Ed Tittel
Kari Finn
Why I Don’t Want Disk Cleanup to Disappear
February 18, 2019, 0 Comments
Though you can use Free up space now from Settings to clean up Win10 system drives, I still prefer the old-school Disk Cleanup utility. Here’s why . . .
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Toolkit Item: 8GadgetPack
February 11, 2019, 0 Comments
OK, then. It’s time for a new mini-review in the Admin Toolkit series here at Win10.Guru. First let me start with a disclaimer. If you believe what MS says about gadgets, you should run screaming in the other direction from this great tool built by German developer Helmut Buhler. It’s called 8GadgetPack and I can’t
Microsoft: Do not use Internet Explorer!
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In a recent blog post, Chris Jackson, the principal program manager in the Microsoft Experiences and Devices Group, made it quite clear: Internet Explorer shouldn’t be used. In fact, he does not even call IE a browser, saying it is simply a compatibility solution. Here’s a quote from Chris Jackson’s recent post on the Microsoft
Coping with a small system disk, Part 2 – Relocated Program Files
February 6, 2019, 0 Comments
In August 2018, I wrote about how to cope with a small system disk, using my HP ProBook 470 G5 laptop as an example. This laptop includes both a 128 GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. My required software occupies 70+ GB, which makes it quite impractical to get software installed and user profiles stored
Project “Dell Venue – The Second Coming”
January 30, 2019, 1 Comment
My Win10.guru partner Ed has an old device, a Dell Venue Pro 11 tablet. He got it upgraded to Windows Insider build 18317 with a clean install, but couldn’t get beyond that. Whatever he tried, he could not upgrade it to the latest Insider build, nor clean install it. Ed wrote about retiring this well-used
Windows 10, telemetry and groundless paranoia
January 24, 2019, 6 Comments
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a good post on my “virtual home” TenForums.com. The post was refreshing: in it, an unofficial IT support geek for friends and family was questioning his decision to enforce his own Windows policies on those relying on him for assistance and advice. I do not like long quotes,
How to get Windows Insider Fast Ring ISO for latest build
January 22, 2019, 1 Comment
The Windows Insider team has chosen not to release Insider ISO images until some time after a build gets released to the Slow Ring. There have been a few exceptions, but usually ISO images will be available only after a Slow Ring release. For us Fast Ring Insiders, this might occasionally be a problem. You
The Power of Persistence in Troubleshooting
January 21, 2019, 0 Comments
When my Dell Venue Pro 11 starts balking on upgrades past the 18305 release, I start digging into driver difficulties. No joy, so far, though I can now restart properly.
Enterprises and Windows 7 End of Life
January 17, 2019, 0 Comments
According to a recent study by Oregon-based enterprise content delivery company Kollective, over 40% of large enterprises still have computers running Windows 7. The study, published in a white paper published 365 days before Windows 7 EOL surveyed over 1,000 IT professionals in enterprises in the United Kingdom and the United States. There’s more: Windows
Windows 7 Countdown has started – Upgrade Now!
January 15, 2019, 0 Comments
The final countdown has started! In fact, Windows 7 will stop receiving any updates exactly one year from today, on January 14th, 2020. Each day after that, Windows 7 will become more and more insecure and prey to security threats. However die-hard a Windows 7 user you are, it’s time to start upgrade preparations. If you