Making IT Happen
If you’re using Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, or Education, the easiest way to disable and hide OneDrive is by using the Local Group Policy Editor (or Group Domain Policy if on a corporate domain). In Windows 10, press Start, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. In the Local Group Policy editor’s left pane, drill down to Computer […]
If you have not yet upgraded to Windows 10 Creators Update then you may notice this annoying message in your Windows Update page: So, what if you don’t want your computer (or Microsoft) telling you what to do and you want to remove this message? Well, the solution is a very simple registry edit. Open […]
If you are using WIM files for Operating System Deployments (OSD) you may be injecting Windows Updates into the WIM to keep them up to date. If you are doing this, you may run into errors when processing through the updates like this: This is because the mounted WIM thinks that there are pending updates. […]
Microsoft have released an update this week which potentially stops Internet Explorer from being able to print. When you select to print something from the internet using IE, you will just get a blank page coming out from your printer. To resolve this, you need to uninstall the KB4022719 update and reboot.
With the recent ransomware attack across the world, IT departments should now been fully patched but also be taking steps to help protect themselves in the future. One way of trying to stop encryption of your files on network shares is to utilise the free File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) tool. This tool has been […]
You may have seen our previous post on using DISM to clear space on a Windows computer. This is great, but what if you are using an older operating system, something like Windows Server 2003 which does not have the option to use DISM? Well, there is another little tool within these older operating systems […]
If you are using Windows Server Core in your environment then you will know that adding disk space to a virtual hard drive is not as simple as using the Disk Management GUI. But, using the steps below, you can carry out the disk extension in no time. First of all, add the amount of […]
‘Omni-channel’ and ‘digital’ have been the buzzwords since the inception of the digital era. It clearly indicates that the time is ripe for the retail industry to keep up with the times by integrating technology into their business processes and deliver exactly what customers want. For retail stores, the sole point of contact with their […]
Some more information on the ransomware cyber attack…. Microsoft have now released patches for some legacy systems including Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. You can view the blog post and the download links for the patches by viewing the below from Microsoft:
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 […]
If 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 […]
So 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 […]