Tag: Microsoft
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How to install Windows 11 with a local account
It is very difficult to persuade Windows 11 to install with a local account. If you don’t connect wifi – choose and option like “I don’t have internet/wifi” then it will allow it but if you do connect wifi then Microsoft forces you to have a Microsoft account. To disconnect wifi I used the Accessibility…
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Why does Microsoft Teams slow down when I share my screen? – A work around.
The traditional corporate laptop is an i5 with 8GB RAM. This works great for most applications except for intense video processing. Historically that was fine but now everyone is using Microsoft Teams users may have problems when sharing their screens. When you share the screen you increase resource use (CPU, Memory, Network) and this can…
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How should a user manage their passwords?
I was recently asked how a user should manage their passwords. This is a tricky topic and I have avoided biting the bullet until now but here goes, Considerations It is very important that user do not lose access to important passwords by forgetting them or losing access. Users are often the weakest link in…
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Why you will need a new desktop one day
The basic problem for PC manufacturers is that there is no reason to replacement. Most PCs will now happily run Microsoft Office and process video. What more do you need? Microsoft’s (possible) response, 3D everywhere; 3D interfaces (think Kinect), 3D printing and 3D visualisations. There is a good article here, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/29/windows_10_heralds_the_minecraftisation_of_microsoft/
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What Microsoft does not want you to know about OneDrive
If you are DropBox user you will love it. It simply works and you can share files with co-workers and they stay in sync on your laptop. Here is screenshot of the folder structure in Windows Explorer on my laptop. You can see a folder that I have shared with a client. They can update…
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The future of Windows
http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/j34uJD7Eoiw/ This is a very insightful article that shows how Microsoft could be planning to reconcile the different needs of consumers and businesses and reduce the licensing and support burden. Some key points: There will only be Windows, not Windows 9, 10, 11 … which will all require different support cycles This will be possible because…
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Microsoft’s ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was DOA • The Register
I never understood the user proposition for Windows RT. This article explains why there isn’t one. Microsoft’s ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was DOA • The Register.
Dr James Bayley 