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I am thinking of switching back to ubuntu 14.04 from windows 8.1. Would I still be able to get the free upgrade if I reinstall when windows 10 comes out?

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released 8 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...

I have been doing windows updates today but i got error 80070002. Have done all kinds of fixes and followed all the instructions to resolve and fix the error but to no avail. Everytime I do windows updates, just for today, i got different kinds of erros e.g. 8024402F 8024A000 Is there ANOTHER...

Microsoft has taken the Preview label off the Android version of Office Lens. read more Continue reading...

A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. Link Removed

A new version of WPRT should fix some issues with upgrading Windows Phone 8 devices to Windows 10 Technical Preview. read more Continue reading...

I have had this laptop for sometime. I just recently had the screen changed. I went to install frontier secure,as i had been without virus protection etc.. for about 2 weeks. My computer was running very slow and i was not able to load FS. So when I called Frontier and we tried many different...

Windows 10 will see the release of DX12 which like AMD's Mantle see's the bulk of work spread across all the CPU's cores instead of just the first core taking all the brunt. Now with the latest update of 3DMark (you'll need a full licence) users can see for themselves what a major change DX12...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (March 10, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a...

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Recent updates were attempted for Windows 8.1 unfortunately they looped and after over many hours (over 24) I had to turn the PC off. Then I ran the program to troubleshoot updates and it reported some errors which it further reported as fixed. I then ran the updates (important only) again and...

Microsoft has released Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This update rollup contains new updates that improve security, performance, and stability. Link Removed

Later this year Microsoft is set to deliver a refresh for Office 2013 and a truly universal, touch-enabled Office for Windows 10. read more Continue reading...

I have been trying to set Firefox as my default player for locally saved .sfw files after I had to reinstall windows. No matter how I go about it, as soon as I browse for Firefox.exe and select it to add it in as a default program, it does not appear like it should. Going through the set...

A couple of months ago I had an issue with Windows Explorer crashing when I tried to open the Videos folder. After much research and help from other forums it turned out to be a dodgy windows update, KB297519. Once this was manually removed I was able to access my videos folder again and the...

> Running Windows 7 Home Premium with Microsoft Office 2010 (Microsoft Word 2010). I've had the Century Gothic font since I first installed Microsoft Office, and haven't had a problem with the program up until now. I haven't done anything recently other than simply update Windows, but I've...

Original release date: November 13, 2014 Systems Affected iOS devices running iOS 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 8.1.1 beta. Overview A technique labeled “Masque Attack” allows an attacker to substitute malware for a legitimate iOS app under a limited set of circumstances. Description...

Original release date: October 22, 2014 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that infects a computer and restricts access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it. This Alert is the result of Canadian Cyber Incident Response...

Microsoft has released Update Rollup 18. This is a tested, cumulative set of updates for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. It includes performance enhancements that are packaged together for easy deployment. Link Removed

when I attempt to open IE I get the box stating "Internet Explorer has stopped working" and the following problem details: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: iexplore.exe Application Version: 11.0.9600.17126 Application Timestamp: 53882d40 Fault...