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Edge and packaged apps won’t launch in Windows 10
We have a Windows 7 domain and don’t use any packaged applications. These were introduced with Windows 8 and allow the secure distribution and installation of apps from an app store. Windows 8 and Windows 10 both give access to the Windows Store and it is (or will be) possible to have a Company Store…
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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] Tiny screen in VirtualBox Guest
I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 laptop and although it is a very high resolution screen it is only 12″ big so I do most of my development on a second 24″ monitor. I want to my Windows 10 virtual machine to run full screen on the 24″ monitor which is 1900 x 1200…
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How to enable ACPI Shutdown in VirtualBox
A VirtualBox guest computer runs in a window. When you click [X] or click the Machine menu there is the option “ACPI Shutdown”. Ubuntu Guests To enable this on Ubuntu guests from https://community.bitnami.com/t/mac-host-controlled-shutdown-of-vbox-rubystack-3-2-1/2904 Windows Guests To enable this on Windows 10 guests Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do> When…
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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 clone a Bitnami server in the AWS console
I use the excellent Bitnami WordPress AMI. I wanted to clone it so I made a snapshot and then created an image from the snapshot. The newly created AMI launched but only passed 1/2 health checks. The problem was that when creating the AMI I left the AKI (Amazon Kernal Image) on “default”. You must…
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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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How to add a static IP to a Virtualbox on your laptop
I believe that all development should be done on virtual machines because of the ability to backup and restore them as simple files. I use my Microsoft Surface Pro 4 as the host and and have two guests; a Windows 10 development box with IntelliJ and PuTTY on it and a Bitnami WordPress appliance that…
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NPL Time Server
Today my PC clock was wrong by 30 minutes and it would not synchronize with time.windows.com. Eventually I found the UK time server, ntp1.npl.co.uk This worked fine.
Dr James Bayley
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Dr James Bayley 