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Fix Windows Update Speed From Fresh Windows 7 Install

Installing a fresh install of Windows 7 is great except when its time to update. The process can take hours and hours. Found this on the Internet that will speed up the update procedure.

Here is the Article.

A trick we have learned: Download the appropriate (x64 or x86) versions of these three […]

I Hate Windows 10 Start Menu!

Call me old fashion. Tell me I am stuck in the past but I just hate Windows 10 Start menu. Its better than Windows 8 and 8.1 but still for a desktop environment it sucks! It might be fine for a touch environment like a MS Surface Tablet but for desktop its not. […]

Back Door Into Windows 7-10

Here is info on how to get into a Windows PC that you forgot the password or something is corrupt and you need to login when you can’t.

Back Door Into Windows 7-10

 

Windows 10 Can’t Connect To Windows Server VPN

Client that upgraded to Windows 10 and now can’t connect to VPN. They would get the following error:

Error – Can’t connect to VPN (VPN Connection does not work in Windows 10) The remote connection was denied because the user name and password combination you provided is not recognized, or the selected authentication protocol is […]

Cannot find script file C:\WINDOWS\run.vbs at Logon

Found this on the web here

Client had spyware/virus infection. After cleaning the PC (Windows 10) the error occurred. Here is the solution

 

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Double-click Userinit value and change the value data from:

wscript C:\WINDOWS\run.vbs,

to the following: [Caution: Take special care when entering. You need […]

Add F8 Safe Mode Option To Windows 10

One of the things that Microsoft did with Windows 10 (and Windows 8) was remove the option to switch to Safe Mode or Repair by pressing the F8 Key on boot. Why they did this was to improve boot time. I think it was a wrong move. Just to save a few seconds […]

Fixing Network Issue On Windows 7

Client that had a network icon on bottom right with an red x on it and it would say not connected to network even though the PC is on the Domain and can access network shares and the Internet. After searching online I found a Windows repair tool from the following website:

http://www.tweaking.com/

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Change Network Location

Sometimes you select the wrong network location on a Windows PC (Public,Private,Domain). Sometimes it switches by itself. Every version of Windows (XP,7,8,10, Server 2008R2,2012, etc) have different locations or ways of switching the network location. Usually for me I have a PC or Server that is sharing a folder or something. If it […]

Internet Explorer Won’t Open

Have 3 clients that have similar issues just recently. Not sure if its related to latest Windows updates. 3 computers where Internet Explorer would not open. Firefox or Chrome worked fine. All 3 computers are Windows 7 64-Bit running IE 11 with free AVG installed. The issue is related to AVG. Uninstalled AVG […]

After Upgrade Windows 10 Using TEMP Profile

Client came in that had just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. After the upgrade it logged in but with a temporary profile. Checked the Users folder I saw TEMP as the current profile. The main users profile is User.

Looking online I saw someone had similar issue and he […]