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Hi I Refreshed my computer and just when I got everything working great, Windows updated without asking me and killed my sound again. Now I'll have to figure out how to restore my original drivers again. I looked and it clearly shows that it updated my Sound Blaster drives which I didn't want...

My old lady has a win 7 64 bit Compaq. every morning about 5 am she browses sites like msn, yahoo, aquabit, outlook webmail. Until about 6 am. During this time 250 to 500+ MB are used. She being the only connection. I shut down all auto updates. I took all browser off but IE 11. Searched virus...

I am running a Lenovo B305 "IdeaCentre" all-in-one computer with Windows 7 Home Premere. After an automatic Windows Update or running of CCLEANER (I do not know which), I get the exact same error message for 20 programs when I boot up. The error message is: "googledrive sync.exe bad image...

Hi there, I am transferring a large amount of data and need to leave the PC on overnight. I believe I have configured Windows 7 Professional so that automatic restarts for updates are disabled, yet the PC still sometimes shuts down when left on for long periods. Any advice on how to prevent...

The intent of this post is NOT to open a debate on whether MS should or should not make Windows Update Automatic in Windows 10 TP. The sole purpose is for users who still prefer to have the option of Manual update. Go to regedit > expand (click the pointer in front of ) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE...

A thing or 2 that puzzles me : 1. During installing Win 10 to my VMware Player ( host os is Win 7 ), I was never asked for product key. After install. it was activated automatically. So, what is that generic product key used for ? 2. MS has set Windows Updates as Auto. I hate Bing and have...

I have been using Windows 8.1 desktop (Dell 8700) for a little more than 6 months. I am very happy with its performance. The computer is very fast. But here is one hitch. As all of you might know that the original SkkyDrive was converted into OneDrive during Microsoft auto-updating...

Hi, I'am using Windows 8.1 with all latest updates. I'm facing problem with Windows update since installation of a fresh copy of windows. I always keep Windows update to automatic windows update installation mode. But if I reboot my laptop or shutdown it, then the update turns to "Never check...

Hi, im just curious if there are a good software which u guys recommend me to use for Auto-Update of Drivers. Thanks.

Microsoft has released a Security Update to address a critical vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer, on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. It is available via Windows Update...

At approximately 10 a.m. PDT, we will release an out-of-band security update to address the issue affecting Internet Explorer (IE) that was first discussed in Security Advisory 2963983. This update is fully tested and ready for release for all affected versions of the browser. The majority of...

Hello, Our understanding no more updates to XP, however we received a automatic update on 4/27/14. See below log. Did MS change their minds because of the MS IE security issue today? Thanks, Technut 2014-04-27 03:00:10:031 1936 ecc AU Forced install timer expired for scheduled...

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V2.0 (February 11, 2014): Revised advisory to announce that the 2862973 update for all affected releases of Microsoft Windows is now offered through automatic updating. Customers who previously applied the 2862973 update do not need to take any action. Summary...

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V2.0 (October 9, 2012): Revised advisory to rerelease the KB2661254 update for Windows XP and to announce that the KB2661254 update for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows is now offered through automatic updating. Customers who previously applied the...

Just got in a computer that's used in the field, it runs a program that will realtime record data into a database file, the guys that used it reported back trouble with the computer - among other things they did have to reset the computer by turning it off. They also said that the database...

Windows 7 64 bit: I’ve had a problem with a blank screen when the computer awakes from sleep. I’ve tried many things without success (startup program conflicts, graphic driver update, new graphic card, etc.) all to no avail. I’m about to install a clone of the hard drive that I made with Acronis...

Hi, I have been getting BSOD at random for the past 2 months. Sometimes with an interval of days sometimes with an interval of seconds rendering my PC useless. Please find the BSOD Error log towards the end of this post. My OS us up to date with Automatic Windows update. I have removed the...

Original release date: November 13, 2013 | Last revised: November 16, 2013 Systems Affected Windows Operating System and Components Microsoft Office Internet Explorer Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to address...

Some Windows 8 and RT users may need an update before 8.1 can be found via the store. Luckily Microsoft have a blog released so users know what to look for: Reference: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/why-can-t-find-update-store

While running updates, after the first series were installed, it complained that it couldn't use IE 6 for updating any longer, and led me to a download page for IE 8, since it said that IE 9 wasn't compatible with XP. So I downloaded and installed IE 8, but afterward checking in it's About...