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Windows Vista

UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it.

December 31, 2020, 13:34(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Original article: Windows 7 UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it. circa 2009

***31 December, 2020
As of today my original article is over eleven years old. Links to sources have disappeared. I updated the links today, mostly to the Internet Wayback Machine archive. I’ve also backed up these sources to PDF and have linked to those where appropriate.

Microsoft introduced User Account Control (UAC) with Windows Vista. Windows 7 has an “improved” version of UAC. The purpose of this short note is to explain why I do not like or use UAC on my own machines (because I get asked so much), it is not to start an argument or to try to convince others to disable UAC.
[Read more…] about UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it.

Tagged With: How-To's, Security, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista

Bad Tweak – Disable Receive Window Auto-Tuning

October 8, 2016, 11:11(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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A reader just commented on this so this is a quickie article to debunk this “tweak”.
[Read more…] about Bad Tweak – Disable Receive Window Auto-Tuning

Tagged With: Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Using RocketDock

October 1, 2013, 08:47(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoRocketDock is a free OS X style launcher for Windows. It is highly customizable. [Read more…] about Using RocketDock

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware, How-To's, This Site, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Security Update for Internet Explorer

January 14, 2013, 14:21(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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winupdateAll you folks that haven’t upgraded Internet Explorer 6-8 have a Security Update for Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-008 – Critical

This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows clients and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows servers. Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10 are not affected.

See also: Advance Notification for Update to Address Security Advisory 2794220

Today, we are providing Advance Notification to customers that at approximately 10 a.m. PST on Monday, January 14, 2013, we will release an out-of-band security update to fully address the issue described in Security Advisory 2794220

Tagged With: Security

Time To Run Windows Update

January 8, 2013, 15:33(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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winupdateUpdates for all supported Microsoft operating systems and some Office products.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2013

Tagged With: Security, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Original XP Pinball Game

December 19, 2012, 18:50(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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xp_pinballThe usual Geek news sites today have featured a blog post entitled, “Why was Pinball removed from Windows Vista?”
The post is interesting but that ain’t why I’ve posted this.
Like many others I’ve been using the original XP pinball game in 64-bit Windows since Vista came out without a single issue. [Read more…] about Original XP Pinball Game

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Time To Run Windows Update

December 11, 2012, 12:14(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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winupdateUpdates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, Seven, Eight, 2K12, Windows RT, Office 2k3-2K10, Office Compatibility Packs, Word Viewer.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2012

Tagged With: Security

Time To Run Windows Update

November 27, 2012, 13:23(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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winupdateUpdates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, Seven, Eight, 2K12, Visual Studio.
Most of these are Compatibility Updates:

A compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user experience.

Tagged With: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Windows All-In-One Recovery Flash Drive

November 22, 2012, 10:15(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thThis article covers creating an all-in-one Windows recovery flash drive.

This is the one I use. I often carry it with me.
[Read more…] about Windows All-In-One Recovery Flash Drive

Tagged With: Cool Tools, How-To's, This Site, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

How To Fix The Windows Bootloader

November 13, 2012, 14:46(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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So you’ve managed to hose the bootloader on your computer? No worries, every Geek has.

This article will show you how to:

– Fix the Windows Vista bootloader

– Fix the Windows 7 bootloader

– Fix the Windows 8 bootloader
[Read more…] about How To Fix The Windows Bootloader

Tagged With: How-To's, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista

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