offline mode

Microsoft is rolling out a quiet but consequential change to how Word for Windows saves new documents: starting with Word for Windows Version 2509 (Build 19221.20000) in Insider channels, documents you create will be saved to the cloud (OneDrive, SharePoint, or a preferred cloud location) by...

When Wi-Fi drops out and the world shrinks to the space around your laptop, it’s easy to feel stranded in a hyper-connected society. Windows 11, however, quietly equips users with a rich toolkit of offline features that make life considerably easier away from the internet’s reach. Many people...

After years of anticipation, Microsoft’s New Outlook for Windows is finally showing signs of maturation, as the company continues to address longstanding user criticisms by incrementally enhancing core functionality. Central to these improvements is the addition of offline support for the...

Refreshed and Revitalized: The Tablet That Replaced My Kindle and iPad Just Got Even Better When you find that one device capable of consolidating the roles of multiple gadgets—reading your favorite Kindle books, streaming Prime Video, and even handling your work documents—it’s a rare gem...

Hello, I have a PC with Windows 10 and Kubuntu Linux dual boot. The machine is connected to my DSL router via LAN cable. No Wifi hardware installed. I like Windows to have no internet connection at all. Linux should be able to connect without any restrictions. How can I prevent Windows from...

This is potentially more of a server question, but it seems there is very little activity on there. I've also looked around a bit on here for this topic but it appears other post go unanswered, so I thought I would give it a try. We are running Windows 7 clients mostly but should be moving...

Is it possible to switch off all windows updates temporarily, and work offline. I have a CD-ROM, that successive windows updates have rendered inoperative. I can run this disk on an old machine, but it will not run on my main machine. I could go through the many updates, and with great...

I have a situation where I need to run Windows Live Mail in the OFFLINE mode (I'm connected to the internet, but away from my ISP), and the Internet Explorer on ONLINE mode. However, when I change one of them, the other one changes as well. Is there any way to separate them?

Fixes an issue in which the Folder Redirection Group Policy does not work if a previous user sets a redirected folder to offline mode in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.Additionally, an event ID 502 is logged in the Application log. More...

Fixes an issue in which the Folder Redirection Group Policy does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if a previous user sets a redirected folder to an offline mode. Additionally, an event ID 502 is logged in the Application log. More...

I have HP CQ56 laptop, with 64bit windows 7. Sometimes, when there is no web page, I have a device which pops up telling me I need ways to connect (CDMA, broadband, mobile, etc). This thing won't let me use the browsers (I use IE, GOOGLE, and CHROME). Tells me I have to into tools and...

Hi, I've read the other topics but they're all about WiFi. I'm on Win 7 HP and connected to the Internet through a Huawei E220 mobile broadband stick. Everything worked well until a month ago - I didn't change anything - now I keep geeting this "Not connected - connections are available"-alert...

I use laptop in office & there I logon to a local domain. Now when I reach home (with wireless lan taking over) I could not logon with same credentials. This issue was not there in my earlier laptop with windows xp. This problem does not appear when my home wifi conenction is down. Which means...