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How to restore Windows 10 Apps including Store

If you have somewho managed to delete any of your Windows 10 apps, including the Windows 10 Store app, then there is a quick and easy way to restore all the apps. Simply open PowerShell as an administrator and run the following code: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”} This will then start the re-installation process: Once this …

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Get Pokemon Go! Now!

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Pokemon Go! seems to be all the rage at the moment but in some countries it has yet to be released. Well, if you are an Android user, you may well just be in luck! You can download the APK file from us and install this onto your Android smartphone and away you go – amaze your friends that you …

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Get McAfee Internet Security 2016 for FREE!

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For a limited time only, you can now get McAfee Internet Security 2016 on 6 months subscription completely free! All you need to do is to click the link below, fill out some details and this will download the installer and also redirect you to the McAfee website where the code will be applied and your 6 months free subscription …

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Microsoft Office 2013 – Skype and OneDrive for Business not installing when using OCT

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If you are deploying Microsoft Office 2013 then you will have used the Microsoft Office Customization Tool (OCT) to tell your installer what parts of Office to actually install. So what if you have setup your installer to carry out the standard Word and Excel installs but you also want Skype for Business (or Lync as its known in Office …

Guide / Social Media

Twitter Mass Unfollow

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Simple guide on how to carry out a Twitter Mass Unfollow. Run a quick code and watch as you unfollow everyone you currently follow on Twitter.

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Windows 10 – “Disable apps to help improve performance” message

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You may have noticed this annoying message keep appearing in your Windows 10 notification area: If you are fed up of this, you should take a look at this excellent guide on how to disable it when using SCCM OSD: Disable apps to help improve performance

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Windows 10 Language Pack Downloads

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If you are using Windows 10 in your corporate environment then you may want to have the available language packs to either install manually or through deployment systems like SCCM, Group Policy or WSUS. When we were looking for the language pack files, we found it very difficult to find them on the internet so we now think that we …

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Paint.Net v4.0.9 Released & MSI Installers

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Paint.Net is an excellent free to use program that for a lot of people can rival the more expensive drawing programs like Photoshop and Corel Draw. The current release is now at version 4.0.9 so we thought we would create a quick guide on how to add this excellent program to your SCCM Application Catalog. PREREQUISITES First of all you …

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Mimecast Outlook Client 6.3.1608.16170 Released

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Mimecast have now released version 6.3.1608.16170 of their Outlook Client. To push this out using SCCM or Group Policy, we recommend using the MSI command below: msiexec.exe /i “MSOInstall.msi” /passive /norestart What this will do is to firstly run the installer, then the /passive will show a basic user interface without user interaction, but will stop and show the error …

Guide / System Center

Deploy Autodesk DWG Trueview 2017 using SCCM

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Autodesk DWG Trueview 2017 was released back in March but we have only just got around to deploying it to our System Center Application Catalog for users to install. The process is pretty simple and the below guide will show you how to add it to your own Application Catalog. Prerequisites First thing you need to do is to download …

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Teamviewer 11.0.59518 Released

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We are a bit late with this one but Teamviewer have released version 11.0.59518 of their excellent remote control and support software. This is a free to use software for personal use and is excellent if you want to help out a family member or even just remote control your home PC from somewhere else. There is also a corporate …

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Windows 10 for free? the countdown begins

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Just a quick post to remind all of our visitors that if you have been considering moving to Windows 10 but have not quite got round to it yet, then now is the time. Microsoft will only be pushing it out for free until 29th July 2016 – after that you will have to pay for it so get upgrading …