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If you are a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 user then you may have noticed recently that after a batch of Windows Updates, you now have a Windows 10 icon in your system tray (bottom right). Clicking this icon brings up a small utility that enables you to be able to reserve your free copy of Windows 10 upon its …
How to reserve your copy of Windows 10 for FREE! Read MoreGood news on the gaming front – Microsoft have finally started listening to their customer base (years after its release but never mind!) and have now applied an update to the Xbox One console allowing users to now play Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One console. This is good news for those that spent years collecting 360 games and …
Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Update allows Xbox 360 gameplay! Read MoreSkype version 7.6 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 7.6 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreSo, something that we have been waiting for is finally here – Xbox One live streaming through to Windows 10! You have to be in the Xbox Preview Program and obviously also have Windows 10 installed, but all you have to do to get this working is to fire up your Xbox One and enable the streaming in your settings. …
Xbox One Live Streaming to Windows 10 Read MoreOur favourite free zip utility 7-Zip is now being beta tested with a new version release. The release is version 15.05 beta and you can download the MSI installer by clicking the download button below: Download You can also download previous and stable versions from this location as well as in different languages. Comments If you have any questions or …
7-Zip 15.05 Beta Released Read MoreIf you have a requirement to have Silverlight installed as a silent install, like for deployment through System Center Configuration Manager, then you can use the following guide to allow you to do this. First of all, you will need to download the full installer which you can get from the download link below: Download Silent Installation To then install …
Silverlight Silent Installation and Uninstall Read MoreYou may run in to a situation where you need to completely factory reset a Shoretel phone handset. This can be due to a handset being unresponsive or not talking to its headquarter server or local MGC, amongst other reasons like selling your handset! To carry out a full factory reset you should take the following steps: Press the MUTE …
Reset a ShoreTel phone handset to factory settings Read MoreTechnology has transformed the way we shop. With access to countless goods at the click of a button, consumers now have much more power than their counterparts of yesteryear. They can enjoy the convenience of making purchases online and they can compare and contrast deals within an instant. This might be great news for shoppers, but it’s made things much …
More than a transaction: the rise of experiential retail Read MoreIf you want to restart SCCM OSD Task Sequence from within Windows PE without having to reboot the machine and start the PXE boot sequence again, you can quickly press F8 to bring up a command prompt and enter the following command: x:smsbini386TsmBootstrap.exe /env:WinPE /configpath:x:smsdata This will then restart the task sequence process for you without having to reboot. Comments …
Restart SCCM OSD Task Sequence within Windows PE Read MoreIf you have a new model of computer and you have PXE booted it and you do not get a network connection or IP address, then this is because the network card driver for that model is not available either within Windows PE or the boot image you have used to PXE boot the machine. To fix this can be …
How to identify a missing NIC driver during SCCM OSD Read MoreSkype version 7.5 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 7.5 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreYou may want to create a Configuration Manager Collection based upon an Active Directory Organisation Unit. To do this you can use the following WQL code and then simply amend the last part to be the Organisation Unit that you want to base the Collection on: SELECT SMS_R_USER.ResourceID, SMS_R_USER.ResourceType, SMS_R_USER.Name, SMS_R_USER.UniqueUserName, SMS_R_USER.WindowsNTDomain FROM SMS_R_User WHERE SMS_R_User.UserOUName = “LOCALDOMAIN.COM/COMPANYNAME/TECHYGEEKSHOME” More Queries …
SCCM Collection based on Active Directory Organisation Unit (OU) Membership Read More
