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It's not often that I actually install Hyper-V on a client OS, so it was only by chance that I came across a bit of a weird issue when installing it on Windows 10 1709. Obviously I performed the usual process: Virtualization was enabled in the BIOS, enabled Hyper-V in Windows Features, rebooted and it…
Continue readingHi all, For many of you that switched off over the xmas break (like me), you may have missed that there are now patches (released Jan 3rd 2018) for the creatviely (almost bond movie like) named vulnerabilities of "meltdown" and "spectre". You can find more detail on these Vulnerabilities here - https://meltdownattack.com/ Advice for Microsoft…
Continue readinghttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4034314/smbv1-is-not-installed-by-default-in-windows-10-rs3-and-windows-server As per the link above, SMB 1 will no longer be installed by default in Win 10 1710 (which, given the release date, I'm guess that's what it will be called among techs, rather than the exceedingly shitty "fall creators update" name - because calling two different versions "creators update" is logical) or the…
Continue readingAs has been well documented https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012982/the-processor-is-not-supported-together-with-the-windows-version-that- http://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/support/graphics-drivers/000005526.html http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN304217/microsoft-windows-operating-system-support-for-intel-kaby-lake-processors?lang=EN The newest Intel and AMD processors are not supported when using Windows 7, 8.1, Server 2008R2 and Server 2012 R2... While this has been known for a while, however its always variable how much time the new hardware takes to hit the market. A client recently had…
Continue readingUser Experience Virtualization (UEV) use to be part of the MDOP packs…. however MDOP’s last update was in 2015…. leaving some of us wondering what was happening to awesome tools contained within. Given Microsoft’s strong movement towards cloud platforms, it seemed likely that these tools were dead. Fortunately for UEV, its now included in Windows…
Continue readingUser Experience Virtualization (UEV) use to be part of the MDOP packs.... however MDOP's last update was in 2015.... leaving some of us wondering what was happening to awesome tools contained within. Given Microsoft's recent desire to destroy anything and everything that isn't cloud - irrelevant of its ability to fill gaps that cloud services…
Continue readingWindows 10 includes a feature called "Fast Startup", which is enabled by default. The whole idea behind this feature is to make it so computers don't take as long to boot up after being shut down (rather than going into hibernation or sleep). It achieves this by essentially using a cut-down implementation of Windows Hibernation…
Continue readingOne of our clients had a user with a weird issue today - whenever they tried to open a photo, they'd get the following error: When looking at the PC, they had all image formats set to use the built-in Windows 10 Photos application. If you try to open the application separately, you get the…
Continue readinghttp://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-refresh-tool-will-sweep-away-bloatware-your-pc While this has no relevance for enterprise admins, it could be very useful when "friends" (the type that think anyone in "IT" should be able to fix their toaster.... as it runs on "that electricity stuff") ask for help with their recent purchase of bloatware riddled new PC..... the reply can always be "have…
Continue readingA list of the more commonly requested modifications to Windows 10 builds that we get.... These are current as of 25/05/2016 - and work with Windows 10 1602 - it is possible they may not in newer versions. Turn off the Windows Store Group Policy: Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Store/Turn off the Store application Disable and/or…
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