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Guide To The Windows Recovery Environment: How To Access And Use It

Learn about the Windows Recovery Environment and how to access and use it to troubleshoot and fix common technical issues with your computer, like when Windows won’t boot. What is the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)? Windows Recovery Environment, or WinRE, is a recovery environment that can repair common startup issues with Windows.  It’s a simplified,...

Last Update: Aug 08, 2024

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Microsoft Closes the Book on Windows Vista

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is ending support for Windows Vista today; an OS that never had a chance at long-term success.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: March 17

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because I’ve pilkunnussija’d and I can’t stop correcting my own writing, this edition of Short Takes looks at a Surface Book 2 report, Windows Vista’s EOL, a controversial Windows 10 change, and more.

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Microsoft to Fix Zero-Day Windows Flaw That Was Outed by Google

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft announced that it will fix a dangerous new zero-day security flaw in Windows that it says is being exploited by hackers in Russia. But Microsoft is also understandably outraged that Google inexplicably outed the flaw before a patch was ready.

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SCARY: “Atom Bomb” Windows Security Hole said to be Unfixable

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Windows has an unfixable security flaw. That’s the frightening conclusion of this researcher, who says he can inject code—at will—into browsers and other Windows apps. It affects all versions of Windows released in the past 16 years, he says. And it can’t be patched, without breaking legitimate desktop apps. It could be bad for containerized server workloads, too…

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Correcting Multiple Monitor Configuration Issues in Vista

Whenever you plug in an external monitor to your Vista computer the OS is supposed to remember your setup and then replicate it each time you plug that monitor in again. However, this doesn’t always happen. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri provides a couple quick solutions for getting multiple monitors to configure correctly in Windows Vista.

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Quickly Access your Folders in Vista

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

One of the most handy tricks in Windows Vista (and previous operating systems) is the My Computer shortcut. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri shows you how to quickly access any folder on your computer through a cool toolbar shortcut.

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Get Your Desktop Icons Back in Vista

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Windows Vista (and Windows Server 2008 and even Windows 7 for that matter) are configured so that after the installation completes and the user first logs on, the desktop is totally empty from any icons, and only the Recycle bin is present. While this setup might fit some users, most users want control over their old desktop icons. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri will show you how to do that.

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Working with Filtering and Custom Views in the Vista Event Viewer

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

The Event Viewer is an application that enables you to browse and manage event logs. Event logs are special files that record significant events on your computer, such as when a user logs on to the computer or when a program encounters an error. In Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Event Viewer has been…

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Using the Reliability Monitor in Windows Vista

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Windows Vista has some great additions. One of them is the new and re-designed Performance Monitor. You can open the Performance snap-in from the Computer Management tool (see below), or as a separate snap-in. Inside the Performance tool you will find a Monitoring Tools folder, and in it you will find the Reliability Monitor. The…

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How can I install Windows Vista without supplying the product key?

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

How can I install Windows Vista without supplying the product key? Well, you can, sort of. You can configure Windows Vista to install without having to manually enter the product key during the setup process. This is quite useful if you find yourself in need to perform an installation of the OS but without having…

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Working with Vista’s new Event Viewer

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

The Event Viewer is an application that enables you to browse and manage event logs. Event logs are special files that record significant events on your computer, such as when a user logs on to the computer or when a program encounters an error. Whenever one of these types of events occur, the system records…

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