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How to Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8.1

It’s time to make a move! Learn how to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 in this handy tutorial.

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Command Line Event Logs – Part 2

In part 2 of his series on command line event logs, Jeff Hicks discusses how to manage the event logs with the command line and WEVTUTIL.EXE

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Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop Web Client for Windows Server 2016 and 2019 Preview

Microsoft has announced Remote Desktop Web Client general availability for Windows Server 2016 and 2019 Preview.

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M365 Changelog: Microsoft Outlook Extension for Edge recommendation

Last Update: May 08, 2024

MC264090 – Updated July 01, 2021: Microsoft has updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your feedback. This new release will enable some Windows 10 users, who are using Outlook on the web or Outlook for Windows, to see a clickable recommendation to visit the browser extension page for Outlook in Edge where they can choose to…

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Patch Tuesday – March 2019

This month sees Microsoft patch two zero-days in Windows 7 and critical bugs in Windows Deployment Services and DHCP.

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Create Environmental Variables With SetX

Last Update: Dec 05, 2022

In today’s post, Jeff Hicks discusses SetX.EXE which allows IT pro’s to quickly and efficiently create their own environmental variables. SetX makes the task of adding custom environmental variables to support internal applications or automated processes very easy, especially when this needs to be done on remote machines.

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Windows XP SP2 Patches

You should consider installing Service Pack 2 as soon as possible On August 9, 2004, Microsoft released SP2 for Windows XP. SP2 is the latest collection of updates for Windows XP. Download Windows XP SP2 Network Installation (266mb) See the Windows 2000/XP SP Slipstreaming page for info on how to integrate SP2 into your existing…

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – May 2019

This month’s news roundup includes important announcements made at Microsoft’s Build conference in Seattle, and the general availability of Windows Server 2019 version 1903 and the Windows 10 May 2019 Update.

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How to Check Notebook Battery Health using POWERCFG

Use PowerCFG to determine the health of your notebook’s battery in this Ask the Admin by Russell Smith.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – May 2021 Edition

Satya Nadella announces there will be significant changes coming to Windows, Microsoft starts rolling out the Windows 10 May 2021 Update, and Edge 91 makes it to the Stable channel. And there’s a whole load more this month, so let’s get started. Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) is now generally available Microsoft made the…

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