Operating System Archive
Microsoft Starting to Update Core Windows 8 Apps
While we really enjoy a lot of the new things that Microsoft is developing, including Windows 8, it’s no secret that many of the core Windows 8 apps are very lacking to say the least. I know that Brian and I both really would like a more cohesive and
“Access Denied” Error After Windows 8 Upgrade
During my upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 i received an “Access Denied” error on my secondary storage drive. Easy and quick fix below. Step 1 Right click on your second hard drive and go to properties. Step 2 Go to the “Security” tab. Step 3 Click on
How to Login with a Local Account instead of Domain Account
This is something that we use every day. It is a short little trick to login with a local user account instead of a domain account. By default, when a username is entered into a domain joined machine, and there is also a local account with the same name,
Destination Path Too Long Error When Moving/Copying a File
If you are receiving an error “Destination Path Too Long” when trying to copy or move a file to a folder, try the quick trick below. The reason you are receiving the error is because Windows Explorer will fail to copy/delete/rename any path-name longer than 256 characters. The instructions
Creating Computer Icon for Taskbar in Windows 8
Follow the instructions below to create a computer icon in Windows 8 in which you can pin to your taskbar. Step 1 Right click on your desktop, go to New and click on “Shortcut.” Step 2 In the “Type the location of the item:” box paste the following. Step
How to Cancel Chkdsk if Stuck in a Loop
If you tried running chkdsk and have been having issues with a bad virus or malware, it is possible that chkdsk could fail and get stuck in a loop. Follow the instructions to disable/cancel chkdsk so that that computer won’t be constantly rebooting. Step 1 You will need to
Things Microsoft Forgot with Windows 8 and WP8
Now don’t get me wrong, we are a full supporter of Microsoft products as seen by our blog posts, so I apologize if this seems like a rant. We have been running Windows 8 since the first dev preview and also have WP8 phones. This is just a list
Open Windows Services on Remote Computer
Maybe remote desktop is not available or perhaps you just want to check or restart a windows service on a remote computer. Follow the steps below to open windows services through MMC. This applies to Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8; as well as Windows Server Editions. Step
Activate Windows with KMS Server
If you installed windows with a MAK key and need to change it to KMS or installed windows, never activated, and need to activate it with your KMS server, then here is how to do it. Updated 11.18.12 Step 1 Open command prompt on the machine you are wanting
Reset .zip file associations in Windows Vista
Discovered that I could no longer unzip in Windows Vista using the built in windows unzipping capability. It was most likely due to other software configurations breaking it. If you need to reset the .zip file associations, here is how to do it. Step 1 Open up command prompt.