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As explained in our previous post, we have not really been online for the last week so if you have emailed us or commented and are awaiting a response, you should get one very shortly. We have a number of new guides and articles to release which will be coming over the next week. We also have coming up a …
Site Update Read MoreWith the events of the last week, we have not been reading emails or posting anything on our site as you may have noticed. We are based and live in Manchester and it has been a truly shocking and upsetting week for our city and the people that live here. Everyone will know the circumstances of what has happened in …
Update – Manchester Bombing Read MoreMost of us will now probably have a smart TV in our homes that’s capable of streaming movies and playing online games. But smart technology is about so much more than this as the interconnected nature of the latest home gadgets looks to make our homes feel very futuristic indeed. Security advances The humble lock on your front door has …
How smart tech is taking over our homes Read MoreSome more information on the ransomware cyber attack…. Microsoft have now released patches for some legacy systems including Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. You can view the blog post and the download links for the patches by viewing the below from Microsoft:
Ransomware Legacy Systems – Patches Released Read MoreFollowing on from the ransomware attacks of the last few days, you should have by now patched all your servers and clients using the Windows Update that relates to your operating system (see list and download links at the end of this post). If you want more security around this then you should also disable the SMBv1 where possible. Just …
How to disable SMBv1 Read MoreToday the NHS in the UK has come under attack from a ransomware attack causing huge damage to their systems which has had a knock-on effect on patients including cancelled appointments and operations. This attack seems to have been able to attack the NHS due to outdated systems allowing the attack access through the Microsoft vulnerability which is patched in Microsoft …
NHS UK Ransomware Attack – What to do to protect yourself and your business Read MoreEver came up with the situation when you deleted some important files of yours by mistake. Then you wished if those files could be recovered but all you did was wishing. Not anymore, Now Recover Deleted Files easily by Free Data Recovery Software i.e. “EaseUS Data Recovery Software”; a very user-friendly software. EaseUS Data Recovery Software comes up with two …
Recover Lost files with EaseUS Data Recovery Software Read MoreWe have provided free technical guides to home and business users for over 6 years now. Over the last few years we have also branched out in to creating custom software for free. With a total of over 8 million hits in these 6 years, our small blog based site has become much bigger than we could have even imaged. …
We are Crowdfunding! Read MoreIf you are using Malware Bytes Premium then you may have come across the Real-Time Protection layers turned off error like below: This is with the version 3 release of Malware Bytes and seems to have affected the version 3.0.4. We came across this error and carried out various tests in our lab like uninstalling and reinstalling in case there …
Malware Bytes – Real-Time Protection layers turned off Read MoreIf you are a regular user of Visual Studio and you also use the Visual Studio Installer to create EXE and MSI installers for your programs then you sometimes may need to copy files to the ProgramData hidden folder. Within Visual Studio Installer this option is not easily available to you like the User’s Desktop is for example: However, you …
Install files into ProgramData folder using Visual Studio Installer Read MoreSo you have updated to the latest Windows 10 Creators Edition (1703) and you are using Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft have decided that you need an Edge icon on your tabs to try and encourage you to start using it – annoying yes? Well there is a very simple way of turning it back off again. Instructions Click the little …
How to remove the Edge icon from Internet Explorer after Windows 10 Creators Update Read MoreIf you are using Windows 10 then you will know that Microsoft‘s new web browser, Edge, is set as the default browser for the operating system. But if you want to change it then it should be pretty simple right? well it turns out, not quite… It seems that there is a bug when trying to change the default web …
Windows 10 – Changing Default Browser Bug Fix Read More
