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”Intel Atom and Windows 10 updates
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.
Windows 10 Creators Edition
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.
SSID can’t be seen by some devices
I recently had a laptop with Windows 10 that had been working on WiFi but after rebooting the router it would no longer show the Service Set Identifier (SSID) in the list of available WiFi networks. Other devices could see it, all except the laptop and the laptop could see some other WiFi networks in the vicinity.
Remove a file association
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” …