Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking From Windows 8 And Above http://hackaday.com/2016/08/02/microsoft-live-account-credentials-leaking-from-windows-8-and-above/amp/
Speed Up a Slow Windows PC
Windows PCs don’t have to slow down over time. Whether your PC has gradually become slower or it suddenly ground to a halt a few minutes ago, there could be quite a few reasons for that slowness. As with all PC issues, don’t be afraid to give your computer a reboot if something’s not working properly. This can fix quite a few problems …
Stop all of the telemetry servers – Microsoft Windows 10
Add the following lines below to your [c:windowssystem32driversetchosts] file in Windows 10. Make sure you open it from an elevated command prompt so you can save the changes! This will prevent all of the telemetry servers below from resolving so Microsoft Windows 10 will be unable to report your system data back to Microsoft. Take your privacy back! Thank you, …
Exchange Server 2016 Installation
Microsoft released Exchange 2016 preview On July 22, 2015, let’s configure the pre-requisites and see how to install Exchange 2016. The Public preview is available on public preview availability . NOTE: Installing Exchange 2016 Preview in a…
Certain Windows updates in Windows 10 deliver extra “options” for telemetry on your machine.
For a guide on how to disable several telemetry options already, visit this website: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-doesnt-offer-much-privacy-by-default-heres-how-to-fix-it/ Another resource is available at: https://fix10.isleaked.com/ Certain Windows updates in Windows 10 deliver extra “options” for telemetry on your machine. It is advisable to uninstall them: http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4001 For additional privacy, you can add these entries to your hosts file, which is located in: C:Windowssystem32driversetc You …
Micro$oft Spy removal
Below is the list of “updates” that delivered by Windows Update as “telemetry and customer experience improvements”. If you don’t want upgrade to Win10 or send your “telemetry” to MS – remove them and do not install again. Microsoft claims this is “telemetry” and customer experience blah-blah-blah. Well I call this simple – spyware. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3021917 – “Performance tracker update” https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583 …
Top 7 firewall for windows
There are many tools out there to help you manage your firewall’s operations, but there aren’t too many free ones. Comodo Internet Security Comodo, always a popular choice , has merged its antivirus program with Firewall Pro, creating a free security program for everyone. If you are only interested in the firewall (or antivirus), the installer does let you opt …
Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is Microsoft’s free anti-virus software. It is designed to protect against malware and viruses on Windows XP, Vista, and 7, but in Windows 8 it has been discontinued and merged with Windows Defender. In truth MSE has never been a robust anti-virus, receiving widespread criticism for covering the basics of malware protection and nothing more; we …
Stop Sharing Folders Without a Password
If there’s one thing you should remember about sharing on the network securely, it is this: never turn off password protected sharing. Force all network users who want to access what you are sharing to use the Homegroup or a username and password. This way, if an unwanted guest has access to your network, your shared data is safe from …
Multiple Ethernet profiles
1) Set up your network config for the first network option you want 2) Open a command prompt (Start/Run, type CMD, press enter) 3) Type CD, press enter so that you are pointed to the root of C:. This is only to make it easier to find the config files we’ll create. You can put them somewhere else if you’re …
Process Explorer v16.05
Download Process Explorer (1.07 MB) Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names …
Best recovery CD
Hiren’s BootCD Hiren’s BootCD is pretty legendary, and anyone who’s ever worked in support or systems administration has probably used it at least once (or has several version of it lying around still.) The rescue disc is aimed squarely at repairing Windows systems, and includes a wealth of tools to that effect, including antivirus tools to scan your hard drive, …
How to Install Windows Store Apps to an SD Card or Another Drive
Windows 8 installs applications to your C: drive by default, but you may want to change where Windows 8 stores these apps. For example, you could install them to an SD card or secondary hard drive. This works on both Windows 8 and Windows RT. It’s useful whether you are using a Microsoft Surface, another Windows 8 tablet, or just …
Recover SHIFT+DELETED files once accidentally deleted from your hard disk .
Hello warriors …… I am back again with my new post to host over here ….. Have you ever been in such a situation when you have deleted your important files from your drive and after couple of hours you realized that , it was an important…
McAfee Free Tools
McAfee is committed to your security and provides an assortment of free McAfee tools to help in your software development. Simply select a tool and download it for free. For more details, read the McAfee Software Free Tools A lot’s and mostly useful to the extreme. Nice one guys! http://www.mcafee.com/uk/downloads/free-tools/index.aspx
Windows 10 to Weave Microsoft-Powered Devices Together
Windows 10 to Weave Microsoft-Powered Devices Together – Microsoft pulled back the curtain Wednesday on a coming Windows 10 operating system focused on bringing harmony to the diverse array of Internet gadgets in people’s lives. The US technology titan…
Stored Procedure From Excel Sheet
Reports are one of the key requirements for management from any application whether it is a web application or Windows and they are interested to see it in Excel sheet. So, how about connecting an Excel sheet to a stored procedure and executing it directly from Excel sheet and get the result in the same sheet? Yes, in this article, …
Windows NT 6.X OLE package manager remote code execution through MS Office Powerpoint XYZ slideshow (ppts, pptxs).
/*++ Title: Windows NT 6.X OLE package manager remote code execution through MS Office Powerpoint XYZ slideshow (ppts, pptxs). EID: 00000217:2013/06/10 Description: Undocumented features exist in Windows NT 6 OLE package manager. These features allow to bypass ‘Safe download’ mechanism from untrusted sources and to execute imm. The IContextMenu i-face is used by 3-rd party software (such as MS Office …
Delete OST file – Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013
Often times Outlook issues are solved by simply deleting and recreating the OST file so I made a quick script for our helpdesk folks to get rid of OST file, clear OAB and Remove the Outlook RoamCache folder containing address Autocomplete files….
Microsoft XP updated until 2019 – tweak
The registry addition tricks Microsoft into thinking your PC is running the Point Of Sale “Embedded” version of Windows, which will continue to have updates until 2019. The change only works on 32-bit systems, not 64-bit. Microsoft warns this is a bad idea and suggests, naturally, you replace the operating system with Windows 7 or higher. If you make this …
Top 10 Incredibly Useful Windows Programs to Have On Hand
Some apps are essential, and you use them every day. Everyone knows their names: Firefox, VLC, 7-Zip, and so on. However, there’s another class of app that gets less attention: the apps that are insanely useful to have in your back pocket on the rare occasions you need them. Here are 10 of our favorites. 10. Speccy Maybe you’ve forgotten …
How to block access to a website
If you are concerned about someone in the family or workplace using a certain website, there are a few different methods of restricting access. Although it is possible to block access on a specific browser, many computers these days have more than one browser available to a user. Another option is to edit a file within windows known as the …
Microsoft shell commands
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490890.aspx Technt Microsoft shell commands A very useful reference of shell commands
Total Commander or Free Commander a must have Windows file Explorer alternatives
Whether coming from Linux background and you’re forced to work with MS Windows or even if you’re born as a Windows user and you hold a strong dislike for Windows File Explorer . You will certainly appreacite some Windows Explorer alternative like…
Fixing Windows 7: DVD-ROM drives and USB keys
JISHOU, HUNAN – Windows 7 upgraders, are you having trouble with Win7 not recognizing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive after the install? China Construction Bank users, is Win7 refusing to see your USB key? If so, read on! Last week, I successfully upgraded…
How to change Outlook Signature – modify and delete Microsoft Outlook email signatures
I’m using Mozilla Thunderbird over the last 5 years in my life. Just now in my new job place in Hewlett Packard , in order to have well functional mail (with exchange server) – I started using Microsoft Outlook . Logically a little while after I started…
Windows Xp after 8th of April
Microsoft has confirmed that all existing security patches and updates for Windows XP will still be available after support officially ends. This means that after the 8th April 2014, you’ll still be able to use Windows Update to download all existing security patches. However let’s create an WINDOWS XP SP3 disk now after for safekeeping STEP 1 – DOWNLOAD XP …
Create a Shutdown Shortcut for windows 8
1. It starts, ironically, in Desktop mode, which you can reach by clicking/tapping the Desktop tile or pressing Win-D (that’s the Windows key and the letter D). 2. Right-click in any open spot on the desktop, then choose New, Shortcut. 3. We’re going to make a Shutdown shortcut, so in the location field, type shutdown /p and then click Next. 4. …
