If this video we fully explore the Dell Precision T7920 workstation. The T7920 we are demonstrating on has two Intel Xeon sockets but only one of them populated. We did this to allow for future expansion to protect our investment. We: Unbox Perform a basic disassembly Install two sets of […]
A gaming computer or laptop that runs at a high temperature is not simply annoying. That heat can actually harm the components within the computer and detrimentally affect the computer’s efficiency or even shorten its life. Thanks to the high-intensity of the CPU market, you can always find a brand […]
In recent versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has made notable strides in what they call Delivery Optimization. It is to the point now that, if you configure Delivery Optimization correctly, there is little need to have your Window Server Update Services (aka WSUS) store the patches locally. The question is, […]
If you find a Windows 10 or Office setting is grayed out and there is a THIS SETTING IS MANAGED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION notice (usually in red) there are ways to get around it. For instance we recently documented Windows Hello PIN ADD Button is Greyed Out – THIS SETTING […]
If you are trying to make changes to Office365 using PowerShell you are likely to need the list of services. As of November 15, 2019 the Office365 services list from an E3 and the PowerShell command to generate it is: PS C:\Windows\system32> (Get-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName “<upn – likely the email address>”).Licenses.ServiceStatus.serviceplan|select […]
If you are having problems with OneDrive you may be able to correct them with a simple reset: RESET ONEDRIVE ON WINDOWS 10: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset If that command does not make sense to you, just follow these instructions: Right click on the OneDrive icon in your Notification Area (blue cloud […]
If you are looking for a laptop you likely are considering Dell. The problem is Dell has so much product it is difficult to tell which laptop is right for your needs. They have 7 laptop product lines: Dell Brand Consumer or Corporate Market Segment Priamry Feature XPS Both ultra-portables […]
If you are using Google Chrome, you may find that is takes 20+ seconds to load the first page and that is annoying. The problem is likely a proxy setting which you can, and almost certainly should, disable. Click to expand these screen shots Launch Chrome and notice if you […]
If you are working on a WordPress site and see a redirect error like: CHROME: This Page Isn’t Working Right Now www.<YourDomain>.com redirected you too many times. ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS FIREFOX: The page isn’t redirecting properly. Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way […]
Diskpart is Microsoft’s disk partitioning command line tool and while it works well, it does not provide some protections from self inflicted wounds. One common DISKPART command to wipe a disk is CLEAN. CLEAN removes the volumes and partitions along with changing the first letter of every file to a […]
UPDATE: Feb 1 2020 – These commands still work but we have a lovely script that works much faster and can even overwrite data if need be. That disk wipe script is available HERE. _____________________________ In 2017 we recorded a video on how to remove partitions through command line. This […]
All devices used to connect directly to the internet have their own unique IP address. Your internet router, each device connected to your router and your internet browser all has their own unique IP addresses. There are many reasons you may want to change your IP address and you’ll have […]
Over time you will have a bunch of garbage apps automatically starting up. Things like Adobe Acrobat icons in your system tray, Google updates, printer software for a printer you don’t own anymore and more can really slow down your PC and make things a visual mess. There used to […]
You may have noticed that Skype starts automatically and runs the icon runs in your system tray/notification area. This is just annoying advertising if you are not using it. As you can see in the screen shot, Microsoft’s official instructions on how to disable Skype are outdated as the AUTOMATICALLY […]
There are five ready ways to uninstall software: Using the GUI – Right click on the START BUTTON > APPS AND FEATURES > click the app in question > UNINSTALL Using a build in uninstaller – Go to the folder where the product is installed, look for something like UNINSTALL.EXE […]
Microsoft has stopped development on File History and Windows Backup. Awesome services in Windows 7, like Shadow Copy which made “Previous Versions” of files available have been fully deprecated. These services have been replaced with OneDrive functions. OneDrive provides point in time file restores and backup of most files on […]