[Outlook] No notifications for mail or events
Windows 10 Pro, Outlook 2016 (Part of Office 2016 Pro). About a week ago Outlook stopped notifying me of new mail and calendar events. Setting for notifications appear normal. Any ideas would be...
View Article"New" Hotmail/Outlook
With the previous version, I had a large number of rules set up to determine which folder an incoming email should be sent to. These all seem to have vanished after the "improvement"- everything is...
View ArticleRealtek HD Audio Codec Driver v6.0.1.7885
Manufacturer: Realtek Date: July 22, 2016, 09:54:00 PM Driver Version: 07/19/2016, 6.0.1.7885 Filename: 7885_PG447_Win10_Win8.1_Win8_Win7_WHQL.zip (32-bit/64-bit) File Size: 326 MB OS Support: Windows...
View Article[WIN10] can't right click on desktop anymore (!)
It's insane that I'm actually saying this, but I have now had 2 Windows 10 computers lose the ability for me to right click on the desktop. The following error is shown immediately upon right-clicking:...
View Article[WIN10] Win 10 Free Upgrade Ending July 29, 2016
My understanding is that the free upgrade period is ending soon. Are there any reasons not to do the upgrade? Any regrets from those who did? Is there a way back to Win8.1 if needed?
View ArticleWhat to look for in a Windows 10 desktop
I am a Mac user at home and have used iPhones pretty much exclusively over the last 5 years. At work I have been using a Mac Mini and it pretty much meets my needs. However, I have always had a...
View Article[WIN10] Win10 decision time
My primary desktop is still running Win7 Pro (64-bit). I had intended to wait until now to take advantage of the free Win10 upgrade. My thinking was to let most of the first year bugs and other issues...
View Article[WIN10] Need a new light weight word processor to open doc files in Win10
Any suggestions? We have no need for something as heavy as MSFT Office365 or even Open Office suite. Is there something that will do this faster that the "suite" programs with a smaller footprint?...
View ArticleReview: Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Submitted without comment: https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/25/windows-10-anniversary-update/ -- ♬ Dragon of good fortune struggles with the trickster Fox ♬
View Article[WIN10] Reserve Windows 10 without using it (Upgrade and Roll Back)
quote:http://www.ghacks.net/ Reserve Windows 10 without using it By Martin Brinkmann on July 25, 2016 Only a couple of days are left until Microsoft's "everyone, gather around and grab a free copy of...
View Article[IE] Offline installer "Downloading required updates..." ?
Why is an offline installer needs internet access to install?!? :huh: I downloaded the IE 11 offline package (about 50 meg or so) and it would not install without internet access.... isn't the whole...
View Article[WIN7] July 2016 rollup update
Noticed that there is an optional update KB3172605. It seems to be mainly a fix for the Bluetooth issues with last month's rollup. If I'm reading the KB right, it seems to include last month's...
View Article[WIN7] stuck on a specific update
For about 30 mins, my PC is showing this: "Please do not power off or unplug your machine. Installing update 156 of 222" I know I can wait a day, and there will be a better than 99.9% possibility that...
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 ArticleSPF record
Can someone point me in the right direction of setting up an SPF record for a local exchange 2013 server? -- http://www.devicemanager.net
View ArticleQuick, free and easy DNS server backup
In following my theme for quick, free, easy tools like I posted here: https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30282137-Quick-free-and-easy-hard-drive-monitoring Here's another one some poor bastard like me...
View ArticleAnyone know of a good smart host?
I am in the process of running an exchange server on a residential line temporarily and having trouble getting around Verizon fios - it appears they are blocking some of the common ports. Any opinions?...
View Articlehacking monitor .inf for higher resolution
I have a 40" 4K Seiki monitor currently hooked up to a VGA KVM, so it operates from the VGA input. For whatever reason, the resolution from this is capped at 2048x1152 ( :uhh: ) and I'd like to...
View Article[WIN10] Windows 10 Backup after Upgrade?
OK, this is my old Lap Top and I am updating it from Win 8 (uck) to Win 10 at almost the last second. I want to have it available should my new Lap Top die or get stolen. After I updated I wanted to...
View Articlewin task / softare to reset file permissions/owner on microSD?
when I am trying to delete *some* files (movies..) on my galaxy Tab S2 microSD .. I keep getting "task failed" or alike .. I have tried half a dozen file managers .. reboot .. safe mode .. but I can...
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