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If you have a Windows Server (or even the desktop client), you can add a Role named PRINT AND DOCUMENT SERVICES. The questions are: What does Print and Document Services add? Do I need Print and Document Services to get the Print Management app? Does installing Print and Document Services Read more…
In Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education there is an option to create a local user account (aka. Offline Account) but Windows 10 Home 1909 and newer no longer has that option. Fortunately, there is an easy way to force it, don’t connect to the internet. What does don’t connect Read more…
If you have a hard disk you need to scrap or sell and you want to remove your data from it, this is the place for you. In our case, we had 700 3TB disks that need to be wiped and resold so we wanted to make sure it would Read more…
We find out if different M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD’s are all the same. In a Dell 5300 2 in 1 we test the Dell supplied Micron 2200S, a Crucial P1 and a Adata XPG S11 using Novabench benchmarking tool. We also show how to swap out the SSD’s in the Read more…
Here are the 16 different ways to launch the SETTINGS app in Windows 10: USE THE START BUTTON TO OPEN THE SETTINGS APP Click on the START button, then the cog icon . START BUTTON CONTEXT MENU DIRECTLY Right click on the START button, select SETTINGS . START BUTTON CONTEXT Read more…
If you have Office365 ProPlus (aka Office 2016/2019) you will know that it updates constantly. Originally patches were released weekly but from 2018 one they are released monthly. To be clear, Office365 Pro Plus patches are released on the second Tuesday of each month (aka Patch Tuesday), just like Windows Read more…
If you have been running a network for a while, you likely are: using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or SCCM with WSUS to manage Windows patches and download them locally using local file shares for Office patching. Historically, this minimized network traffic but in recent versions of Windows 10, Read more…
In recent versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has made notable strides in what they call Delivery Optimization. It is to the point now that, if you configure Delivery Optimization correctly, there is little need to have your Window Server Update Services (aka WSUS) store the patches locally. The question is, Read more…
If you find a Windows 10 or Office setting is grayed out and there is a THIS SETTING IS MANAGED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION notice (usually in red) there are ways to get around it. For instance we recently documented Windows Hello PIN ADD Button is Greyed Out – THIS SETTING Read more…
Click HERE to download our AutoUnattended.xml answer file for Windows 10 1909 (2019H2). WARNING: This answer file will automatically wipe your hard disk clean and setup the required partitions from scratch. This answer file: Wipes the current disk clean and sets up new partitions Sets the PC, Keyboard and User Read more…
Microsoft changed the release cycle of Windows products from every two or three years to potentially every week. This was part of CEO Satya Nadella‘s plan to modernize Microsoft. The software world had changed to a must faster paced model of releasing new code and new products. Nadella’s recent history at Read more…
Many devices shipped with Windows 10 S mode as a security measure, but “S” mode devices only allow programs from the Store to be installed. This may be great for schools, children and other security intensive applications but for most people you will want to install apps from other sources Read more…
You have probably been using Windows 10 for many years now and because Microsoft updates it so frequently, useful new features are easy to miss. In this video we explain 12 new features, tips & tricks from recent versions of Windows 10: Clipboard History Timeline / Task View Snip & Read more…
We unbox, disassemble and benchmark the new Dell Inspiron 7000 Series 7491 Laptop 2 in 1 and we add then configure a Dell PN579X stylus. Here are some of the spec sheets and instructions we used in the video:
If you are having problems with OneDrive you may be able to correct them with a simple reset: RESET ONEDRIVE ON WINDOWS 10: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset If that command does not make sense to you, just follow these instructions: Right click on the OneDrive icon in your Notification Area (blue cloud Read more…
Below is a list of every version of Windows: Name / Description Version Build Number Public Release Windows 10, Version 1909 10 18975 11/5/2019 Windows 10, Version 1903 10 18362 5/21/2019 Windows Server 2008, Service Pack 2, Rollup KB4489887 6 6003 3/19/2019 Windows 10, Version 1809 10 17763 10/2/2018 Windows Read more…