Microsoft Legacy OS Articles

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How to Fix Bootloader Problem for Windows 10

byJackie Man

2016-11-082

When you start your Windows 10 PC and got an "Operating system not found" error or just saw "Auto repair for startup" or a blinking cursor with black screen. A loop for Auto repair will start but fix nothing. You will be panic as there are no backup of your document. How can you fix the problem?

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Citrix and Internet Explorer 11 Enterprise Mode Part 1

byBrian Murphy

2016-01-22

Citrix XenApp, Internet Explorer 11 set to Enterprise Mode and using central hosted sites.xml file.

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Windows 8/8.1/10 Too Many Recovery Partitions

byDavid Johnson, CD

2015-12-292

When you upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1 or to Windows 10 or if you are like me you are on the Insider Program you may find yourself with many 450MB recovery partitions. With a traditional disk that may not be a problem but with relatively smaller SSD's every byte counts.

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Windows Signature Collisions

byLee W, MVP

2015-12-144

Ever notice how you can't use a new drive in Windows without having Windows assigning a Disk Signature? Ever have a signature collision problem (especially with Virtual Machines?) This article is intended to help you understand what's going on and fix some common problems.

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Windows Versions and Roaming Profiles

byDavid Johnson, CD

2015-09-293

Since the demise of Windows XP each version of the operating system (client and server) have their own unique way of using user profile information. This information applies to all windows operating systems not just the operating systems outlined in the sourced articles

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Disable automatic reboot (after installing updates) on Windows 10 Home edition

byJoost Kuin

2015-09-252

Users of Windows 10 Professional can disable automatic reboots using the policy editor. This tool is not included in the Windows home edition. But don't worry! Follow the instructions below to install (a Win7) policy editor on your Windows 10 Home edition.

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Introduction to Exchange Server 2016 Preview Release

byHenry Dawson

2015-08-21

Microsoft has announced the release of the successor of Exchange 2013 i.e., Exchange Server 2016, a new member of the Exchange family. At the Ignite Fest held in Chicago, Microsoft has introduced the Exchange Server 2016 & illustrated some of its awesome qualities.

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Changing users password with Power Shell and generate a random password.

byDavid Paris Vicente

2015-09-184

Hi all.

The other day I had to change the passwords for a bunch of users on the fly. Because …

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Cisco Thin Clients End of Life'd

byBradley Bishop

2015-07-053

I don't know if many of you have made the great mistake of using the Cisco Thin Client model with …

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Windows Server 2003 - Have you migrated?

byLee Osborne

2015-06-221

On July 14th 2015, Windows Server 2003 will become End of Support, leaving hundreds of thousands of …

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Extract Text and Images from PDF Document Conviniently

byEdwin Hoffer

2018-06-06

Learn simple and easy methods to extract text and images from PDF documents. Extract data from the selected pages of Adobe PDF files. The user either manual or professional solution to save data from PDF document.

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Installing, Configuring, and Managing WSUS

bySeth Simmons

2015-06-108

This article will review the basic installation and configuration for Windows Software Update …

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How to Troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server- A Beginner’s Guide

bymark brown

2015-06-06

The biggest nightmare for any Exchange Server Administrator is to keep the server running without any issue. But the problems often come and they need to be resolved efficiently and timely. Here are important troubleshooting points...

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WMI Filtering

byDavid Johnson, CD

2015-06-04

Unless you've been hiding under a rock you know that Microsoft will be releasing a new version of …

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Computer Running Slow? Try These Steps!

bySeth_zin

2015-05-1914

Computer running slow? Taking forever to open a folder, documents, or any programs that you didn't have an issue with before? Here are a few steps to help speed it up.

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