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2015

Windows 10: Revert File Explorer default view
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One of the new features of Windows 10 is Quick Access.
Windows 10: Prevent Wi-Fi settings being shared with contacts
·169 words·1 min
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Windows 10 introduced a feature named Wi-Fi Sense.
Windows 10: Turn off peer to peer Windows Update function
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Microsoft, in a effort to reduce load on their own server farms as well as provided a better experience to customers when using Windows Update, Windows 10 introduces peer to peer technology (like Bittorrent uses) to deliver Windows update.
Windows 10 is here
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Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today I want to be a part of it, Windows 10, Windows 10
Fix error 80240020 when upgrading to Windows 10
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So you heard the news and decided to update to Windows 10 but your Windows Update threw an 80240020 error?
Using Security Enabled Databases in Access 2007+
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There are some people out there, who are only just migrating away from very old systems *cough* Windows XP *cough*.
Clear WPAD client cache
·301 words·2 mins
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wpad # noun [no plural] # A wonderful but horrible way to automate clients connecting to the internet via proxy server.
Searching Windows Server DHCP via MAC Address
·214 words·2 mins
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There comes a point when you ask yourself, ’there has to be a better way’ (this should be often).
Manually activate Microsoft Office via KMS
·186 words·1 min
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Centralised activation of software is a really fantastic and vital piece of infrastructure in a corporate IT environment.
Fix .LNK and .EXE file associations
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There are a number of malware out in the wild that like to change the association for .