SOLVED: Office365 Office 2016 Not Changing From Deferred to Current Channel
Office 2016 from Office365 will stay in the “Channel” it was installed with even if you change from Deferred to Current or Current to Deferred in Office365. There are three ways to force Office365...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Change Office365 From Deferred to Current Channel
If you have Office365 Office 2016, by default you are running a product that is 4 months old. This is called the Deferred Channel. For a variety of good reasons you may want to change to the Current...
View ArticleWho Are The Leading Companies in Autonomous Driving in 2017?
Navigant Research just posted their assessment of autonomous vehicle systems companies in 2017. This report is fascinating for a number of reasons including: Ford & GM are way ahead of Tesla Uber...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Disable Sophos Safeguard Popup Messages
If you have Sophos Safeguard you likely have annoying popup messages saying things like: Sophos Safeguard: Communicating With Server Sophos Safeguard: No New Settings Available Sophos Safeguard:...
View ArticleSOLVED: Customize Windows 10 Start Menu & Taskbar Using a GPO in 6 Easy Steps
If you run Windows 10 in a corporate settings you will likely want to set a few default entries in the START menu and TASKBAR. If nothing else you will likely want to remove the default junk that...
View ArticleSOLVED: GPO To Set Outlook To Reply In Separate Window Instead of in the...
One of the features Microsoft introduced into Outlook is to reply in the READING PANE rather than in a separate window. While I appreciate that this cleans up the interface, it does make navigating...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Disable Edge Icon Tab in Internet Explorer
If you have Windows 10 1703 or newer your Internet Explorer will have a “Edge Tab” to the right of your “new tab” tab. This means people will frequently launch the Edge Browser when they are really...
View ArticleSOLVED: Which Branch Channel of Office ProPlus Am I On?
If your Office 2016 ProPlus was installed using the Office Deployment Toolkit (ODT) then you may be not know what branch of Office you are using. Fortunately there are two easy ways to determine which...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Remove a Damaged User Profile In Windows 10
If you have a corrupt profile in Windows 10 there are two easy ways to remove it and rebuild it: 1: REMOVE CORRUPT WINDOWS PROFILE USING GUI: CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM AND SECURITY > SYSTEM >...
View ArticleSOLVED: VIDEO: How to Easily Downgrade From Windows 10 Enterprise to Windows...
In early versions of Windows 10 it was not readily possible to downgrade from Windows 10 Enterprise to Win 10 Pro. In fact, the supported process was to perform a clean install. The dance around that...
View ArticleSOLVED: Windows 10 Lock Screen Graphic GPO Not Working On 1703
If you have Windows 10 Enterprise or Education you should be able to use a GPO to set a custom lock and home screen. Unfortunately, Windows 10 1703 broke that and it has been driving many IT staff...
View ArticleSOLVED: Windows 10 Calculator, Weather or Other App Not Starting
If your Windows 10 Start Menu icons and tiles turn dark and / or get a ‘download progress bar’ under them you can easily reset them. In previous versions of Windows 10, if your start menu icons...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Disable SMB1 and Keep Safe From WannaCry Variants
Even the latest Windows 10 1703 still has SMB1 enabled by default. If you want to keep yourself safe from WannaCry / WannaCrypt0r 2 variants you need to disable SMB 1.0. You can disable SMB 1.0 in 5...
View ArticleSOLVED: What Do The Suffix Letters on Intel Processors Mean
Intel used to have a pretty simple naming scheme for its CPU’s but as the market demanded more features, Intel started adding suffix letters to its processors. Often the letters added on to the end of...
View ArticleSOLVED: Where Does Android Outsell Apple iOS?
In a word, everywhere. Android sells 6 times as many devices as Apple’s iOS globally and 1.75 times as many in the US. Below are some fantastic 2017 data from two very reliable sources. Get the whole...
View ArticleSOLVED: Word 2016 Grammar Checker Doing Too Much
If you are finding that the ‘grammar check’ in Office products (Word, Outlook…) are pointing out more than you would like, you can adjust it. The latest version of Office 2016 offers two Grammar...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is the Difference Between Ping REQUEST TIMED OUT and DESTINATION...
If you have ever tried to ping a computer that is offline, you will see one of two responses: REQUEST TIMED OUT, or REPLY FROM XX.XX.XX.XX: DESTINATION HOST UNREACHABLE The difference is what is...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Hide Folders Users Do Not Have Access To
Most tech’s know that you can add a dollar sign ($) to the end of the name of a share and make it hidden but you can also have Windows show users ONLY the folders they have access to. I have this...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is Intel Optane and Does Optane Run Faster Than SSD?
We explain and demonstrate what Intel Optane is, what you need to run it, and if it will really improve your PC’s performance. What is Intel Optane? Intel Optane is an accelerator for your hard drive....
View ArticleSOLVED: What is Windows 10 Team?
Windows 10 Team is a specialized edition of Windows 10 that includes a number of custom collaboration tools and functions, that is currently only available on Windows Surface Hub. That naturally leads...
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