Since the upgrade to Windows 10, you may not be aware but your computer may be being used by Microsoft to help distribute Windows Updates. There is a setting within Windows 10 which allows your machine to send updates to other Windows 10 computers on your local network and even on the Internet! What? How … Read more
Introduction If you are trying to use Windows Hello to use your face to login to a domain connected device (like a Surface Pro 4 for example) then you may find that the option to set it up is greyed out and not available to you. This seems to be some sort of Microsoft bug and … Read more
The Windows Hello Registry Fix enables the Windows Hello feature on Windows 10 machines where it is greyed out or unavailable. This registry modification corrects the settings that prevent Windows Hello from being enabled. Requirements Windows 10 Compatible camera or fingerprint reader Administrator rights For full instructions see our guide: Enable Windows Hello Feature How … Read more
If 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 … Read more
If you want to use the IIS Management Console on a technician’s computer then you may run into the problem that a lot of people have – simply installing the IIS components and console on the technician’s machine will not work. This is because it will only connect to the localhost – you need to … Read more
We are very pleased to announce the release of our new free utility, PassGenCrypter. With the ever-increasing requirement for stronger passwords, you can use this very simple utility to generate complex passwords with ease. You can select how many passwords you want to generate allowing up to 100 different passwords. You can also select the … Read more
If you have young kids then you may give them your iPad or iPhone to play with to watch kids’ TV, which is especially helpful to keep them entertained when travelling. But, your little treasure might be like ours and although he wants to watch the latest show of Alvin and the Chipmunks, also wants … Read more
The Cisco VPN Client Fix resolves Error 27850 and other common installation errors when installing the Cisco VPN Client on modern versions of Windows. This package includes the fixed installer and registry modifications required. Requirements Windows 10 or Windows 11 Administrator rights For full instructions see our guide: Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client Fix How to … Read more
We have recently been working on MD5 hash codes both in encrypting and decrypting the hashes. So, we have now created a microsite with our work in progress so that our visitors can start to use it and we will work on making it better over time. But before we go any further, we know … Read more
If you are using Cisco switches, you may find that you need to configure IP helper addresses to give devices on different VLAN’s the correct direction to your DHCP server. To do this, you can use the following commands: # = the number of your VLAN To view the current vlan configuration: This will bring … Read more
I’ve now taken the plunge and installed Windows 8 Enterprise on my testing laptop and I’m actually quite happy with it after spending the last few months moaning about my Windows 8 Home Premium laptop! Some of the features are excellent and I’m getting used to not having a Start Menu (adding everything I need … Read more
Once you have downloaded and extracted your exe file for Cisco VPN Client, you will notice that there is a MSI file in there, this means that we can use this in SCCM 2007 as a package, or as a catalog item in ConfigMgr 2012. Just package up all the extracted files and use the … Read more