If you are using Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) on an older operating system, you may have noticed that you are not receiving all the latest definition updates. This seems to be a particular problem with businesses having to continue using older versions of Windows Server as from 2003 and below then definitions will not automatically…
For full instructions on how to use this utility, please see our guide here. Video Demo You can see the disk space saver utility in action by checking out of demo video below: How to Download To download, simply scroll down towards the bottom of this page and you will see the options for this…
This Windows Server 2016 post now forms part of our evaluation and KMS product key series where we have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below: Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product…
You can use large capacity USB flash drives for almost any data usage these days, these include creating bootable USB sticks for Windows operating systems. But if you try and use a much larger capacity drive (64GB+) then you may have an issue with it working. This is because to boot from a USB stick…
If you are looking to extract an icon from your Programs and Features list to use in any programs, documentation or systems like Configuration Manager, then you can use this guide to do that. The icons are actually stored in the C:\Windows\Installer folder but to ensure that you get the correct one, you will need…
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…
You may have seen one of our previous posts about fixing the Windows Stuck on installing updates error. Well we have recently come across some issues with the other Windows Update issue where the machine gets stuck saying Configuring Update 3 of 3 0% Completed. We finally found a way of fixing this issue so thought…
This may seem like a pretty simple thing to do for most techies out there, but we have been asked this question a lot recently so thought we would post a quick guide on how to use Internet Explorer 11 on a Windows 10 computer rather than the default Microsoft Edge. Once you are into…
Windows Essentials 2012 will be reaching its end of life in January 2017. This means that you will no longer be able to download the software from Microsoft. However, we have downloaded the offline full installer for Windows Essentials 2012 and you can download it from us. Just click the button below to download the offline…
Download To download, simply scroll down towards the bottom of this page and you will see the options for this download. Ensure you select the correct one and click the blue Download button as detailed below: Instructions For full instructions on how to use MSI installers to distribute to multiple computers, please see our MSI Installer…
So you have Windows 10 and you want to know what your product key is so that you can keep this as a record. Not everyone will want to do this, but some do so here is a quick and simple way of finding your Windows 10 product key. Right click on the Start Button…
If you are a laptop or Surface user then you might be interested in looking through a report on your battery and you can do this by running a very simple command within Windows. All you need to do is to open a Command Prompt by right clicking on your Windows 10 Start button and…
This post details how to setup Outlook client for use with online mail services. This is just a quick reminder for ourselves and is taken from the Microsoft website but feel free to use this information. Gmail accounts Before you can add a Gmail account to Outlook, you’ll need to Prepare your Gmail account for…
We have had a few requests from visitors to our site asking how they an activate Windows XP. Well, the simple answer is, you can’t and you should upgrade to Windows 10. However, saying you can’t is not quite right… As most of you will already know, Microsoft have ended support for Windows XP some…
If you are using WSUS in your environment and you find that your Windows 10 clients are failing to download or install any Feature Upgrades (to 1607 or any CU updates) then you can give this fix a try. You should first ensure that you have not approved any of these upgrades before installing the…
To inject Windows Updates into custom-built images that you are using in your Configuration Manager OSD environment, you may find that keeping them up to date is a real problem. If you are happy with the image itself and do not want to make any changes to it, why should you need to rebuild and…
We are pleased to announce the new release of Windows Lock Screen Changer version 1.7. This small standalone utility is designed to change your Windows lock screen easily and quickly to a custom image of your own choosing. With this utility, you can import your own custom JPG image into the tool, preview the image…
You can now download Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 10 for us right here. Microsoft had not included it in Windows 10 for some reason but download this file, extract it and run the MigSetup.exe file to start. Instructions Full guide on how to use Windows Easy Transfer in Windows 10 is available here. Note…
In previous versions of Windows it was always pretty simple to add a program into the start up. You just dragged a shortcut (or the program itself) into the start up folder from the Start button menu and job done. In Windows 10, it is not quite as simple as that. To add an item…
If you are having issues on Windows 10 when opening File Explorer then you may find that when you go into Quick Access that it crashes. This is a problem with the links that are within your Quick Access so you need to clear these and this is how to carry that process out. Open…
If you need to enable your Windows Telnet Client (like for use with our new Ultimate Settings Panel Tricks Panel) then it is a very simple process: For Windows 7: Click Start > Control Panel. Click Programs and Features. Click Turn Windows features on or off. In the Windows Features dialog box, check the Telnet…
Call it evolutionary, revolutionary, contemporary, or just captivating. The world’s dominant OS has been the staple technology running millions of devices owned by individuals and businesses across the world over the last 3 decades. Millennial’s would remember growing up playing Minesweeper as their first PC game and probably cannot imagine a world without Windows. Let’s…
Are you fed up of restarting or shutting down you computer and it then comes up with the dreaded “Configuring Windows Updates – Do Not Power Off Your Computer”? Well, there is a quick fix to get around this and allow your machine to shut down immediately. All you have to do is to open…
If you want to use the Microsoft Updates Catalog, then you may find that you come across an error with the add-on refusing to load like this: So to fix this you sure first of all make sure that you are using Internet Explorer and not Firefox, Chrome or even Edge. Then, if it still…
