Posts about Windows

Out of the many different formats out there, there are few that are polar opposites in the way that MOV and WMV are. Because MOV was developed by Apple and WMV was developed by Microsoft, both have been competing with one another for years on end. On some Windows PCs you may have difficulty playing…

No. Seriously, do not entertain the idea of purchasing any machine with only 32GB of storage space – especially if it has a desktop operating system. In the days of Windows 7, Microsoft’s operating system required up to 30GB of hard-drive space to operate. The release of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 did not optimise…

Some users of the Linx 1010b tablet may have noticed that their device fails to recognise any major Windows 10 updates beyond November 2016. The biggest giveaway to this is seeing messages on the app store prompting the user to upgrade to Windows 10 Anniversary Update, or upgrading to a tablet with more features. The…

When attempting to use Git for version control, or importing external packages on Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 – some enterprise users may come across the ECMDERR error. This is caused by a conflict between Git and Microsoft Visual Studio. It appears that the issue occurs in a limited number of corporate or enterprise IT networks, and…

We all rely heavily on data and it is extremely crucial that we have a backup plan to prepare for us in case a disaster was to happen. With EaseUS Todo Backup, it allows you to clone partition , move windows to ssd and clone hdd to ssd. Solid state drive has become cheaper and…

Windows 10, Microsoft’s latest innovation on the operating systems front, has begun deploying to users almost two weeks ago. But, as software developers must very well know, bugs sneak into any code, no matter how well it’s verified. Windows 10 is not an exception. With the number of PCs running Windows 10 growing, people start…

One of the most requested troubleshooting requests I get from my clients is how to transfer emails from Outlook Express (on their very old laptop or computer) to Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook on their new tablet, computer or laptop. Unfortunately, most email accounts are not set up correctly to sync with an online database which…

So it’s finally here. Windows 10. As we flock to the new operating system offering from Microsoft, many of you will find yourself needing a bootable USB drive to install the new OS on to a clean hard-drive. Most experts would strongly recommend you backup all of your personal files and install Windows 10 on…

Windows 10 has been in public beta testing for several months now, and the response has been good. It seems that Microsoft has brought back the Desktop and Start Menu we all became accustomed to up to Windows 7 – as well as a bunch of other great features. Some of my favourite features include…

Microsoft have decided to ditch the idea of Windows 9 altogether and begin working on Windows 10. Currently, users have the ability to download and install a technical preview of Windows 10 which is a beta version of the OS to be launched. Users have been warned it is full of bugs and has been…

The digital age has quickly moved from from CD-ROMs for storage and distribution of software. Since the days of Microsoft Windows Vista, users have been able to download ISO files of Microsoft Windows operating systems and burn them manually to a disk or create a bootable USB drive to complete the installation. DigitalRiver was the…