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How to fix your machine after Microsoft Updates cause blue screen crashes

So Microsoft have done it again, released a batch of updates and our machines start to blue screen! Problem Updates From what we have experienced so far are that the following updates are the culprits and should be uninstalled where possible: KB4015217 KB4041676 KB4041691 Removing the Updates If you still have access to Windows, open up an elevated command prompt …

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WordPress – Bulk Remove all Users

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As many WordPress administrators will know, spam users signing up to your blogs is a real pain and hard to administer. We had over 70,000 junk spam user accounts on our site and we decided it was time to have a clear out. But where to start? We started by going into the Users section of our WordPress dashboard and …

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Windows Server – Change to GUI or Core

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If you are using Windows Server 2012 or 2016 then you may want to change your server from GUI to Core for security purposes. To do this, open up an elevated Powershell command box and run the following command: Uninstall-WindowsFeature User-Interfaces-Infra This will run through the uninstall of the GUI process and once complete, you should then reboot your machine. …

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Smart Ways to Increase Sales For Your Retail Business

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The retail marketing in the present times is more competitive than ever. The increase in competition is not just because of the growth of retail stores in sight but also a majority of online stores that are pertaining the customer’s interests. Although online shopping is convenient and cheaper for a few customers, most people still rely on brick and mortar …

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Long File Names Information Gathering

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If you are looking to gather information about long file names that are over 255 characters on your filestores, then there is a very simple utility you can use which will export this information to a text file. The utility is called simply TLPD and is available as a free download from Sourceforge. Once you have downloaded the standalone exe file, …

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PCWinSoft Software Giveaway

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We have recently been provided with some free software to give away to our visitors from PCWinSoft. So you can now get the following software completely free: SuperLauncher ScreenBackTracker 1AV SWF Video Converter The full details on these giveaways can be seen below: Product: SuperLauncher Installer: https://www.pcwinsoft.com/download/SPLaunchInstAG.exe Version: 1.9.4.80 Landing page to get the licence key: https://www.pcwinsoft.com/promotion/TechyGeekSP/registration.asp Usual Price: $29.90 …

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Disable SMBv1 to protect against ransomware attacks

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With the recent issues with ransomware and the Wannacry attack, you really should now have SMBv1 disabled on your machines. If you are still working on this or maybe not even started yet, then here we will show you a few examples of what to do to protect yourselves from future SMBv1 vulnerability and ransomware attacks. Manual Commands If you …

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How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update

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Everyone is now aware of Microsoft‘s talking assistant, Cortana. However, what if you hate Cortana and you want her removed from your computer? Well, there is an excellent guide on how to do this over at howtogeek.com: How to Disable Cortana Just follow their simple guide, reboot your computer and Cortana will be no more!

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How to fix the “The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk” error

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If you are trying to format a second disk on your computer (or server) and you are getting this error: “The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk.” Then this could be because the disk is write-protected. To get around this, you can use the diskpart utility built into Windows. Open up an elevated command prompt and …

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Windows Server Core – Create a new disk using diskpart

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If you are using Microsoft Server 2016 you will notice that it is now in the server core setup. If you have experience of using Server Core then you should be fine, but if you have not, it can be a little daunting. Is the simple process of adding a new virtual hard disk completely unknown without the use of …

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Are Microsoft using your computer as a Windows Update distribution point?

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Since the upgrade to Windows 10, you may not be aware but your computer may be being used by Microsoft to help distribute Windows Updates. There is a setting within Windows 10 which allows your machine to send updates to other Windows 10 computers on your local network and even on the Internet! What? How do I stop it?! Well, …

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Windows 10 Group Policy ADMX Templates

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Overview Administrative Templates files are divided into .admx files and language-specific .adml files for use by Group Policy administrators. The changes that are implemented in these files let administrators configure the same set of policies by using two languages. Administrators can configure policies by using the language-specific .adml files and the language-neutral .admx files. Administrative Templates file storage Windows uses …