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

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

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 …

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Windows Service Tweaker to Speed up Windows

The current version of Windows is pretty good and users will find that using the operating system is pretty straight forward and much improved on the first versions and previous operating systems like Windows Vista. However, on some older computers and even on some newer computers with low end processors like Celeron or AMD’s E1, the speed can be an …

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Water Saving & Pressure Increase using Rusee Filtration Shower Head

A little off topic this one but we thought we would share this with our visitors anyway as it is a little bit like a technical innovation! We purchased this shower head a few weeks ago as the water pressure in our bathroom is appalling. We thought for a few quid that it was worth trying it – and it …

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4 Features of Retail Analytics That Help You Upscale Your Revenue

Retailers in today’s era have a lot to know about their customers – know their likes, dislikes, what they are likely to buy, what they might avoid, what mode of payment do they prefer, what is their perception about the brand, etc. It’s not as overwhelming as it seems because now is the time for retail analytics to take over. …

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Skype v7.40 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions

Skype version 7.40 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …

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