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How can I quickly add icons to the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista?

How can I quickly add icons to the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista? Windows Vista is not all about graphical mumbo-jumbo. There are some cool features to it, and as I learn to master it I find that they can really make your working experience easier. One of these gems is the ability to…

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How to Upgrade to Windows 8.1 Without Using the Windows Store

Skip the Windows Store and discover how to download the Windows 8.1 RTM bits in this easy how-to article.

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Opinion Windows 10: Two Weeks Later

In this article, Petri Contributing Editor Russell Smith outlines why he believes Windows 10 isn’t ready for the mainstream just yet.

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Protect Users Against Malicious Websites Using Windows 10 Application Guard

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how Windows Defender Application Guard can protect enterprise users against malicious websites.

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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 now available

Virtual Server 2005 R2 is a server application that enables users to run a range of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional and Windows NT 4.0, plus a variety of legacy operating systems such as Windows 98. It will allow the operating systems to simultaneously run…

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Patch Tuesday December 2018

In what Microsoft says will be the last cumulative update in 2018 before the holiday season, there are patches for 38 CVEs, including a zero-day.

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Windows Server 2003 SP1 Patches

  You should consider installing Service Pack 1 as soon as possible During March 2005 Microsoft released SP1 for Windows Server 2003. SP1 is the latest collection of updates for Windows Server 2003. To download SP1 for Windows Server 2003: Download Windows Server 2003 SP1 Network Installation (329mb) The Network Installation is ideal for IT…

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: November 4

Because queso tater tots are the perfect food, this edition of Short Takes focuses on Steve Ballmer’s falling out with Bill Gates, Slack’s stupid Microsoft ad, Microsoft’s Edge failures, and so much more.

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How to Wipe Mobile Devices Through Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Power to the people! John O’Neill, Sr., shows you how to enable users to perform a remote wipe of their own mobile devices through Outlook Web Access (OWA).

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Find Out How Many Computers Are Running Windows XP

How many PCs do you have running Windows XP? Find out how to easily get that info using PowerShell in this Ask an Admin.

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