Earlier this week several Geek sites parroted an article at MYCE entitled Update for Windows 7 and 8.1 silently installs Windows 10 downloader (nice work there guys!). Although the article did not bash Microsoft, commenters around the web were pissed off. At first I thought these comments might be a little bit of anti-Microsoft hysterics. Still, it made be curious enough to research the issue. Now, I’ve changed my mind…
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Windows
The Latest Windows 10 FUD
FUD Headlines:
Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality
Windows 10 to lock out Linux with non-disableable Secure Boot
Linux’s worst-case scenario: Windows 10 makes Secure Boot mandatory, locks out other operating systems
Point 1 – “Win10 Desktop: It’s OEM option whether to allow end user to turn off Secure Boot”
Ponit 2 – Every major Linux distro supports secure boot; Ubuntu (Mint too), Fedora, openSUSE, etc.
Oh Boy Is It Time To Run Windows Update!
There are updates galore for all things Windows.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2015
I had 32 updates for Win 8.1, 15 for Win 7:
Alternative To Moving Libraries
As many of you know, I consider moving libraries an essential part of my backup strategy.
I decided to post this article because through the years I’ve discovered some folks don’t get it and some folks don’t want to do it.
There is an alternative. [Read more…] about Alternative To Moving Libraries
Win10 Technical Preview ISO Download
Patch Tuesday
Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for all currently supported versions of Windows.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2015
Adobe Flash Updated
APSB15-01 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Flash for IE
Flash for other browsers
Main download page
Windows 8/8.1 users check Windows Update.
Google Chrome Updated Too
“The stable channel has been updated to 39.0.2171.99 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
This release contains an update for Adobe Flash as well as a number of other fixes.”
Download or update from within the program.
Advice On Installing Windows 8.1
I am constantly asked installation/partitioning advice on installing Windows.
Below is my advice on installing Windows 8.1.
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Windows 8.1 SSD Defrag
An interesting blog post was brought to me attention by a reader. Many Geeks will recognize the blogger, Scott Hanselman:
The real and complete story – Does Windows defragment your SSD? (be cure to check out the comments too)
The gist of this post is to tell us we’ve all been wrong and Windows 8.1 does in fact defrag SSD’s.
However, we need to dig a little deeper. [Read more…] about Windows 8.1 SSD Defrag
Fix KB3000850 Will Not Install
I had a couple of Windows 8.1 computers that would not install KB3000850.
KB3000850 is also called “The November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.”
The specific error code was 80070002.
The Windows error logs directed me to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. There I found complaints about system files.
The cure for that is:
From an ELEVATED command prompt [Command Prompt (Admin) ] > type sfc /scannow and press the Enter key >
Let it do its thing > Reboot and install your update.
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Time To Run Windows Update
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2014
Out-of-band security update available for all supported versions of Windows.
Windows 8.1 users, be sure to check the optional updates.
KB3000850 “resolves issues in Windows” is available.