Blog

What are the Windows XP Powertoys? Where can I get them? The Microsoft Powertoys are small tools/gadgets from Microsoft that enhance Windows. Powertoys have been around since windows 95 and are a must for power users. Get them HERE. Note: You *can* install all of them, but since most of them are either crap or…

What is Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS)? Microsoft SUS is a free patch management tool provided by Microsoft to help network administrators deploy security patches more easily. In simple terms, Microsoft SUS is a version of Windows Update that you can run on your network. Today corporations have to frequently check the Windows Update site…

This month Windows 19H2 edges closer to a final build, Citrix releases Managed Desktops based on Windows Virtual Desktop, Windows updates break Visual Basic 6 apps, and Microsoft prepares to disable VBScript in IE11 on Windows 7 and 8.x.

How can I add the desktop icons back to the Windows Vista desktop? You can, but unlike in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, you need to do a little bit more clicking… Someone in the Windows XP/2003/Vista design team has decided that desktop icons are bad for you. I don’t know what this assumption…

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system saw healthy growth in 2016 but its browser, Edge, is struggling to find a home with users.

Microsoft released patches to fix 82 security bugs in Windows and other software this month. There are critical bugs in IE, Exchange Server, and Windows Server DNS. Windows and Windows Server Windows gets two patches for critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws. CVE-2021-26876 is a vulnerability in OpenType font parsing and CVE-2021-26867 is a flaw…

This month’s end-of-year Patch Tuesday is relatively light, with Microsoft fixing a Windows zero-day and a spoofing vulnerability in SQL Server Reporting Services.

This month’s Patch Tuesday was a relatively quiet one. Microsoft made a minor update to Spectre v4 patches, issued critical updates only for desktop editions of Windows, and patched three vulnerabilities that had already been publicly disclosed.

How can I quickly copy a file or a folder’s path in Windows 2000/XP/2003? While working with files and folders in your Windows operating system you might sometimes find the need to copy a file’s exact and full path. Besides needing these paths for programming needs you might might also need it for usage in…

Microsoft patches 62 vulnerabilities, 17 of which are rated Critical. Including a patch for the zero-day ALPC vulnerability that was publicly disclosed on Twitter at the end of August.