Win10 Restore Points Appear Broken
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In reading over the forum traffic at TenForums. recently, I encountered an item of great interest. This thread is entitled "File System Filter 'wcifs' Event ID 4." Despite the title, it reveals...
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Always Adjust Defaults After Clean Install
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As the release for Windows 10 Creator's Update nears, the pace of Insider Preview releases is accelerating. Just last week, I got stuck upgrading my desktop test PC to Build 15031 Enterprise. Ultimately, I performed a clean install of that build, plus its usual aftermath. But I got caught by an...
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Interesting Issues in Insider Preview 15042
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Late last week MS released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build. Little did I know that there would be "Interesting Issues in Insider Preview 15042." But after a couple of failed installs, I found myself "bitten" on my Dell Venue Pro 11. That's when I remembered that the 0 Comments
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Win10 Dynamic Lock Gets Cool Tool
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Almost two weeks ago, I blogged here about the addition of a new security feature in Insider Preview Build 15031. It's called Dynamic Lock. Dynamic Lock senses the signal strength...
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Enable Disable Win10 Administrator Account
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By default, Windows 10 includes a built-in admin account. In fact, it's named "Administrator." Here, I explain here how to enable disable Win10 Administrator account. Basically, there are two ways to proceed: at the command line, or in Computer Management.
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New Windows 10 insider program coming for businesses
Microsoft's upcoming Windows Insider Program for Businesses will cater to IT professionals. Through the program, nicknamed WIP4Biz, IT admins will be...
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Disconnect Drives Before Multi-Boot Install
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Anybody can learn stuff, but lessons learned the hard way are the ones that stick with you. Case in point: I've got a Windows desktop PC I use as a test machine. Furthermore, I've got it set up as a dual-boot environment. On one SSD I've got a bootable installation of the Win10 Current Branch...
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Overcoming USB Flash Write-Protection
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Last month, I was mucking around with my Asus RT-AC68U router. Among other experiments, I plugged in a USB flash drive into one of its ports to share it with the network. This morning, I unplugged it from the router to try to use it for recovery on a temporarily disabled test PC. No dice: instead...
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Anti-phishing training videos take users off the hook
Email phishing attacks against high-level executives increased at Tri-Counties Regional Center last year. To combat and boost awareness of the...
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Build 15031 Brings Dynamic Lock
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Cellphones are such a vital ingredient of modern life that we bring them with us everywhere we go. MS exploits this truism in the latest build of Windows 10, 15031. There's a new facility in the Sign-In Options called "Dynamic lock" that detect when the phone is out of Bluetooth range and locks a...
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