Jun 28, 2015 | Microsoft, updates, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Windows 10 will be released on July 29. You should look forward to it. It’s all good news. Microsoft has been working to combine the best features of Windows 7 and Windows 8 into a single new operating system. There is every reason to hope that Windows 10 will be the...
May 31, 2015 | Microsoft, updates, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
You may see a new Windows icon appear in your taskbar soon, alerting you to the upcoming release of Windows 10. Microsoft just began to activate the notices on Sunday, and all Windows 7 & 8 users will see them eventually. Here’s what you need to know about Windows...
May 14, 2015 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, updates, Windows7, Windows8
Microsoft released the usual rich crop of patches and updates for Windows and Office on Patch Tuesday this week. On my Windows 8.1 computers, two restarts were required – one for the first 39 updates, then a second restart for an additional 11 updates. It’s not...
Feb 19, 2015 | bruceb, updates
Some notes about why my clients’ computers have been restarting in the middle of the day, and advance notice of next week’s work stoppage at Bruceb Consulting. Bruceb Remote Management causes random restarts Some computers monitored by Bruceb Remote Management have...
Nov 20, 2014 | Microsoft, Surface, updates, Windows8
Microsoft released a massive update for Windows 8.1 and a firmware update for Surface Pro 3 this week, in addition to the Save-The-World patch for Windows servers described in yesterday’s article. If you’re a Windows 8.1 user, an odd update has appeared on your...
Nov 19, 2014 | Microsoft, SBS, security, Server 2012, updates, Windows7, Windows8
On Patch Tuesday last week, Microsoft released the usual collection of updates to Windows and Office to fix day-to-day vulnerabilities. This week brings a bonus patch for all versions of Windows on servers and workstations. Microsoft only issues an “out-of-band”...
