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I am a newbie to Lotus notes 8.5.x and the issue I am running into is that after the install it throws an error "You are not allowed to perform this operation" I did some reading an it has let me to believe that the .nsf is lock with some security features. I would like to know a work around...

Old management company left us with public PCs with Steady State type of setup. After a reboot PCs restore back to preconfigured state, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, Old IT did not leave admin passwords or ability to customize new settings. New IT guy is overwhelmed with other...

Microsoft recently released an update kb3086255 which disables two old style DRM's Securom and Safedisc. This means that any games still using this old style of Digital Rights Management will not work under Windows 10. This is to address security concerns and if your truly desperate to play...

My video thumbnails in the explorer preview pane wont update. It shows me the preview of the first video thumbnail but when i select another, the preview remains the same in the preview pane. I was using windows 8.1 -- which didn't have this problem -- when I upgraded to Windows 10. I like...

This may be a tough one. I have had a touch screen surface 1, 2 and now 3. I use an older application called GMAutobook that has worked fine up until a somewhat recent security update on windows 8.1. The security update is either (KB3059317) or (KB3055642) Here is the weird part. Once that...

I am running Windows 10 having upgraded from Windows 7 on a Dell desktop. I have run into what I am calling the "semaphore" problem. I am trying to copy/paste a folder that contains large video files. The source is on a drive inside a Synology DS413j server on my house network. The target is...

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Don't recall having that issue prior to upgrading to Windows 10. Basically, when I turn on the PC after hibernation, it often just restarts instead of resuming. I tried to Google the issue, but it seems to be widespread around laptops, tablets, etc which makes it harder to pinpoint what exactly...

If you've upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and find an empty Wi-Fi network list, here's the cause and a workaround. read more Continue reading...

If you use vmware workstation then you probably know the May (10.0.6) update is now available but be careful when you go to install it that the installer detects your virtual storage correctly. Symptom: vmware 10.0.6 crashes. Effects: people whom have their Virtual storage (the folder...

If you are one of the 1.2% of Windows Insiders who are experiencing an install failure at the 18% mark then this fix may work for you. read more Continue reading...

I've got an HP Pavilion dv3000 laptop with Windows 7 Professional SP1 installed, and it is on the company's domain. To get to the login screen, I need to type control-alt-delete, but the keyboard doesn't respond there. My current work-around is to use the mouse to show the onscreen keyboard...

Each build of Windows 10 that is released -- or leaked -- is a step closer to the finished product. We now know that we're building up to a by-the-end-of-summer launch, but there are still plenty of bugs to iron out. Some problems have been fixed but others remain, and if you're having audio...

Hi Anyone else having this issue? Christmas Eve I tried to print my gift tags, (I made a sheet of 12 different tags) but it printed about 1/3 of the page and then quit. I finally found that the Print Spooler Service was not running and started it. I did this a number of times but it always...

It would appear that some Win 10 users are having issues with update KB3020114. Microsoft have posted an official solution on the Windows Insider Hub: ref: Insider Hub found on Windows 10 Tech Preview

MS does not want you to use Classic Shell in build 9879, and will block you from installing it. But you can beat the blocking by simply renaming the installer. I couldn't help but broke out laughing when I read that "work around" part. So easy and simple it's comical...

According to industry monitor Net Applications, Windows XP is still being used on 26.29% of all computers globally. As such, it stands to reason that people would look for workarounds now that Microsoft has stopped supporting the aged operating system, and will no longer issue security updates...

I run Windows 8.1 as a Parallels virtual machine. Earlier this week - after an IMac hard drive crash - I had to re-install Windows. I have both Windows XP pro and a Windows 8 upgrade disk. My question is this. If I have to do this again, is there a workaround that will enable me to install...

Has anybody been able to get Juniper VPN software to function properly on WIN8? Windows 8 is starting to pop up in our BYOC program and we've encountered some issues getting these users connected to the internal network. Just wondering if there has been any known workarounds while Juniper...

Today we released Security Advisory 2914486 regarding a local elevation of privilege (EoP) issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003. Windows Vista and later are not affected by this local EoP issue. A member of the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Link...