January, 2013

Halo 4 Heroes theme

Ancient evil. Deadly technology. An unknown world. The stakes are high for shipwrecked duo Master Chief and Cortana as they battle against galactic apocalypse in Halo 4. Bring a bit of the excitement to your Windows desktop in this free theme.

Download Halo 4 heroes theme for Windows

Get other Halo 4 themes:

 Halo Reach

Halo Reach: Art Inspiration

Rob

First off I wish you all a happy 2013 to all

So as is traditional at the start of the new year is a quick look back at my most popular blog postings of 2012

(see previous years top 10’s 2011,2010)

1. Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Fix error codes “0x8DDD0018” or “0x80244019” or “0x80070422” when attempting to install updates? (KB 959894)
3. Automatically fix error code 0x8007000D when trying to activate Windows server 2008 or Windows 7 (KB2230957)
4. Fix “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” Error message in Windows Vista or Windows 7 (KB2665946)
5. How to get Windows Media Player on Windows 8 N or Windows 8 KN
6. Windows 8 Compatibility Center. See what Works with Windows 8 and Windows RT
7. Programming Windows 8 Apps, Free ebook from Microsoft Press
8. Download Free Windows 8 ebook from Microsoft Press. Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals (Preview Edition)
9. 5 new free Windows 7 themes to download. Year of the Dragon, Butterflies, Garden Life, Insects (RSS), Bing Aerial Europe (RSS)
10. Can't open .EXE files in Windows 7 or Windows Vista? we have a fix for that (KB2688326)

Rob

Handy downloadable guide for creating a Portable Windows 8 Environment with Windows To Go

“Windows To Go is a new feature in Windows 8 Enterprise Edition that enables you to provision a USB drive with a complete, managed Windows 8 system image. You can insert the USB drive (known as a Windows To Go workspace) into any Windows 7 or Windows 8 host computer to boot and run a managed Windows 8 system without installing any software on the host computer. “

The guide covers:

• Overview
• Creating a Windows To Go workspace
• Suspending BitLocker on the host computer
• Updating the configuration
• Working with IntelliMirror
• Recommended USB drives

Read more about Windows To Go with our frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Rob

African Wildlife theme

“A lion at sunrise in Kenya, a leopard on the prowl in Namibia, an elephant herd traveling in Botswana. The exhilarating beauty of the African savanna comes to your desktop in this free theme for Windows”

Down load the African Wildlife theme for Windows

Although a few months old still a great demo from the Office Team of using OneNote on a Windows 8 Touch Device

Learn more about Touch on Windows 8

Rob

Get Windows 8 Pro upgrade for £24.99

Rob

Very handy FAQ for Windows 8 automatic updating covering:

• What is automatic updating?
• How do I turn on automatic updating?
• Do I need to check for updates?
• How much does it cost to update Windows automatically?
• How will I know what updates have been installed?
• Will I be asked before my PC restarts after an update, or will it restart automatically?
• Will I know if there's a problem installing updates?
• What can I do if I'm having problems installing updates?

Get more help for Windows 8

Rob

Every now and then i see questions about DRM and Windows Media Player, and most can be answered by our Windows Media Player DRM: FAQ that covers:

• What is DRM?
• What is Windows Media Digital Rights Management?
• What are media usage rights?
• How does the Player use media usage rights?
• How do I download media usage rights?
• How do I tell whether a file is protected?
  

Windows Media Player DRM: Frequently asked questions FAQ

get more help for Windows Media Player

Rob

“Application isolation is a new printing feature in Windows 8 and in Windows Server 2012. This feature isolates applications from print drivers so that applications do not crash if a print driver crashes. Application isolation makes every application that interacts with a printer driver more stable. “

Read more at the full KB 2732814 article - How to disable or enable application isolation in Windows 8 and in Windows Server 2012

Rob