Tag: Windows
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2023
August
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Wake-on-LAN with Windows
The office desktop is the house network file server . . .
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Logging When a Printer is Powered On
Some months after resolving a desire to log when computer . . .
2022
August
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My Short List for Avoiding Windows
I had a Windows 7 system that I updated to . . .
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Running Windows in Linux
A common question from people who dual boot Linux and . . .
2021
October
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Windows 11 and Linux
Apparently the hardware requirements for Windows 11 will require some, . . .
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Ridiculing Windows
I have no special fondness for Windows or Microsoft, but . . .
August
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The Pain of Updating Windows
Although not being used in any productive manner, I decided . . .
June
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Windows 11
The Microsoft folks purposely obfuscate how to install Windows 10 . . .
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Windows 10 P2V
There is a single Windows 10 system in the house. . . .
2020
November
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Dual Booting
Many people want to dual boot Linux and Windows. Dual . . .
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Migrating from Windows
A common topic in Linux forums is migrating from Windows. . . .
October
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Updating Windows 7 to Windows 10
At work, in our migration efforts we decided we would . . .
May
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Shrinking Windows Partitions
Many people want to install a Linux distro without wiping . . .
February
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The Insanity of Windows 10
While helping technicians at work with updating Windows 7 to . . .
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Windows 10 ISO Images Redux
At work, after Windows 7 reached end-of-life (EOL) in January, . . .
January
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Switching From Windows 7 to Linux
Similar to people seeking an easy distro for beginners, I . . .
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Downloading Windows 10 ISO Images
Occasionally at work I provide some nominal Windows support. I . . .
2019
May
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Using VirtualBox With Raw Disk Access
Dual booting sucks. Is irritating. Is inefficient. I remember the . . .
2018
November
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Copying Windows 10 User Profiles
While helping a person with a new Windows 10 Home . . .
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Software As A Service
I helped a person with a new computer that came . . .
July
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Migrating a Business to Linux — 1
At work we have three Windows 7 systems in the . . .
April
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Windows Shortcuts
An upcoming project at work is replacing a commercial off-the-shelf . . .
March
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition Redux
After inhaling deep through clenched teeth, I decided to try . . .
2017
December
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition
Some time ago my Windows 10 system tried updating to . . .
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Munich and Windows
I am not surprised the folks in Munich are returning . . .
November
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Windows Estimations
Among long-standing computer users, the Windows copy dialog joke is . . .
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Windows 10 is a Bloatware Nightmare
Updating Windows 10 really is a nightmare. A way to . . .
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Windows 10 is an Updating Nightmare
I booted the Windows 10 POS. There was a cumulative . . .
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Windows 10 is a Network Hog
To date I have done little more than updating, but . . .
October
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Another 20 GB Wasted
Another weekend after attempting to update Windows 10 to the . . .
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20 GB Wasted
Updating a Windows 10 computer is insanity . . .
April
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Updating Windows 10
I seldom power on my Windows computer. Windows exists mostly . . .
January
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Schweddy Balls
Two things often happen when I run Windows 10 and . . .
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Migrating Windows User Settings and Profiles
Despite all the hoopla about migrating people from Windows to . . .
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Embrace, Extend, Extinguish
Can a leopard change its spots? . . .
2016
November
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Thunderbird and Minimizing to the Tray
When I migrated a person back to Windows, I noticed . . .
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Migrating Back To Windows
Migrating people from Windows to a Linux based system is . . .
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Blocking Microsoft Domain Names
I have a Windows 10 “entitlement” license. I also have . . .
October
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Isolating Untrusted Virtual Machines — 2
Searching the web using keywords sandbox, isolate, and VirtualBox for . . .
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Isolating Untrusted Virtual Machines — 1
I have used VirtualBox since the original Innotek days. Each . . .
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Spoofing a VirtualBox Guest BIOS
My refurbished Lenovo T400 laptop came with Windows XP installed. . . .
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Tabloid writers and fanboys all got excited Pavlovian style about . . .
August
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Slow Boiling Frogs
The Microsoft folks decided, like the Windows 10 design, they . . .
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Windows 10 Malware Dialog
About a week ago I was at the hardware store . . .
June
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Reflections About Windows 10
My escapade with updating Windows 7 to Windows 10 was . . .
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Updating to Windows 10 — 3
Unanswered at this point is how to create a Windows . . .
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Updating to Windows 10 — 2
After installing Windows 10 directly to the Windows 7 partition, . . .
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Updating to Windows 10 — 1
I have Windows 7 installed on a separate machine. The . . .
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More Vertical Software Woes
A person for whom I installed Linux contacted me about . . .
April
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Living Peacefully Without Windows 10
I have a single Windows 7 box. My original hard . . .
February
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Updating Windows 7
I have been improving my Windows 7 knowledge and skills. . . .
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Microsoft Updates
Lately I have been tinkering with my refurbished Windows 7 . . .
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Microsoft Support Web Site
Ever visit the Microsoft support web site? . . .
January
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Removing Windows 7 Spyware
The ability to block Microsoft from updating users to Windows . . .
2015
November
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Using Windows 7
Until this past summer I had been away from the . . .
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Familiarity Breeds Contempt
Generally the expression “familiarity breeds contempt” means that the more . . .
October
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Virtualizing XP
This past summer I was asked to install a Linux . . .
Tags: CentOS, DD-WRT, Debian, Fedora, Firefox, GTK, General, KDE, MATE, Migrate, Mint, Salix, Slackware, Tech_Writing, Terminal, Thunderbird, Ubuntu, Virtual_Machines, Windows, Xfce, Xubuntu