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Roboform, Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 03 2015

I have used Roboform as my password manager solution for what seems like forever. But forever may be coming to an end.

I upgraded my business workstation and laptops over the weekend to Windows 10. Except for a video driver issue and a Bios update, the in-place migration went very smooth. And, for the most part, I’m loving Windows 10.

However …

I was looking forward to really testing out Microsoft Edge, which is the new browser software that Microsoft released along with Windows 10, and it is intended to eventually replace Internet Explorer.

But, according to this Roboform post, Microsoft Edge does not currently support “extensions”, and therefore Roboform will not work with the new browser. According to several websites, support for extensions will not be coming to Microsoft Edge until later this fall. Aarrgghh!!!! 

imageRoboform offers three workarounds …

  1. Make Internet Explorer 10 your default browser, rather than Microsoft Edge.
    Fortunately, Windows 10 comes with both Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.

    To make IE your default browser, click Start –> Control Panel –> Default Programs –> Set your default programs –> locate Internet Explorer –> click “Set this program as default”

  2. Use Firefox or Chrome as your default browser
  3. Or, if you open up a website from within Microsoft Edge, you can click on the “three dotted” icon on the top right, and then select to open that web page using Internet Explorer.
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Windows 10 – I Like It!

by KW · Comments (0)
Aug 01 2015

There is a term often used in companies that develop products called “eating your own dogfood”. The basic concept is that if you expect your customer to use a product, then you should be using it.

So last night I took the jump from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. It took less time to install Windows 10 than it did for me to make a full backup of my workstation, which has lots of videos, music, and pictures, as well as lot’s of large ISO files.

I had previously download the Windows 10 Pro to a USB stick, and was planning to do an in-place upgrade. Here is my timeline:

  • 10:08pm last night (22:08 for some of you), start the Windows 10 setup program
  • 10:10pm Getting Important Updates …
  • 10:14pm Ready to Install
  • 10:33pm Update completed and ready to log in
  • 10:34pm Setting up Apps
  • 10:35pm Desktop set up and ready to go. Received message that newer video/graphics drivers were required. DisplayLink required
  • 10:44pm Installed newer B/IOS, rebooted, and DisplayLink adapter started working, and I had all three monitors working.

I did a preliminary check of various applications with no identifiable issues, including Audacity 2.1, Adobe Acrobat 11, UltraEdit 22, CuteFTP 9, Calendar Creator 12, Office 2013, MaxFoxcus RMM Dashboard, MaxFocus Mail, Advanced IP, “God Mode”, Firefox, Chrome, Edge, MAlwareBytes, SAS, CClenaer, Splashtop, Quicken 2015, Windows Live Writer, Dropbox, scanning from my Visioneer 9250, and printing to my Dell 1710 Laser Printer and my HP Officejet Pro 8600.

So far, my take on Windows 10? Well, quoting the Rocketeer … “I Like It!”


The Rocketeer – Disney Video

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Bitdefender Forced an Unannounced Update for Windows 10

by KW · Comments (0)
Jul 30 2015

Recently, I have been testing Bitdefender with several of my clients, as it is now the preferred managed A/V solution from MaxFocus (formerly GFI).

This afternoon (Thursday 30-July-2015) we started receiving reports from customers that their workstations were suddenly rebooting. It turns out that Bitdefender has a new certified version of their software for Windows 10 which they wanted to push out today.

MaxFocus, for their part, did send out an email alert on Wednesday regarding this upcoming update. Shame on me for not seeing the email.

We received notification that Bitdefender has a new certified version for Windows 10 that we wish to roll out to the Bitdefender-powered Managed Antivirus service. This update will download automatically on current Release Candidate (RC) installs of Bitdefender MAV. We’re planning to push this update around 15:00 GMT on Thursday 30 July.

In this instance, the Bitdefender engine update will require a reboot of the end-point device, irrespective of its operating system. While Bitdefender engine updates will not normally require a reboot, this particular one does because of the release of Windows 10, and we want to ensure customers are aware. You can set the desired reboot behaviour within the Bitdefender MAV policy.

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