reliability

I just ditched Bright House Cable this morning. I replaced it with DirecTV Xtra tv service. Could someone recommend a reliable DirecTV app for Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64 and Windows 8.1 x64 ? I found a actual DirecTV for my Nokia Lumia 521 w/Windows Phone 8.1 in the Windows Phone Store...

Whilst the August roll-up update was formally called Windows 8.1 Update 2 this November roll-up could be considered Update 3 and are basically like mini service packs. It should be available via Windows update but the standalone is also available from the links below: This update includes the...

Is this site reliable ? Get ISO image for Windows 10 build 9860 for a clean install Link Removed

I have my firewire audio interface plugged into a firewire 400 pci-e card, and whenever I plug another device into that same card, the interface will disconnect momentarily. The card isn't supplying bus power at all, so I'm wondering if it's a fault of the card, or perhaps my mobo? It's a TI...

Microsoft have announced that Windows 8.1 Update 2 will now be released as smaller updates: The full blog is here: Ref: Link Removed

Hi, I am beginning to feel lost and I need some help because I need to fix this problem I've been having at work. Basically, I have been having issues with my network drives, seems like after a certain amount of time computers are not able to see my other computers in the same workgroup, and...

After only 35 yrs in the general purpose OS business, MS cannot devise a reliable "wake from sleep" scheduler. The task scheduler can shut down, or sleep, but not awake with any hope of reliability. The BIOS can set a base "power management" start-up, but it is insensitive to refinements in...

Dear Forum, I am looking to buy a new notebook. In the shop I like there are 3 factors I am considering for the way I use my computer. i7 or i5 Hard drive 750 or 500Gb 8 Gb/4Gb ram I have discovered that where I get my notebook if I want i7 and 750Gb I cannot increase the ram to 8 Gb...

These updates (*.msu) provide a collection of performance and reliability improvements that are designed to improve the Windows Server 2012 experience. Link Removed

These updates (*.msu) provide a collection of performance and reliability improvements that are designed to improve the Windows 8.1 experience. Link Removed

First of all, hello to this forum! So, when using my computer today it suddenly crashed with a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL blue screen caused by some usb driver. When I was looking into this crash my computer crashed once again, this time with an IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL message. A few minutes...

Dear Forum, I have long been aware of drive imaging. I once used Acronis, had a "starter disc" and drive images, but the restore was erratic so I gave up. I am wondering if someone will help me through setting up imaging or point me somewhere.. I have 3 partitions:- C contains windows and...

Microsoft have released Update 1 for Windows 8.1: Improvements This update includes the following new features and improvements: Enables a more familiar mouse and keyboard functionality for modern apps and controls. Improves the web application compatibility of the Internet Explorer 8...

I bought an external hard drive recently to serve as a backup. I'm using Windows Backup and Restore and have a few very basic questions about backups. Yes, I have no experience with backups. 1. I'm assuming that any file that is backed up will remain in the drive unless deleted, as in, it...

I'm familiar with the basic differences in these drives, as far as specs go. I'm quite familiar with the WD30EZRX drives, but am wondering if I can expect similar reliability in the 4TB green label drive, or if they have any kind of bugs that I should be aware of? I would like to get a 4TB...

These updates (*.msu) provide a collection of performance and reliability improvements that are designed to improve the Windows 7 experience. Link Removed

Since it appears that my old camera has gone partially inop, I'm thinking of buying another. However I used the old one so little, that I didn't learn much that is of use in buying something else. I want one that is reliable as possible with a good warranty of a good name brand, at a price of...

These updates (*.msu) provide a collection of performance and reliability improvements that are designed to improve the Windows 8.1 experience. Link Removed

I have two PCs: (1) An old Compaq tower running a dual-core AMD processor at ~2.2GHz. 1GB RAM (I had to remove a 1GB stick that went bad) Running Windows Vista (2) A Gateway laptop with an Intel i3 at 2.4GHz 4GB RAM Running Windows 7 They both have crappy graphics cards and have a ton of...

These updates (*.msu) provide a collection of performance and reliability improvements that are designed to improve the Windows 8.1 experience. Link Removed