SOLVED: What Is the Difference Between Microsoft ‘Mainstream Support’ and...
If you have been getting worried about your Windows OS running out of support, you might be confused by the terms. Windows Vista SP2 ran out of ‘Mainstream Support’ on April 10th 2012 but has ‘Extended...
View ArticleSOLVED: How Long Does It Take For Group Policies To Take Effect?
The short answer is that is takes up to 2 hours for Group Policy changes to take effect for both Computer and for User policies. However, as usual there is more to the story. What is a ‘Background...
View ArticleWhat is Machine Learning vs Deep Learning vs Reinforcement Learning vs...
This is a simplified explanation of Machine Learning intended for non-computer science people. It definitely glosses over the massive complexity involved in this field but should give you a basic...
View ArticleSOLVED: The Complete List Of How To Fix Windows Update Errors Like 0x800F0922
If you have errors in Windows Update you know how frustrating it can be trying to find solution. The ‘We couldn’t complete the updates. Undoing changes’ message is not particularly helpful. Below is a...
View ArticleSOLVED: File Explorer Mapped Drives Close Spontaneously
If you see your mapped drives disappear you may have a Group Policy that maps your network shares using the REPLACE feature. Another symptom I noticed occurs if you remote (RDP) to a different PC and...
View ArticleSolved: Microsoft Store Error Code 141078
If you are completing a transaction on the Microsoft Store and you see ERROR CODE 141078, you likely have no idea what to do. There was an issue processing your order, please contact customer service...
View ArticleSOLVED: Program Appears in Task Bar But Not On Screen
If you have a program that appears in the Task Bar but not on any of your screens you likely have one of two problems. Fortunately both are easy to fix. PROGRAM IS RESTORED TO A POSITION ON A SCREEN...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Un-root Your Samsung Galaxy S6 and Restore Factory Android OS
If Samsung Galaxy S6 has been rooted and a non-factory operating system has been loaded you likely already know that there are problems: You voided your warranty You can not longer receive updates...
View ArticleSOLVED: SCVMM Agent installation failed on HOST Unknown error (0x80041003)
If you are trying to install or update the SCVMM agent on your HyperV hosts controlled by System Center Virtual Machine Manager and you might see the following error. Error (410) Agent installation...
View ArticleSOLVED: What Happened To Microsoft IllumiRoom and RoomAlive?
In 2013 Microsoft Research demonstrated a very exciting technology named IllumiRoom which used a single projector to expand video from a single screen onto the walls and furniture in the room. It is...
View ArticleSOLVED: What Are The Limits of SQL Express 2016 and Can SQL Express Be Used...
It is a common misconception that SQL Express 2016 cannot or should not be used in production environments. SQL Express 2016 (and SQL Express 2014 and 2012 and…) are most certainly licenced to be used...
View ArticleSOLVED: VIDEOS: How to Disassemble Seagate USB Disks
If you have an old Seagate external hard drive and you want to pull the disk for some reason, it isn’t very hard to do. Over the last few years we have posted several videos demonstrating how to...
View ArticleSOLVED: Office365 Your admin has turned off Office installs
If you are trying to install Office Pro Plus from Office 365and you see “Your admin has turned off Office installs”, your Office365 administrator has likely turned off the ability for anyone to...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Patch Office365 Office 2016
There are three ways to patch Office 2016 from Office365 : Automatically from Microsoft through their “Content Delivery Network” (default) Using a distribution point that you update periodically Using...
View ArticleSOVLED: How to Fix Mouse Lag on 4K Screens
This page provides the master list of the things you need to do to correct mouse lag on 4k screens. If you have connected your PC to a 4K screen you will often see a subtle but visual notable lag...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is the Path to a Users STARTUP Folder in Windows 10
The path to users Startup folder in Windows 10 is: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup ie. C:\Users\JimmyJo\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup...
View ArticleSOLVED: What Are The Common Variables In Windows
Below is a complete list of Windows variables. If you are writing any sort of script, PowerShell, or command line you will need to know: The variable for username is %username% The variable for the...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Disable SHARE Button in Office 2016 Using a GPO
If you have Office 2016 and you want to block your staff from easily saving content in the cloud, you can disable the SHARE button using the following Group Policy Object (GPO): User Configuration...
View ArticleSOLVED: Script and GPO To Disable Backstage When Saving In Office 2016
If you want to disable Backstage View when saving in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, … you can set it with a Group Policy Object (GPO), a script or manually HOW TO DISABLE OFFICE BACKSTAGE MANUALLY: To...
View ArticleSOLVED: How Large Are Office 2016 Updates
Office 2016 updates average about 300GB in size in 2017. Why should you care? If you have Office 2016 from Office365, Dell OEM and many other sources, you have special version called Click To Run...
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