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[SOLVED] Adobe PDF’s won’t open in Internet Explorer – Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) error Problem When using Internet Explorer to open a PDF document you receieve the following error: Adobe Acrobat does not support...
Format USB drives beyond FAT32 32GB limit – for PS4 and MAC OS I recently discovered that a brand new USB hard drive promoted as “Apple Mac compatible” was formatted using the NTFS...
VLC Media Player – How to disable the pause and play on screen icons By default when you pause and play a video in VLC Media Player icons appear at the top right of...
Three ways to wipe a USB drive from Windows CAUTION: The steps below will completely wipe the data from the USB drive you select. Make sure you choose the...
How to view web camera without installing software (Windows 7 or Windows 8) Windows XP users will remember being able to view a web camera from ‘My Computer’. Installed web cameras would have...
Windows 7/8 – How to change a files ‘Created’ and ‘Modified’ dates If you need to change the ‘Created’ or ‘Modified’ dates on a file you have two options: Change the date... 2
Unable to install ActiveX – Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher Problem: When you attempt to install an ActiveX control for Internet Explorer you receive the following message: Internet Explorer Add-on...
Windows 8 – How to convert CDA audio disc to MP3 files The steps below detail how to convert an audio disc to MP3 files using Windows Media Player. Fun fact –... 1
Startup folder locations for Windows 7, 8, 10 The startup folder is a convinent place to save shortcuts to programs or scripts so they run when a user...
Windows won’t boot – how to repair the Windows Boot Loader (BCD) Several times after performing a system restore I’ve found my computer doesn’t boot – instead I get a message which...
How to Print Screen with the mouse cursor included If you regularly take screenshots using your keyboards print screen button you may have noticed that the cursor is never...
How to do simple math using DOS The following list shows how you can use DOS to do basic arithmetic, for example sum, subtraction etc. You can...
How to echo month name using DOS CMD Catch file The DOS script below can be used to take the current month and echo the current month name, e.g. November....
[SOLVED] Windows 8 wont boot after selecting ‘Reset your PC’ I recently experienced some issues with Windows 8, where it wouldn’t load after I selected the ‘Reset your PC’ option...
Windows 8 – Internet Explorer wont reset Problem When attempting to reset Internet Explorer (in this case Internet Explorer 11) you recieve the following message. Before you...
Windows 8 – How to disable the start menu opening on log on By default, when you log on to a Windows 8 computer the start menu will launch. In previous versions of...
How to use Telnet to test open ports The following steps detail how to test a connection to a specific port over a network. This could be useful...
How to convert FAT32 USB drive to NTFS The following steps show how to convert a USB drive that is formatted in the FAT32 format to NTFS. Method...
Windows 8 – Disable internet search results from the search window Windows 8 users may have noticed something weird when searching for programs and documents – there's internet results appearing below....
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Windows 7 – How to paste plain text by default When copying and pasting text using Windows 7 or Window 8 you’re not only copying the text, but also any...
Windows 8.1 – How to disable charms bar The Chime bar is a new feature introduced in Windows 8. It’s a universal toolbar that allows you access to...
Windows 7 and Windows 8 Startup folder location The Windows startup folder can be used to run scripts or software when users log into a computer and is...
How to batch compress images using OptiPNG OptiPNG is a powerful command line tool that compresses PNG images through optimisation. With it you can process a collection...
Do you need to safety eject before removing USB drives? If you’ve ever wondered if you need to safety eject a USB drive before removing it, the short answer is no...
Windows 8 – How to display apps instead of tiles on the start screen by default By default the Windows 8 start screen will display a screen of tiles. These tiles can be changed, removed and moved...
Windows 8.1 – How to disable Areo Snap Areo Snap is a feature of Windows 8 (also Windows 7) that allows you to drag windows to the right...
Windows 8 – How to display file extensions in file explorer The file system in Windows 8 assigns a file name and extension to each file, for example document-name.docx The file...
Windows 8 – How to disable app switching (top left click) Windows 8 introduced a new feature that allows you to switch between open applications by clicking in the top left...
Windows 8 – Internet Explorer loads blank or empty Problem When you open Internet Explorer (in this case Internet Explorer 11 using Windows 8) the home page fails to...
Windows 8 – How to install Telnet The following steps detail how to install the built in Telnet application on Windows 8. Telnet can be used to...
Windows 8 – How to get network MAC address The steps below show how to show the MAC address for each of the network devices on your windows 8...
Windows 8 – Enable Auto Logon The following process describes how to enable auto logon for a Windows 8 computer which IS NOT a member of...
Windows 8 – How to disable adaptive screen brightness Windows 8 laptop users out there would be familiar with the auto-brightness ‘feature’. The feature uses a light sensor to...
Fourteen Windows 8 keyboard commands most people don’t know These keyboard commands will have you navigating Windows 8 like a pro in no time. Windows key + x = opens...
Windows 8 – do you need anti-virus software If you’ve been wondering if you need any anti-virus software on Windows 8 the simple answer is – it depends...
Windows 8 – Disable password prompt on wake Windows 8, by default, requires users to enter their password when resuming from sleeping. For most home users this just...