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UPDATE JULY 29 2015: To make this change more slightly palatable to loyal Media Center users, Microsoft is making WINDOWS DVD PLAYER available for free to any Windows 7 or 8 PC running Media Center, that is upgraded to Windows 10. To get the Player, you will need to upgrade, Read more
UPDATE: March 2017: If the easy command line path solution does not solve your issue, check out http://www.urtech.ca/2016/02/solved-how-to-fix-error-2503-2502-on-windows-10-when-installing-software/ I was recently working on a Sophos encryption install on a Surface Pro 3 but was presented with “Error code 2502” followed by “Error code 2503” . Sophos was not helpful with this Read more
The term ‘Cloud Computing’ is an oversimplified term covering many choices for how to have computers complete a task using on-line resources. The more specific options explaining the ways to run your computing task in popular use today are: Packaged Software, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software As A Service (SaaS), and Read more
RDP client version 6 and above have a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2048. The RDP 5 and lower clients supported a maximum resolution of only 1600 x 1200 in a 4:3 ratio. RDP 6 client has been substantially improved from previous versions. To get spanning to work, just add /SPAN Read more
Intel has released a fabulous tool that not only scans your PC for devices but also updates the drivers in one fell swoop. Take a look at the Intel Chipset Installation Utility. This tool eliminates most of the dreaded UNKNOWN DEVICEs on a fresh install of Windows. After your chipset drivers Read more
If you have connected an external monitor to a Microsoft Surface 2 or 3 (or any other high resolution computer) running Windows 8, you will see that the second screen’s text is fuzzy. There are several ways to improve the unclear fonts (like increasing the font size, or running through Read more
If you are encrypting a disk with Bitlocker, you will likely find CONTROL PANEL > BITLOCKER DRIVE ENCRYPTION to be a bit… simple. Fortunately you can just run MANAGE-BDE -STATUS C: in a CMD window and it will tell you the: BitLocker Version Status Percent Complete Encryption Method and more Read more
There are four quick points to get through if you are trying to run Windows 10 on an Asus T100: You have to run 32 bit at least for now as the UEFI (new BIOS) that Asus built does not support 64 bit (as of October 26, 2014) Windows 10 WILL Read more
If you need the serial number from your computer and you, don’t have a sticker, the sticker is too hard to get to, or you just want to do some cool IT stuff, start a CMD (command window) and type: WMIC BIOS GET SERIALNUMBER This command is not case sensitive. Read more
SHORT ANSWER: The Asus T100 is a normal PC and so you can enter the BIOS by rapidly pressing the F2 key on boot up. LONG ANSWER: To be precise the Asus T100 and most newer computers have scrapped the old, small and slow BIOS (Basic Input Output System) in Read more
That is correct… if you are using your finger or a stylus. What!? Microsoft decided that if TOUCH is being used title bars on Apps will NOT appear but if you use a MOUSE they will. The short answer is: use a mouse and they will appear. One of the Read more
Yes, boys and girls there is some sanity left at Microsoft. After removing such useful features as transparent window frames, Win+Tab movement and the Start BUTTON from Windows 8, they have re-added the most important feature, the Start MENU. Check out the video:
After installing a Windows 8.1 image on a Surface Pro 3 tablet, built using the approved Microsoft method of: sysprep /oobe /generalize /shutdown /unattend:C:\Autounattend.xml with the AutoUnattend having a COPY PROFILE entry users were unable to launch DEVICES AND PRINTERS. They would receive TITLE: C:\Users\<Administrator>\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanelcw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Indexed\Settings\en-US\Classic{4026492f-2f69-46b8-b9bf-5654fc07e423}.settingcontent-ms CONTENT: Windows cannot access the Read more
There are two ways to set Windows Defender (Security Essentials) to automatically update and the first is to set WINDOWS UPDATE to automatically install all updates. The other way is to create a new SCHEDULED TASK: Click START and type TASK and then click on TASK SCHEDULER Right click on TASK Read more
Below is the help file from a Windows Activation screen. It contains all of the phone numbers Microsoft has worldwide for its activation centers: To activate your product over the telephone, use one of the following numbers: Windows activation: (888) 571-2048 Microsoft Office activation (United States only): (888) 652-2342 TTY Read more
I have an old LG R500 laptop running Wind0ws 8.1 Update 1 and it recently started powering off during boot up… very bad. The machine would boot in SAFE MODE and SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING but not to the full operating system. At least this told me that the core Read more