Category: Windows Desktop
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A WMI filter to target Windows 10 computers
We have a domain with over 900 Windows 7 computers and we are starting to test Windows 10. It is useful to be able to target Group Policies at just Windows 10 devices and to do this we can use a WMI filter. Now we are introducing Windows 10 computers to our domain we need…
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Support Users with both Windows 10 and Windows 7 profiles
We are starting to test Windows 10 in our enterprise. We have roaming users and there are known issues around profile management. From AppSense, In fact, if you look into profile version compatibility (you should, it’s a fascinating read) you’ll see that profiles are only ever compatible between one desktop and one server. So, Windows…
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[Fixed] Cannot delete Windows 10 temporary files
We have many HP Stream devices and these have only 32 GB of storage. Windows 10 is a compact operating system and this is enough, particularly if you are mainly using them with cloud services. However there is a known bug in Windows 10 where sometimes Disk Clean-up (from disk properties or Settings > Storage)…
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How to restore a Surface image
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have recently published a definitive guide to backing up your home computer in which I say that home users should not rely on System Images for system backup because restoring them is so unreliable. This does not apply to corporate users who often purchase large numbers…
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The definitive guide to backing up your home computer
Readers of this blog will know that backup, or more pertainately, restore has been a regular theme. I use my laptop everyday for work and when as is the case every few years the hard drive or motherboard fails then it usually costs me several days labour and stress to get up and working again.…
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FIXED: “One or more network protocols are missing on this computer”
–Updates — 2016-03-11 Updated to note requirement to remove non-Microsoft anti-virus and firewalls 2016-01-24 refactored to give clearer path 2016-04-05 updated to remove anti-malware and suggest replacing the network card. 2016-04-06 updated to include restoring to a system restore point — I have a lovely new Microsoft Surface Pro 4 but after the November 2015…
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How to add text to (SECURED) PDF documents
PDF forms are a technology that is always used really badly. Used correctly there are several options fill in online and submit your response electronically (just like an ordinary web form) download, fill-in on a computer and then print and send print, complete with a pen and send It is really annoying when banks etc…
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Windows 10 static IP bug
— superseded see updates below — I am running Windows 10.0.10586 and have recently started to lose internet connectivity. When I run the trouble shooter I get the message “One or more network protocols are missing on this computer” This can be fixed by this command netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt (see my earlier post)…
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How to fix corrupt Windows 10
I have a Microsoft Surface 4 Pro and very nice it is too. Unfortunately it is shipped with the very first version of Windows 10 and after I updated it to the November 2015 edition version 10.0.10586.0 I had lots of networking problems. It kept claiming that I had no TCP/IP sockets. This could…
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Firefox does not play nice with Cortana
I hate using hunt and peck on the on-screen keyboard. I have started to use Cortana a lot when using my #surface Pro 4 in #tablet mode. For example, I can just say “Hey Cortana, goto bbc.com” and Cortana will open the bbc in Firefox 43.0.1 which is my default browser. After I started doing…
Dr James Bayley 