When you install Windows 10, no option is offered to set up a local account. You’ll be asked to...
Start menu vs. Start screen – Why Microsoft must dump the desktop
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Microsoft listened to complaining customers and reintroduced the Start menu in Windows 10. A wrong decision! The discussion in...
By default, Windows 10 comes with a Start menu. However, you can change back to the Start screen. This...
If the “map network drive” icon is not showing in File Explorer in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, this...
Various news sites are reporting that, according to “Microsoft sources,” Windows 8.1 Update will receive a minor update in...
Knowing how to troubleshoot and repair Windows Store apps will make your desktop management much easier. In this guide,...
Windows couldn’t be activated – Error code 0x800732B – DNS name does not exist
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This post explains how you can manually activate Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Enterprise and what it means if...
Many IT sites picked up a report of the German website Die Zeit Online according to which IT experts...
Microsoft Windows 8 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. When would you choose the older, slower 32-bit...
In recent versions of Windows, a special hidden partition exists, the so called System Reserved Partition, to support BitLocker...
Whether you are just deploying or are already running Windows 8, this guide will show you how to uninstall...
Quite a few different terms related to Windows 8 apps float around on the Internet: provisioned apps, built-in apps,...
Windows 8.1 Preview has been out for a couple of days, and I guess many IT pros are tempted...
I was quite surprised when I discovered that Window 8.1 setup requires a Microsoft account. The Windows 8 installer...
Installing Windows 8 on a UEFI PC can require a few tweaks. In this post you will learn how...
Windows 7 and Windows 8 can be booted directly from a virtual hard disk (VHD) file in the absence...
Remember when we as admins used to use the rule of thumb that thou shalt not roll out an...
Microsoft offers a number of free and commercial solutions for Windows 8 migration which allow you to transfer user...
As expected, we can use Group Policy to control whether our Active Directory users can access the Windows Store...
Windows To Go – Some tips and an odd boot problem (error code: 0xc000000e)
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Windows To Go is a great new feature in Windows 8 that allows you to boot a full-blown Windows...
