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My situation is usually the opposite of what I've found online. I upgraded to Win 10 and I'm quite comfortable with it, the problem is that a critical application for my job does not work with this platform. As I have space, my preferred option is to dual boot with Win 10 and Win 8.1 on the...

My friend is getting a second ssd with higher capacity and I'd like to install windows 10 on it (he's on win7) If I recall correctly the install process automatically installs on the same drive and doesn't ask you which drive you want to install on. So is my only option to install win10 on a...

Original release date: August 28, 2015 Systems Affected Networked systems Overview US-CERT has observed an increase in Domain Name System (DNS) traffic from client systems within internal networks to publically hosted DNS servers. Direct client access to Internet DNS servers, rather than...

Hi, I just can't get this theme to work: Metalik Glass for Win7 by kAtz93 on DeviantArt I am running Windows 7 Professional x64 There mentioned app "Windows Themes Installer" mostly threw just some errors rather than actually changing anything even if I've renamed that dll. I think the only...

I have a Dell Inspiron 1750. First time repairing a laptop so surely isn't perfect, but I got screen problem fixed (new wire :D) after a lot of struggle. Though now I'm having problems with the hinge covers. I can't really get them back on and am worrying if that is really going to be a problem...

Hi, I have the two files attached below & want to know how to use them to create a bootable win8.1 installation media DVD.

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released 11 security bulletins. We encourage customers to apply all of these updates. For more information about this month’s security updates, including the detailed view of the Exploitability Index (XI), visit the Microsoft Bulletin Summary webpage. If you...

Today I realized that I couldn't open Settings/Change PC Settings (in Charm Bar). I also couldn't open the Store from the Start Menu app. Finally, when I tried to open an app on the Metro Start, it just went to my desktop. After much googling, I worked through the steps at this link...

This document provides supplemental administrative guidance information for a Common Criteria evaluation of Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. Link Removed

I am trying to remove 'Homegroup' as it is not needed and my Internet and Outlook wont open until that icon appears on my desktop and that takes a couple of extra minutes after everything else is ready. I followed the instructions below. But when I click on 'Leave the Homegroup' I get a...

While I've not highlighted frameworks and such recently, when Brian Lagunas reached out to me about today's news I knew I had today's post. I've used Prism myself in a couple WPF LOB app's and found it pretty darn cool and useful. If you're building complex applications, with multiple team...

I have these 4 recovery partitions and I have no idea what they are for. Can I get rid of them if they are not necessary? And how do I do it, if it is safe to delete them?

This document provides supplemental administrative guidance for Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Link Removed

Hi Guys Hope u r fine am facing differnt problem regarding saving user setting.. e.g when I open explorer, its not maximised, i maximise it and close and reopen, again not maximised... 2nd if i change folder view, close explorer, reopen explorer, folder view is not saved what i selected at each...

Okay, so I've hit a panic state lately, and I've came here. My laptop only recently started to do a BSoD with a KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR code. Doing checks, diagnostics, SMART readings through Speedfan, I've pretty much realised that this laptop hard drive is reaching the end of its life. After...

Today, we provide advance notification for the release of 16 Security Bulletins. Five of these updates are rated Critical, nine are rated as Important, and two are rated Moderate in severity. These updates are for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Exchange, .NET Framework, Internet...

Today, we released Security Advisory 3010060 to provide additional protections regarding limited, targeted attacks directed at Microsoft Windows customers. A cyberattacker could cause remote code execution if someone is tricked into opening a maliciously-crafted PowerPoint document that contains...

Today, we provide advance notification for the release of nine Security Bulletins. Three of these updates are rated Critical, five are rated as Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. These updates are for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, .NET Framework, and ASP.NET. As...

Hello Since I installed icloud on win7 computer it has messed all my settings in my outlook 2007. Now when I go to email something- it tells me that the contact is not there, however it is there but in another folder the icloud made. Even my calender changed- it added a icloud calender that...

Alright, so one day i was being dumb, and decided it would be a good idea to follow one of those YouTube videos that lets you upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 pro for free. I entered their given code, Windows told me it was acceptable so i went through with it. Later, it's constantly telling...