now. Yesterday, I picked up a refurbished Lenovo notebook...
View Article[WIN10] Freezing Windows Explorer
So this issue occurs on both a Windows 7 and Windows 10 laptop. I'm wondering if it's a network path issue, but when I click on the file explorer icon in the quick launch tray, the file explorer...
View Article[Other] Windows SErver AD
Good day, I need some advices/tip.. On my network (around 250 machines), I have 2 domain controller.. named OdesAD01 with ip 192.168.4.10 and OdesAD02 with 192.168.4.11. They are running on Win2k8...
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