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Following 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 This attack seems to have been able to attack the NHS due to outdated systems allowing the attack access through the Microsoft vulnerability which is patched in Microsoft …
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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 MoreIf you are a part of the retail industry, there’s a good chance you’ve felt the impact of the e-commerce juggernaut. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that in the 2016 holiday season in the US, total retail sales grew by 4% year on year, whereas e-commerce, specifically, is expected to have grown by at least 16% over the previous …
The Ecommerce Blueprint: Launching And Establishing Your Online Store Read MoreIf you like clever photo editing then this guide below may well interest you. This shows you how to take a standard image or photograph and then change it to look like it is made out of words. How To Create a Text Portrait Effect in Photoshop
Photoshop – Creating photos from words Read MoreIf you are using a Shoretel IP telephony system and you access the Director from a client machine, then you may come across a problem when accessing Auto-Attendants and Workgroups with audio prompts. the problem usually is that it will stick on Retrieving Prompt and then never go any further than that until it times out: The reason this is an …
Shoretel – How to fix the retrieving prompt error Read MoreIf you were planning on trying to grab a Sunday bargain or maybe have a clear out and sell some items on eBay then you are in for a surprise this morning as eBay in most of the UK is completely down. There is currently no mention of what the issue is although rumours are that it could be a …
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