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If you are trying to run Windows Updates and they seem to be stuck for a long time on the “Checking for Updates” screen, then this guide will show you how to fix this problem. This is the screen that you may see for hours when you run Windows Updates on your computer: To fix these, you first need to …
Windows Update – Checking for Updates Stuck Fix Read MoreWith Windows 7 being a number of years old now, when you rebuild a Windows 7 machine you will find that there are 200+ Windows Updates that need to be applied to your installation. So what if you could add all those updates into your Windows 7 installation source media so that they are applied during the installation and saving …
Slipstream Windows installation media with all latest updates Read MoreWindows 7 is now a pretty old operating system and most restore media that people will have for their machines will be a few years old. This means that when a restore is done with these OEM restore disks there will be a huge amount of Windows Updates to carry out. Well Microsoft have now created a solution for this. There …
Simplifying updates for Windows 7 Read MoreIf you are creating an image for Enterprise deployment then you may not want all the junk apps that come built into Windows 10. We are talking about Candy Crush and Metro etc… So, how do you get rid of them from the WIM file that you have created for your image? Luckily there has been a Powershell script created …
Removing Built-in apps from Windows 10 WIM Read MoreIf you have a replacement or spare Sky+ HD box and you find that you need to set it up and match it to a viewing card, then there is an excellent guide available on how to do this complete with a demostration video. Just head over to the Sky forums using the link below to check it out. Setup …
How to setup a Sky+ HD Box with a new viewing card Read MoreSkype version 7.24 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 v7.24 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreIf you are a server administrator, you will have noticed that the RSAT for Windows 10 does not include the DHCP Console with it. The reason why Microsoft have removed this is unknown to us but we are here to put it right! We have now created a program that you can install on your machine which will allow you to …
DHCP Console for Windows 10 Read MoreYou may have seen a previous post from us about how to use Google Adsense on your Google Sites using a custom gadget. Well, this gadget has recently gone offline, probably due to the fact that using Google Adsense on any Google Site after October 2013 is against the terms of using Google Adsense. This means that if you were …
Google Sites – Google Adsense Gadget Read MoreEvery day a different free software utility giveaway will appear on this page. Feel free to take advantage of these offers and come every day to get your freebie! NOTE: You may need to turn off your ad blocker or whitelist this page to view the daily giveaway offer.
Daily Giveaway Read MoreMicrosoft have announced that they will be retiring their popular email client, Windows Live Mail 2012, later this year for connections to Outlook email accounts. This is likely to infuriate customers as over the years it has proven itself to be a very popular free alternative to Microsoft Outlook. The official release from Microsoft states: Dear User, Earlier this year …
Microsoft Retiring Windows Live Mail 2012 Read MoreThe monthly release of free Xbox Live Gold Membership is out for May and amongst the usual crap that Microsoft give away each month is something a bit more special this month! Grid 2 on the 360 is currently free to download if you are a Gold member and it is a brilliant game and well worth a free download. …
XBox Live – Free Games – Grid 2 Read MoreMicrosoft have taken further steps to try and get customers moved over to Office 365 by announcing that you have now take a personal one year subscription completely free. This means you get all the benefits of an Office 365 subscription (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and more) as well as 1TB of free OneDrive storage. This subscription will …
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