The display is without doubt one of the most important parts of a computer system. Display related issues, like blurry text, a bad refresh rate or colors that do not really match can impact a user’s work experience on a computer. Imagine having to work ten hours a day on a computer with blurry or [...]

Categories: Software, troubleshooting, Windows

For most Windows users and most times, installing and uninstalling programs works just fine and without problems or error messages. It can however happen that users receive error messages or notifications at times. This can be because a program won’t uninstall via Window’s Uninstall a program control panel applet, won’t update even though it is [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Microsoft has just released a fix for a networking issue that Windows 7 users may experience. Windows 7 users, under specific circumstances, may be unable to click on the location associated with their network connection. The link that is usually clickable is not functional in this case. The issue is caused selecting the checkbox to [...]

Categories: troubleshooting, Windows

An improperly configured power scheme can reduce the battery life of a notebook, netbook or other mobile device significantly. It does not really have to be something that is configured deep in the operating system; Something like a too bright display can make a huge difference. Everyone can make a wrong change on the system [...]

Categories: Windows

Microsoft Fix-It solutions are great, really. They are basically small programs that fix certain issues that users may experience under Windows. They were mostly run and forget kind of tools in the beginning, but have quickly expanded into different types. The Malware Prevention Fix-It belongs to that category. While it still comes with an option [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows

When I first installed Windows 7 I was puzzled that my Samsung DVD drive was not displayed in Windows Explorer. Only later did I learn that this was by design. Optical drives with no media inserted do not appear by default in Windows Explorer on Windows 7. That’s fine and users can make a quick [...]

Categories: troubleshooting, Windows

Vulnerabilities have moved into the focus of many Internet users. This time it is a new 0-day vulnerability for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that could allow remote code execution on the target system. The critical vulnerability affects all versions of the browser from Internet Explorer 6 to 8, but mitigating factors exist that protect the system [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer, Security

A new Windows security vulnerability was disclosed a few days ago. The Windows Shell Vulnerability allows attackers to execute code with specifically prepared .lnk or .pif files. The security issue can be exploited automatically, by connecting a removable storage device to a Windows computer. It is also possible to exploit the issue through WebDav or [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

A vulnerability in Windows Help and Support Center was discovered recently that could allow remote code execution on affected systems. Only Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are affected by it. Microsoft is aware of limited targeted attacks that exploit the vulnerability. These attacks use specially crafted links on web pages or email messages with [...]

Categories: Security, Windows