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Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Extend XP Windows Updates until 2019

14/07/2017 by James

Extend XP Windows Updates until 2019 by cutting and pasting the following script into Notepad; saving it as “wepos.reg” and then running it from the Admin Command prompt. This will add the PosReady key to the registry to enable your system to receive security fixes and updates designed for Windows XP Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) systems.

After applying the registry patch log out or restart and run “Windows Updates” to get your system up to date. It might take a while and suffice to say where “Windows Updates”

How to Remove Browser Redirect and Viruses

10/06/2017 by James

To remove any browser redirect, follow these steps:

Scan with Kaspersky TDSSkiller to remove Rootkits
Use Rkill to stop running malicious processes in order to run following AV software
Scan and clean your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Scan and clean your computer with ADWCleaner
Double-check for malicious programs with HitmanPro – Optional
Use Zemana AntiMalware Portable to remove browser redirect
Reset your browser to default settings

Once complete uninstall all the AV programs and continue with your trusted AV program,

Stretch YouTube Video To Fit Browser Window

07/06/2017 by James

Fit a YouTube video in the browser window as follows:

Normal YouTube Video URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grItaOxuyTE&t

To watch in a re-sizable window without switching to Full Screen rewrite the above URLas follows:

https://www.youtube.com/v/grItaOxuyTE&t

Append your YouTube video ID to www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID to display a re-sizeable browser window.

In other words replace /watch?v= with /v/ in the normal URL

Windows 10 Recovery Notes

30/03/2017 by James

Carry out the following steps to fix Windows 10 boot error, e.g. BSOD 0c000007b error:

Boot Windows 10 ISO USB
Click ‘Next’ on main screen after selecting appropriate language options
Select ‘Repair Computer’
Select ‘Troubleshoot’ > ‘Advance Options’
Select Command Prompt and run following commands – note SFC and DISM can take some time to complete
- CHKDSK D:/f
- MKDIR D:\Scratch
- DISM /Image:D:\ /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /ScratchDir:D:\Scratch
- SFC /Scannow /OffBootDir=D:\ /OffWinDir=D:\Windows
Exit Command window back to Menu
Select ‘Troubleshoot’

Windows 10 Free Upgrade

11/02/2017 by James

For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users only

Windows 10 free upgrade for customers who use assistive technologies
Click on “UPGRADE NOW” button to start.

Alternative method using Media Creation Tool

Download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
Click on “Download tool now” button. Open downloaded Setup file and click Yes, Accept, choose “Upgrade the PC now”, then click Next.

Note: you may be asked to enter your Windows 7 or 8.1 product key.

Windows Reset Network Adapter

09/12/2016 by James

When having problems connecting to the LAN or Internet the following terminal commands may clear the problem.

Reset IP stack; Winsock catalog and firewall

netsh int ip4 reset
netsh int ip6 reset
netsh winsock reset
netsh advfirewall reset # beware resets rules to default

Restart computer to effect changes

Renew IP address

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

If losing network after sleep check adapter settings under “Power Management” to ensure the interface is not powered down to save energy.

Recover Fatally Damaged Windows 10 Nuke Method

03/12/2016 by James

After battling for days trying to install Windows 10 AU on my Vbox Windows 10 Guest I ended up with an unbootable machine and no where to go!

To solve the problem and to at least get back my activated copy the following worked for me:

Download the latest Windows 10 AU update ISO from Microsoft
In Vbox Manager Settings > Storage add downloaded ISO as an optical drive
In Vbox Manager Settings > General >

Manually transfer Windows program to another computer

21/11/2016 by James

This method should work for most Windows stand-alone programs.

This example shows how to transfer a legacy program called ACT! v5.0

On the target PC use Windows to Create a Restore Point to backup the target Registry
Connect drive to target PC to access backup of source machine for the purposes of this example we will call it drive g:
On the target PC using Windows Explorer set View Hidden Files and System Protected files.
On the Desktop (target machine) create a folder called “ACT”

Disable Cortana in Windows 10 AU 2016

10/10/2016 by James

For reasons only known to Microsoft since the AU update you can no longer disable it from the desktop. However you can make the following registry change to work round this.

Press Windows+R and run “regedit” and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search

If you don’t see a “Windows Search” below the Windows folder, right-click the Windows folder and select New > Key and name it “Windows Search”. Right-click the “Windows Search” key (folder) and select New >

Windows battery error 94% Plugged in and Not Charging

17/09/2016 by James

To fix battery not charging do the following

Open Device Manager
- Select Batteries > “Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery”, right click and select Uninstall
- Select Action > “Scan for hardware changes” to auto install the MS battery controller
Reboot system (optional but may be necessary in some cases)
Unplug battery charger and let the battery charge fall to below 90%
Plug in the charger – you should see it charging again and go up to 100%

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