All things techie
Meet Now is a new icon that you may see in your taskbar if / when you install the Windows 10 20H2 update. Don’t worry, it is suppose to be there.
This little icon is a new Skype feature that Microsoft hopes will take on Zoom for meetings.
Continue reading “Meet Now and other tweaks in Win 10 20H2”I was amazed to find out that not everyone knows about using shift click on items on the Windows taskbar. This has been around since Windows 7 and I find it most useful.
It works on the vast majority of Windows Applications.
KB4524244 and KB4532693 recent updates and their unintended consequences are still causing concern to some users. It is recommended that these are removed from Windows Update.
Here are some of the problems.
Continue reading “Windows 10 Update Problems”You will have seen many news items about Windows 7 reaching end of life but as techies we should probably be more concerned with Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 which were also dragged into the recycle bin this month.
This can be a problem in some organisation that rely on anti-virus scans of storage devices as it doesn’t come in a file stored on the computer. Instead it is injected directly into memory.
Continue reading “Invisible Malware”This basic security feature allows you to protect sensitive files from the casual snooper. For example, hiding your Christmas present list from the family. It won’t keep out the tech savy but it is better that nothing.
Continue reading “Password Protecting a Folder”
If you use Windows 7 should you worry about lack of support?
Although mainstream support ended January 2015 a lot of people are still using this Operating System.
The recent news regarding Microsoft’s decision not to update some Intel Atom processors with the latest version of Windows 10 Creators Edition has caused some confusion amongst techies and users alike. Should we worry?
Well, I have three systems running the Atom processor and Win 10 so I though I had better find out.
The Creators Edition update is rolling out slowly which is no bad thing as it needs a download of around 3GB. But if you can’t wait here is what to do.
Sometimes when you are trying to open a file you might just use the Open with facility in Windows Explorer.
If this fails because the program is unable to open it and you forgot to remove the tick from the box labeled “Always use this app to open xxx files” …