by Greg Wood | Jun 4, 2019 | Microsoft
A week ago, I posted that I could not upgrade my Windows 10 PCs to the latest version, v1903, May 2019. What I didn’t do was take the time to research the error. Today I did. The problem is the latest version will change the drive letter on your USB devices. I...
by Greg Wood | May 29, 2019 | Microsoft
Interesting blog post by Microsoft about a future OS — and it’s not Windows 10. Left to right: Microsoft CVP Nick Parker, CVP Roanne Sones, and VP Rodney Clark. Key point summary: seamless updates – no rebooting!! secure by default...
by Greg Wood | May 29, 2019 | Microsoft
A couple of days ago, Windows 10 v1903 was released to the public. I downloaded and installed it on a thumb drive. No problem there. I have tried to upgrade two machines running Windows 10 Pro. Neither would take it. The upgrade process now has a new screen that says...
by Greg Wood | May 16, 2019 | Microsoft
Microsoft has released a combination product, Windows 10 and Office 365. They are targeting customers that are current on Windows 7 and Office 2010 — both of which are discontinued. Folks, it’s time to move off of the old. Both of these products are...
by Greg Wood | May 14, 2019 | Microsoft
Microsoft is changing the core of Edge to Chromium. Hmmm. Okay. My office keeps multiple browsers on our machines. There are some sites that just don’t work correctly with your browser of choice. By moving Edge to the Chromium core, that problem should go away....
by Greg Wood | May 10, 2019 | Microsoft
I got a couple of weird emails. They claimed to be from Office 365. But if you looked at the sender’s email address: 365 Suрроrt Сеntеr mark.wscnhjggggejhhhdiwenhrugnergverber@charter.com. The second one: Microsoft Verify Mail-verify0000001@www1079.sakura.ne.jp....
by Greg Wood | Mar 22, 2019 | Microsoft
This shouldn’t happen — but it did. These hacks typically infect one machine then corrupt all of the shared files on the server. The more access the hacked machine has, the more damage it can do. Here is an article from ZDNet.
by Greg Wood | Mar 21, 2019 | Microsoft
I’ve seen a couple of articles on this. It’s still early and not complete. With the correct commercial (?) accounts, you can create a cloud based virtual Windows 10 Desktop. What’s it good for? I’m not sure. It probably has limited RAM and hard...
by Greg Wood | Feb 16, 2019 | Microsoft
A bit of nostalgia. You can get the old Windows File Manager (1990s) from the Microsoft Store.
by Greg Wood | Feb 13, 2019 | Microsoft
VFEmail is a free email system. We don’t use it but found the article interesting. Since 2001, VFEmail has provided businesses and end-users a quick and convenient way to ensure their own security when it comes to email. VFEmail scans each complete email,...
