The short answer is, you are correct. Microsoft has intentionally disabled that functionality in Word 2013. In Excel 2013 the INSERT key still overtypes as you would expect. The long answer is, you can easily change it! Click FILE > OPTIONS > ADVANCED and near the top you will see […]
Now that Windows 9… I mean Windows 10 desktop client has been released in Beta, you may be asking yourself, where is Windows 10 Server (likely to be named Windows Server 2015)? Well, that is a fine question and we have the answer, it will be released TODAY October 1, […]
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 […]
There are soooo many stories in the news about hackers cracking passwords. Sometimes these hacks are based on flaws in security systems (i.e. like ways around automatic account locking after 3 failed attempts at entering a password) but very often they are just simple guesses based on analysis of the more […]
If you want to stop Office 365 passwords from expiring and / or you want to eliminate the password complexity requirements you must use PowerShell as these changes are not permitted through the Office 365 admin pages Download the Office 365 Online Services Module 32bit or 64bit and install it […]
This has taken me about a day to figure out! I have a new Surface 3 that I have wiped out and imaged with a Win8.1 ISO sourced from the Volume License Service Center (with a release date of 4/13/2014, which I thought included Update 1). After adding in updates KB2959977 […]
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 […]
If you have tried to download and install the SQL Management Tools so you can see your SQL install, after you have installed SharePoint Foundation 2013, you likely have run into a few issues. Below is the formula to get the SQL management tools installed: Note that I ran mine […]
Secure boot is a firmware standard that has EFI BIOS’s check the boot loader to ensure it is authentic. Guess what is not supported in Secure Boot… ANYTHING before Windows 8. Soooo, if you are trying to load Windows 7 (in my case from PXE and WDS) onto a PC […]
If you right click on the START button but do not see a context menu you likely have corrupted or missing folder: c:\User\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX The solution is just to copy this folder (and its three subfolders) from a working machine. In my case, I was able to copy these files from […]
If you want to see what your PC is doing during startup or shutdown you can set Windows to VERBOSE MODE. This can be accomplished in one of two ways: Registry Entry on the PC: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\System “VerboseStatus”=dword:00000001 . Group Policy: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System> DISPLAY HIGHLY […]
If you want to force a background image to your Windows 8.1 Lock Screen you can accomplish your mission using a registry key or Group Policy that sets that registry key for you. Download the Group Policy Templates for Windows 8.1 HERE and add them to your Group Policy Store […]
Well, according to Microsoft you cannot currently change the background image on Windows 8.1 Login Screen. I confirmed this with Microsoft Partner Support HERE . I believe this will change in future versions of Windows. That being said you can force a specific colour (or color for our American friends!) […]
Well the answer is, use Word 2013 to send your email. You may not be aware that Outlook dropped its own text editor somewhere around Office 2000, so when you are creating an email in Outlook, you really are just using Word. The problem is that Microsoft removed the EMAIL […]
In a word, no. I have spent several days trying to find a clear answer the to this question in white papers, blogs and even MS Partner Support. I think Microsoft will offer this service in the not so distant future because it just makes sense to. Using the Office 365 Feedback link […]