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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, …
Are Microsoft using your computer as a Windows Update distribution point? Read MoreOverview 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 …
Windows 10 Group Policy ADMX Templates Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that we have now upgraded our website and added a SSL certificate allowing us to now use encrypted traffic using the HTTPS protocol. You will now notice that we have a nice secure site with the green bar and padlock: This is something that we have wanted to enable for some time now and we …
Announcement – HTTPS Upgrade Read MoreThe 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 …
Windows Service Tweaker to Speed up Windows Read MoreWindows 10 comes with a large amount of built in apps, most of which are useful, but some are not and you may want to uninstall them, however you might find that when you right click on an app you want to uninstall, the uninstall option is not there: However with any 3rd party apps the uninstall option is there: …
How to Uninstall Windows 10 Built In Apps Read MoreWe recently had a request for help regarding Windows 10 computers not being able to download apps from the Windows Store when sat behind a web security platform. The problem was that end users could load up the Windows Store and browse for what they wanted to install but when clicking on the install button, they were getting the following …
Windows Store – Web Security Whitelist Read MoreThe field of gaming is not left out as the world embraces technology as its way of life. We can say that virtually every aspect of the human race has witnessed some breathtaking technological inventions in the past, and these are geared towards making our lives better. In the gaming field, there have been a lot of inventions in the …
Technological Inventions In The Gaming Field Read MoreYou may have received an email recently that looks like it has been sent to you from Dropbox about a PDF file that “your contact” has shared with you. The body of the email will look something like this: This is a phishing email and the real sending is trying to get your Dropbox login details from you. If you …
Dropbox Phishing Email Read MoreA 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 …
Water Saving & Pressure Increase using Rusee Filtration Shower Head Read MoreRetailers 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. …
4 Features of Retail Analytics That Help You Upscale Your Revenue Read MoreSo it’s the start of a new month and Xbox Live Gold members can again download some free games! It’s a really good month of free games this September with the awesome Forza 5 included for the Xbox One console. The full set of available games in September are as below: Xbox One: Forza Motorsport 5 – Available from 1 …
Xbox Live Gold Free Games for September 2017 Read MoreSkype 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 …
Skype v7.40 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read More
