Author : Andrew Armstrong

Visual Studio 2017 Offline Installer

Visual Studio 2017 Offline Installer

Microsoft are not providing an ISO file for Visual Studio 2017 so this means that if you want to install it onto a machine without an internet connection it proves a little tricky. A lot of people that we have worked with have also said that they always like to have a full installer “just in […]

Microsoft Security Essentials – Updating older Operating Systems

Microsoft Security Essentials – Updating older Operating Systems

If you are using Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) on an older operating system, you may have noticed that you are not receiving all the latest definition updates. This seems to be a particular problem with businesses having to continue using older versions of Windows Server as from 2003 and below then definitions will not automatically […]

System Center Orchestrator – SQL Query to show log file data

System Center Orchestrator – SQL Query to show log file data

If you are using System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH)  Runbooks then you may have run into issues where the database is increasing in size due to the large amount of log files being created. This typically occurs when monitoring event logs on servers amongst some other runbook options in SCORCH. If you want to check how […]

Windows Server 2016 Evaluation Product Keys

Windows Server 2016 Evaluation Product Keys

This Windows Server 2016 post now forms part of our evaluation and KMS product key series where we have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below: Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product […]

Outlook.com SMTP, POP and IMAP Settings

Outlook.com SMTP, POP and IMAP Settings

You may have noticed that Microsoft have recently been migrating email accounts over to their new Exchange based platform and this has meant that some people using email programs like Outlook have had to change their settings to connect to their email accounts. How to get your Outlook.com SMTP, POP and IMAP Settings Just login […]

Create a bootable USB flash drive using large capacity drives

Create a bootable USB flash drive using large capacity drives

You can use large capacity USB flash drives for almost any data usage these days, these include creating bootable USB sticks for Windows operating systems. But if you try and use a much larger capacity drive (64GB+) then you may have an issue with it working. This is because to boot from a USB stick […]

WordPress Speedup – Change the way you add Google Adsense Ads

WordPress Speedup – Change the way you add Google Adsense Ads

Google Adsense is a great way of earning some cash by placing a few adverts on your WordPress blog. However, if you create an advert in your Google Adsense console and just copy and paste it straight into your WordPress site, you are loading a separate script each time for each advert. So, would it […]

WordPress – Completely disable Heartbeat Control

WordPress – Completely disable Heartbeat Control

If you are having speed issues with your WordPress website then you may find that this is because of the the heartbeat control that is within the WordPress software. Running speed checks on your website like PingDom may reveal that your admin-ajax.php is taking ages to load. So, what do you do about it? It really […]

Excel – Split text into different columns with the Convert Text to Columns Wizard

Excel – Split text into different columns with the Convert Text to Columns Wizard

If you exporting data into CSV or text files then this guide may come in handy for you… You can take the text in one or more cells, and spread it out across multiple cells. This is called parsing, and is the opposite of concatenating, where you can combine text from two or more cells […]

Extract and Save Program and Features Icons

Extract and Save Program and Features Icons

If you are looking to extract an icon from your Programs and Features list to use in any programs, documentation or systems like Configuration Manager, then you can use this guide to do that. The icons are actually stored in the C:WindowsInstaller folder but to ensure that you get the correct one, you will need […]

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