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We recently had a very strange Windows 10 problem in which the machine would become non-responsive about 30 seconds after boot up. If we signed in quickly, we could sometimes get the desktop to load, but not always. The user told us that the last thing she had done was Read more…
Eight years ago we wrote THIS article explaining the difference between TCP/IP printer ports and the then new WSD printer ports. In 2021 we find IPP ports are confusing people: What Is an IPP Port? First lets explain what IPP stands for. IPP is an acronym for Internet Printing Protocol Read more…
If you have either of the following printer error messages in Windows 11 or Windows 10, we have a work around that may help. Printers: Operation Could Not Be Completed Error 0x00000bc4 We Can’t Install This Printer Right Now #740 In both cases the problem appears to be with Read more…
Recently we provided THIS video explaining how to install Windows 11 on a hardware that does not meet the minimum requirements. This naturally lead one of our viewers, Rahul Nema, to ask: “…(After installing Win11 on unsupported hardware), will future Windows security updates and cumulative updates working without any problem? Read more…
Windows 11 checks for many things before allowing installation or upgrades but it allows for five of them to be bypassed: a compatible CPU check a hard drive / storage check making sure you have at least a 64GB drive a RAM check ensuring you have at least 4GB a Read more…
In this video we demonstrate how to check if your computer has meets the requirements to run Windows 11. We ran this on a compute stick named a Terryza W5/T5 Pro and were surprised to find that its only deficiency was the CPU. It turns out that Intel Atom X6 Read more…
Years ago, it was easy to remote to any machine on your network using the local user accounts that were built in. However, today Microsoft all but requires home users to log into their Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC’s using a Microsoft Account and that makes RDP’ing from one Read more…
In fact, this article explains how to use any keyboard for any language in Windows 10 and 11. Short Version: If you your computer is setup already to use multiple keyboard layouts (and many non-English computers are), the easiest way to change to the language you use is to press Read more…
In case you were not already aware Shaw BlueCurve and Rogers Ignite in Canada and Cox Contour and Charter in the United States have licensed Comcast’s X1 platform used for on-demand viewing including the the mobile / browser app. As such their troubleshooting steps are all the same. While the instructions below Read more…
If your computer CPU fan is frequently running on high, making too much noise and driving you crazy there are two things you should do: Clean the CPU Fan – 85% of the time the problem is that the CPU FAN or heatsink is clogged and NEEDS to be cleaned, Read more…
If you have ever deployed an operating system in a corporate environment you will know that there are frequently problems. The typical troubleshooting technique is to read the logs but that can be daunting, so Microsoft developed a free tool to parse those error logs. I just attended a presentation Read more…
If you want a pin a web page to your Task Bar and are using Chrome or MS Edge the process is easy but far from obvious: Surf to the website you want to pin Click the three dots icon for SETTINGS (top right corner of Edge or Chrome) Click Read more…
If you are playing with Windows 11, you may have noticed what appear to be some new Features that also appear to be highly related; HyperV, Virtual Machine Platform, Windows Hypervisor Platform, Windows Subsystem For Linux and Windows Sandbox. Click to Expand These features are new-ish, but not to Windows Read more…
What is a TPM? Put simply, aTrusted Platform Module (aka TPM) is physical chip on your computers’ motherboard that contains a number which can be used to encrypt (scramble) data to keep your information private. A modern TPM can also contain some passwords and certificates used on everything from your Read more…
If you are interested in Windows 11, you will be interested in your Trusted Platform Module (aka TPM). What is a TPM? A TPM is just a physical chip on your computers motherboard that contains a number which is used by Windows and other software to encrypt (scramble) data and Read more…
Did you know that if you have Windows 10 you can legally upgrade to Windows 11 right now, months before it it released. The process is quite straight forwarded: Click START, COG (settings), UPDATES AND SECURITY Join the WINDOWS INSIDER PROGRAM (bottom left menu) Select the DEV Channel (aka FAST Read more…