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Windows 10 First Major Update

by KW · Comments (0)
Nov 12 2015

Microsoft announced the release of the first major update to Windows 10.

imageIn prior terminology, we would be calling this Service Pack 1, but Microsoft want to simply refer to it as the November 2015 Update. During pre-testing phase it was referred to as TH2.

This update will be pushed out automatically through Windows Update.

It contains a slew of new new features and improvements, including

  • Improved boot time (30% faster than Windows 7 on the same device)
  • Cortana and Microsoft Edge enhancements
  • New Windows Update for Business and Windows Store for Business services
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Azure Active Directory Join
  • and more!

Read more on the Microsoft site:
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/11/12/first-major-update-for-windows-10-available-today/

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Windows 10 Phone Update

by KW · Comments (0)
Oct 20 2015

I have been using a Lumia 920 phone for almost 3 years now, and love it, in spite of a few quirks. I have been anxiously awaiting news of a Windows 10 phone.image

On the heels of releasing Windows 10 operating system back in July, Microsoft did announce the Microsoft Lumia 950/950XL Windows 10 phones. Both phones will come with a 20-megapixel camera. The 950 will have a 5.2” screen size, and the 950XL will be 5.7”. AT&T has already announced that will carry the phone.

However, availability of these phones are still up in the air.

But wait … there’s more!

Surface Phone Next?

News is slowly coming out that Microsoft may release a new Windows Phone next year that may be marketed as a Surface Phone, rather than a Lumia. Attachments could include a pen and a mini-attachable keyboard.

Read more at the Latin Post.

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KB3093266 Windows 10 Cumulative Update Error 0x80004005

by KW · Comments (0)
Oct 05 2015

Here’s how I fixed the 0x80004005 error when trying to install KB3093266 —

First, I’m still getting used to the Windows Update interface in Windows 10. If you don’t know how to get to it, click on the Windows icon in the lower left, then click Settings, and in the window that displays, you can click on Update & security.

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This morning I ran Windows Update on my computer. I clicked to select (check) the “Check online for updates from Microsoft Update” and then clicked the “Check for updates” box.

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It identified a Cumulative Update for Windows 10 – KB 3093266, which it tried to install. However, the update process failed, giving me the 0x80004005 error.

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I was able to fix it so it would install with these steps:

  1. Click inside the “Search the web and Windows box”, type services.msc and press Enter.
  2. Locate and stop the Windows Update service
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  3. Leave this window open, and meanwhile …
  4. Open up a File Explorer window, and drill down to C:\ –> Windows –> SoftwareDistribution –> Download
  5. Delete everything inside the Download directory, but don’t delete the actual Download folder
  6. Now flip back to the Services window, and click to restart the Windows Update service
  7. You should be able to go back to Windows Update, select and install KB3093266  without having to reboot your computer.

Obviously, YMMV …

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Tool to Convert ISO file to Bootable USB

by KW · Comments (0)
Sep 30 2015

I’m always open to using a new tool for the right occasion. Burning a system image .iso disk file to a bootable USB flash drive is such an occasion.

Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 both come with the ability to burn an .iso file to a CD/DVD. However, many computers no longer come with a CD/DVD drive, and so the need to create a bootable USB stick is very necessary. Plus the size of the system image .iso files keep getting large. Both the Windows 10 and Windows 2012 R2 .iso images are over 5GB in size, and won’t fit on a standard 4.7GB DVD disk.

A tool I recently found that worked extremely well is called Rufus. Not only is it a free, simple and straight-forward utility to use, what I also like is that it does not need to be installed — it is a portable program (single .exe file). At the time of this blog post, Rufus is at version 2.4.

There is a full description on using Rufus at this link. I am simply including the easy 1-2-3 steps necessary.

  1. imageDownload Rufus here. I recommend downloading the portable version.
  2. Double click the executable you downloaded to start running  it. Everything you need to do is on the single window that opens up. –>
  3. Plug in the USB flash drive you want to use. Remember that this device will be completely reformatted!
  4. From the Device drop down at the top, browse and select the USB device.
  5. You may need to change the file system from NTFS to FAT32. I normally use FAT32,
  6. At the Create a bootable disk using option, select ISO Image, then click on the icon next to it, then browse and select the .iso file that you wish to burn.
  7. If burning a Windows system image O/S, be sure to select Standard Windows installation
  8. Click Start.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Prevent Windows 10 from Installing Device Drivers Automatically

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 29 2015

By default, Windows 10 is set to automatically detect, download and install updates for driver software. And, yes, it’s possible to turn off this feature. But finding where to disable it requires some digging.

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For over 12 years, my recommendation and best practice has been to disable Microsoft from automatically updating driver software. It’s been a love/hate relationship with this feature for me. No sooner do I get comfortable with Microsoft’s ability to successfully install drivers, than an other driver issue pops up. I’ve made it a point to stop Microsoft from doing driver updates, and just go to the vendor’s web site and check for updates myself.

If you wish to turn off this feature in Windows 10, here are the steps:

  1. From the Windows 10 taskbar, type in system
  2. Click on System Control panel
  3. Click on Advanced system settings
  4. Click on the Hardware tab, then click on the Device Installation Settings button
  5. Click (to select) the option: No, let me choose what to do
  6. This will then display three more choices.
  7. Click (to select) Never install driver software from Windows Update
  8. Click on the Save Changes button

And here are the associated screen shots:

Steps 1 & 2:

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Step 3

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Step 4

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Step 5

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Step 6 & 7

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Windows 10 RSAT Now Available

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 23 2015

Microsoft released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 10 on Aug-18-2015. This can only be installed on computers running the full release of Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise. The RSAT tool comes in both a 32-bit and 64-bit version.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45520

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CCleaner and Microsoft Edge

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 14 2015

Are you running Windows 10? Are you a CCleaner aficionado? CCleaner is a great program for cleaning up temp files that build up over time on your computer.

An upgrade to CCleaner (version 5.08.5308 at the time of this post) is needed to run properly with Windows 10 and the new Microsoft Edge browser.

When you do run CCleaner to clean, however, you may encounter the following pop up window message:

Microsoft Edge Cache Database needs to be closed to clean the Internet cache. Do you want CCleaner to close Microsoft Edge Cache Database?

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The reason for the error message, according to Piriform, is that the Microsoft Edge database is also used by other programs  or apps on your computer.

Now, you may be thinking, “I’ll just click on the ‘Do not show me this message again’” button.

Go ahead and try it. But my experience is that the box will show up again next time you run CCleaner.

But, before you get mad at Microsoft, if you use Google Chrome, you may already be familiar with a similar pop up window telling you that Google Chrome needs to be closed in order to clean the Internet cache.

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Flash Player Action Script Warnings on IE11

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 13 2015

After Tuesday August 11, 2015, many users began to report receiving Flash Player alerts or warnings when using Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) on Windows 8.1 or Windows 2012R2. These popups warn about action scripts and other flash features.

The good news is that there is nothing to worry about. Your computer was NOT hacked or infected.

What happened was that in the August 2015 Windows updates, Microsoft accidentally updated the embedded flash player in IE11 with the “debugger” version of flash player instead of the normal version.

Microsoft has updated the notes for KB3087916 to reflect this known issue, which Microsoft says should be fixed by August 18th.

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Windows 10 and SBS 2008 Remote Web Workplace RWW

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 12 2015

Customer calls me today. One of his employees has Windows 10 at home, but is unable to remote into the SBS 2008 network at the office to access his office computer.

The error message looks something like this:

VBScript Remote Desktop Connection: The wizard cannot configure Remote Desktop Connection settings.  Make sure that the client version of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 6.0 or later is installed on this computer.

Thanks to a post on the Microsoft forum, the resolution is fairly easy. It requires access to the server, but does not require rebooting the server.

Note: On the Windows 10 side, you need to make sure you are using Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) and not the new Microsoft Edge browser.

From the SBS server:

  • Navigate to this folder “C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Bin\webapp\Remote”
  • Locate and make a backup copy of the file tsweb.aspx
  • Edit tsweb.aspx and comment out the highlighted lined as shown below. (Note: to comment out a line, simply insert a single quote mark)
    BEFORE
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    AFTER
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  • Open up Services (Start –> Run –> services.msc)
  • Locate Terminal Services and click to restart it.
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  • It may prompt you that it must also restart an associated service, which you should approve.
  • That’s all that needs to be done on the server

From the home Windows 10 computer:

  • Open up Internet Explorer 11
  • Go to the URL you use to remote into the SBS 2008 server (e.g.., https://remote.domain.com/remote)
  • Add the URL to Compatibility Settings (IE > Tools > Compatibility Settings > Add > Close)
  • Add the URL you are using to Trusted Sites (IE > Tools > Internet Options > Security > Trusted Sites)
  • Then close and restart IE 11

Give it a try!

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Windows 10 Editions

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 05 2015

There are 4 primary editions of Windows 10 – Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education. Microsoft has published a table comparing the features of each edition.

Existing Fundamentals

Home

Pro

Enterprise

Education

Device Encryption1

x

x

x

x

Domain Join

  

x

x

x

Group Policy Management

  

x

x

x

Bitlocker2

  

x

x

x

Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE)

  

x

x

x

Assigned Access 8.1

  

x

x

x

Remote Desktop

  

x

x

x

Client Hyper-V

  

x

x

x

DirectAccess

   

x

x

Windows To Go Creator

   

x

x

AppLocker

   

x

x

BranchCache

    

x

x

Start Screen Control with Group Policy

   

x

x

Management and Deployment

Side-loading of line of business apps

x

x

x

x

Mobile device management

x 6

x

x

x

Ability to join Azure Active Directory, with single sign-on to cloud-hosted apps7

  

x

x

x

Business Store for Windows 108

  

x

x

x

Granular UX Control

    

x

x

Easy Upgrade from Pro to Enterprise Edition

  

x

x

  

Easy Upgrade from Home to Education Edition

x

    

x

Business experiences

Security

Home

Pro

Enterprise

Education

Microsoft Passport

x

x

x

x

Enterprise Data Protection8

  

x

x

x

Credential Guard9

    

x

x

Device Guard9

    

x

x

Delivering Windows as a Service

Windows Update

x

x

x

x

Windows Update for Business

  

x

x

x

Current Branch for Business

  

x

x

x

Long Term Servicing Branch

    

x

  

1 – Requires InstantGo or device that passes the “Device Encryption Requirements Test”
2 – Requires TPM 1.2 or greater
3 – Cortana is available only in certain markets; Experience may vary by region and device; Requires Microsoft Account to use
4 – Windows Hello requires specialized hardware, including fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor or other biometric sensors
5 – Requires touch screen capabilities; App experiences may vary
6 – Coming Later. Subject to Change. Learn moreabout delivering Windows as a service
7 – Separate license for Azure Active Directory required
8 – Coming Later. Subject to Change
9 – Requires UEFI 2.3.1 or greater; Virtualization Extensions such as Intel VT-x, AMD-V, and SLAT must be enabled; x64 version of Windows; IOMMU, such as Intel VT-d, AMD-Vi; TPM 2.0; BIOS Lockdown

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