20 Mar 2018

Windows 7 won’t boot

Microsoft Windows 7 won’t boot? Here’s how to fix, with a method as drastic as it is effective

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15 Feb 2017

Windows Update stuck while searching: how to fix

Windows Update stuck while searching for updates: here are the possible causes and solutions, including an offline update tool

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16 Dec 2016

Windows 8.1: use VMware and Hyper-V on same machine

How to run VMware Player or Workstation on a Windows 8.1 operating system with Hyper-V role enabled with a simple reboot of the machine

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14 Dec 2016

Install Cisco VPN Client on Windows 7/8.1/10

Cisco VPN Client installation on Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 operating system can be very difficult. Let’s see how to proceed.

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09 Sep 2016

Windows: how to fix “Invalid file handle” error

One reason for the “Invalid file handle” error in Windows when deleting a file is that a reserved name is used for its name. Infact, as stated in this Microsoft article, during files/folders creation in Windows filesystem you should not use the following reserved names: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4,

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18 Nov 2015

How to boot Windows 8/8.1 in safe mode

You surely noticed that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 no longer boot in Safe Mode by pressing F8 or Shift+F8 keys. That’s because the boot procedure in Windows 8/8.1 has changed, since it become so fast that it literally cannot be interrupted by any of your keypresses. Anyway, Safe Mode in Windows 8 and Windows

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09 Jul 2015

How to upgrade Windows Server 2003 to 2008

Suppose you have a server with an old Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system and you want to upgrade it to a newer Windows Server 2008 or 2012 version. Some of you may have tried and found that the following procedure described by Microsoft can hide a lot of untold

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11 Apr 2015

Windows 10 Technical Preview – March 2015 offline ISO

Offline ISO for Windows 10 Technical Preview March 2015 update (build 10041) is now available for download. Windows 10 Technical Preview (TP) is the test version release by Microsoft of its new operating system, that can be pre-installed despite numerous bugs still present, for which Microsoft already releases periodically cumulative updates. To
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