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Uninstall Preloaded Windows 8 Apps in Bulk With This Program

April 28, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

Removing bloatware from a new PC is a rite of passage for most Windows users whenever they get a new machine. And for years, desktop users have turned to third-party programs such as PC Decrapifier to automate bloatware removal. But removing all those pre-installed “Metro” apps in Windows 8 hasn’t been so easy, and boy, does Microsoft pre-install a lot of them. (Around 20 in the Windows 8.1 Update, if you’re counting.) For the most part, the only option was to go through each modern app one-by-one, right-clicking the ones you didn’t want, and then selecting “uninstall”. Not too difficult, but very manual. A new, free program aims to change all that. Called Windows 8 App Remover, this desktop program automates the process of…

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Microsoft Discloses Zero Day in All Versions of Internet Explorer

April 27, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

Late Saturday Microsoft revealed a vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer that is being used in “limited, targeted attacks.” They are investigating the vulnerability and exploit and have not yet determined what action they will take in response or when. All versions of Internet Explorer from 6 through 11 are listed as vulnerable as well as all supported versions of Windows other than Server Core. Windows Server versions on which IE is run in the default Enhanced Security Configuration are not vulnerable unless an affected site is placed in the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone. The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by research firm FireEye. FireEye says that, while the vulnerability affects all versions of IE, the attack is specific to versions 9, 10 and 11. It is a “use…

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Download WinToUSB

April 19, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

While installing and running Windows 8/8.1 on a USB drive is relatively easy, installing Windows 7 on a USB drive isn’t that easy. Unlike Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 doesn’t come with Windows To Go feature, the feature that lets you easily install and run Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise edition on USB drives.Over the past couple of years, more than once, we have talked about installing Windows 7 on USB flash drives and external hard drives (see how to install Windows 7 on external hard drive and how to easily install Windows 7 on USB) with the help of third-party utilities. Today, we’re going to introduce you to another excellent and probably the best free software out there to install Windows 7 on USB drives.WinToUSB is free software designed to help you …

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How to Download Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 Installation Media

April 16, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

You can reinstall Windows from scratch using the product key that came with your PC, but you’ll have to find installation media yourself. Microsoft offers free Windows ISO files – if you know where to look. These tricks let you reinstall Windows without visiting a shady BitTorrent site and downloading ISOs that may be filled with malware. These links give you official installation media straight from Microsoft. Note: depending on the OEM version of Windows that you are running, you will sometimes have an issue using the OEM key with a retail version of Windows, but you can always install and then call Microsoft and get them to straighten it out and allow your copy to activate. The most important thing is that you have a…

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101: How to Make a System Image Backup in Windows 8/8.1

April 16, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

How Do I Create a System Image Backup? How to Create a System Image After the successful installation of Windows 8 on a computer, administrators are strongly recommended to create a system image backup of the operating system. Administrators do so in order to get the system back up and running in case the operating system fails to boot, or otherwise gets corrupted for any reason.Since the system image is exactly the mirrored copy of the operating system and contains the configuration of the OS, after restoring the computer from that backup image, the computer comes back to the state at which the image was created. For example, if the image was created on the 1st of June, and the system got corrupted on the 22nd of …

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101: How to Make a System Image Backup in Windows 8/8.1