If you want to force a Windows 10 update, you can do so by following the simple instructions as per below: First of all, you should stop the Windows Update service, you can do this by clicking Start and in the search box type in: net stop wuauserv When the service has stopped, you should…
If you would like to download Windows 10 in full so that you can have it on DVD or a USB memory stick, then you can go to the website below and download the media creator tool from Microsoft to allow you to download and create the installation media for any version of Windows 10….
If you are using the new windows 10 operating system, then you will probably be familiar with the new feature which allows you to have multiple virtual desktops. This is excellent if you are skiving from work where you can have your personal stuff on one and then quickly flick to another desktop with all…
So, we have been testing Windows 10 and have come across an infuriating problem. If you are using a Microsoft account to login to your Windows 10 machine you may want to add a PIN so that you do not have to keep typing in a long password. In Windows 8.1 this worked perfectly so…
We are pleased to announce the release of Cisco VPN Client Fix Pro Package which now includes support for Windows 10. This is the Pro version of the freeware detailed here (Click here for details). You can purchase the Cisco VPN Client Fix Pro Package for just £9.99 (GBP – around $15.90 USD) by clicking the “Buy…
You may have found that if you use the Cisco VPN Client on your newly upgraded Windows 10 machines that when you type in your username and password, it fails to connect and eventually will stop trying until you see the “Not connected” message in the client software. In some cases you may get the…
If you have upgraded to Windows 10 you may find that you have a Windows.old folder in the root of your C: drive. If you want to remove this folder to free up some space, then you can use the Clean Manager tool built into Windows 10. To do this, right click on the Start…
As you may have gathered after the launch of Windows 10 to computer devices last week, your smartphones and tablets have not updated to this latest version of operating system. This is because Windows 10 mobile does not come out until “later this year” – which is the official party line from Microsoft. Rumour has…
Good news for all business and education users with an Enterprise/Volume Licence Agreement, the Windows 10 downloads are now available on your VLSC website. If you login to your VLSC and search for “Windows 10” then you should now see the full range of Windows 10 products available to you: Comments If you have any…
Just a little update on the Windows 10 release – if you are a business or education user and looking for the download in your Microsoft VLSC, then do not bother! It is not released to VLSC until 1st August, so only a few days but you cannot get it just yet!
So its nearly time for the Windows 10 free upgrade. The update should be available in your local area at around midnight and it should come through as an update and allow you to go through the process to upgrade to Windows 10. Remember that its not just Windows 10 upgrades for your computer, you…
To go alongside our popular guide on how to fix bluetooth issues in Windows 8.1, we have now created a quick video guide to show you how you can make the changes required to make it work. VIDEO DEMO COMMENTS If you have any comments, please feel free to use our comments system below to…
Windows 10 launch date is fast approaching and will be available for free for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users from 29th July 2015. We have been testing the technical preview and it is very pretty and slick but is basically Windows 8.2 with some extra nice touches – our favourite being the Xbox One integration…
If you want to export an Exchange mailbox to PST with some variables included, then this guide should help you out. In Exchange Management Shell, you can run the following command to export a mailbox to PST with variables like delete all mail from mailbox after export or maybe excluding Contacts or Calendar. The command…
Have you ever wanted to use your iPad as a second monitor to your Mac or PC? Well, now “there is an app for that”!. We recently came across an app in the Apple App Store called “Duet Display” and didn’t really give it much thought as we have seen a lot of these in…
If you are looking for some free cloud space and want a very quick and easy web user interface and also a Windows Explorer based software installation then you should look at using OneDrive. You can get 15GB free storage by clicking on the link below and signing up for an account. You can then…
We have been mentioning Windows 10 a lot on this website recently and a few people have been asking us where they can get the preview version of Windows 10 to start getting used to it. Well, you will need to go to this link below: Windows 10 Insider Preview Program Sign up for the…
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…
If 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…
If you need to download the Windows 8.1 recovery media for your OEM version of your operating system, then you can do so by clicking the link below and entering the details from your licence sticker (COA). Windows 8.1 Recovery Software You can download the media to a USB stick or ISO file to burn…
We recently had an issue where a Domain Controller was giving us this error when we were trying to remote (RDP) on to it: The user profile service failed the logon. no more threads can be created in the system The server itself was on a different site to us many miles away (different country!)…
If you need to download the Windows 7 recovery media for your OEM version of your operating system, then you can do so by clicking the link below and entering the details from your licence sticker (COA). Windows 7 Recovery Software You can download the media to a USB stick or ISO file to burn…
If you are looking for any Dell drivers and you cannot find them on the standard Dell support website, then you should take a look at their FTP site. This site has a huge amount of drivers on there that are not readily available on the standard support website. For example, Windows Vista x64 drivers…
You may have recently noticed that if you are a Google Chrome user – your plugins have started to not work in certain situations. This can be for flash, silverlight or shockwave amongst others. This is the start of the end for NPAPI. Well, there is a reason for this…. On the Chromium blog there…
