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Category Archives: computer troubleshooting
Bad HDD? It could be your Windows Updates
Recently we had a server that kept trying to install Windows Updates AND it would attempt to do updates IF the you skipped the HDD scan. The updates would fail and the computer would reboot to a login screen. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Software, computer troubleshooting, Computers, higher ed, higher education, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
Tagged Server won't run chkdsk, Windows, windows server, Windows won't run chkdsk
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Networking and Internet problems? Try this
Are you having problems with networking or using the internet? Open a command prompt as an administrator. Run the following commands (or copy and paste into the cmd prompt) – route -f ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew arp -d nbtstat -R … Continue reading
Posted in computer troubleshooting, Home Networking, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, network, Networking, Technology, troubleshooting, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server, Wireless
Tagged internet troubleshooting, network, Network Troubleshooting
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Windows Repair Toolkit
One of the best tools that is currently freeware, Windows Repair Toolkit truly lives up to its name. I discovered the Toolkit over at What’s On My PC and have been testing it over the past several weeks. … Continue reading
Speed up your network by disabling the HomeGroup
While we’ve discussed speeding up SQL connections by disabling LLMNR, there’s another way to speed up your network. If you are not using the HomeGroup feature, a quick way to speed up your network is to disable the services for … Continue reading
Posted in Computer hardware, computer troubleshooting, Computers, help desk, Home Networking, Information Technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, network, Networking, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Wireless
Tagged Network Performance, network speed, networking
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Bookmark4Techs link updated
Need access to one of the largest listings of technical bookmarks? Go over and visit – https://whatsonmypc.blog/bookmarks4techs/
Posted in Computer Security, computer troubleshooting, Computers, Hardware, Home Networking, Industry, Information Technology, Internet of Things, internet security;, IoT, Linux, Mac, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Mobile Computing, Technology, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Security
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Speed up Disk Cleanup loading in Windows
Want to speed up disk cleanup so that it loads quicker? Right Click your C: drive Select properties Hold down the Shift + the Ctrl key Click on Disk Cleanup
Top Pen Testing ISOs 2017
What’s the top Pen Testing ISOs for 2017? Here’s my ranking and download links. Kali Linux – https://www.kali.org/downloads/ Backbox – http://www.backbox.org/downloads Cyborg Hawk – http://sourceforge.net/projects/cyborghawk1/files/latest/download Parrot Sec – http://www.parrotsec.org/download/ Deft – http://www.deftlinux.net/download/ Live Hacking OS – http://www.livehacking.com/live-hacking-cd/d Samurai – http://sourceforge.net/projects/samurai/files/ Network Security Toolkit – http://sourceforge.net/projects/nst/ PenToo – http://www.pentoo.ch/download/ Knoppix … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Computer Software, computer troubleshooting, Computers, Education, Free Software, Hacking, higher ed, higher education, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Linux, Mac, Networking, Software, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Security
Tagged backbox, cyborg hawk, Educational, Hacking, Kali, Linux, Linux Security, mac security, Pen Testing, penetration testing, Security, Windows Security
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World Route by Softperfect
Here’s a visual aid to tracert currently free at Softperfect. You can use this to see where internet delays are happening with a website. This tool comes in portable and with an installer. https://www.softperfect.com/products/worldroute/
Change network adapter priorities in Windows 10 – PowerShell
First thing – disable network adapters you don’t use If you use Ethernet, disable everything but flow control Disable LLMNR Adjust NTLM Perform test with Totusoft’s network speed test Next, avoid latency of your network card by adjusting the network … Continue reading
Posted in Computer hardware, computer troubleshooting, Computers, help desk, Home Networking, Information Technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, network, Networking, Technology, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server, Wireless
Tagged computer hardware, microsoft network, Microsoft Networking, microsoft windows, network, networking, PowerShell, Windows 10, wireless networking
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Internet or network application slow? You may need to temporarily disable Nagle’s Algorithm
With the Nagle-Algorithm, Windows takes small packets and packages them in to more manageable and efficient sizes. If you have poor latency, you might try to disable the Nagle-Algorithm. Nagle’s algorithm helps to control congestion when small packets are … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Software, computer troubleshooting, help desk, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Tagged Internet, internet troubleshooting, Nagle's Algorithm, networking, Windows 10, windows networking
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NetSpot Review – Wi-Fi survey app for Windows
In this three part series we review NetSpot a Wi-Fi survey app for Mac and Windows. In this part, we look at the Microsoft Windows version of NetSpot. NetSpot performs accurate Wi-Fi surveys that allows you to use a map … Continue reading
Posted in computer troubleshooting, Computers, Free Software, help desk, Industry, Information Technology, Technology, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Wireless
Tagged NetSpot, networking, Wireless, Wireless Maps, Wireless Networks, Wireless surveys, wireless troubleshooting
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Windows Cleanup shows 3.99TB? Is my math wrong?
Apparently there is a bug that shows 3.99TB of Windows Update Cleanup when you run the disk cleanup application in Windows 10. With the plethora of updates that Microsoft has thrown at everyone, this would seem about right, however, you … Continue reading
OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)- Using on your home network
OWASP -The Open Web Application Security Project is an online community which creates freely-available articles, methodologies, documentation, tools, and technologies in the field of web application security. (Wikipedia) If you have wanted to learn how to test your network and … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, computer troubleshooting, Computers, Education, Free Software, Hacking, higher ed, higher education, Information Technology, internet security;, IoT, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Networking, Technology, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Security, Windows Server, Wireless
Tagged computer security, Hacking, IoT Security, Network Security, OWASP, OWASP ZAP, Windows 10, Windows Security
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DotNet 3.5 failed or won’t install Server 2012
If DotNet 3.5 won’t install or fails to install on Server 2012 (Under Features), there is a work around. You may see this when installing – Cancel the installation Insert your Windows DVD and open PowerShell – Type the following … Continue reading
Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller performance issues
UPDATE-2016 driver now available! (Driver number will be different than what is in this article! (Direct Link to New 12/2016 Driver) If you have the Realteck PCIe GBE Family Controller adapter and are experiencing performance issues on your network, download … Continue reading
Posted in computer troubleshooting, Computers, help desk, higher education, Home Networking, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows 10, network, Networking, Technology, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
Tagged network, networking, Realtek Drivers, Windows, windows drivers
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DHCP issues with KB3201845
If you have issues after applying KB3201845, Rick over at Whats On My PC may have first found it. Apparently Microsoft is displaying a banner on their Windows 10 History page that says to restart NOT shutdown. We experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Software, computer troubleshooting, Computers, help desk, higher ed, higher education, Home Networking, Information Technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows Server
Tagged Microsoft, Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 10, Windows 10 Troubleshooting, Windows 10 Updates
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Seagate GoFlex Home Server firmware update issues – solved
Several years ago we did a review on Seagate GoFlex Home Server (NAS). Recently I went to update the firmware which can be found in the web interface of the device. Once I clicked ‘update’, the device found an update … Continue reading
Cut down God Mode to individual areas
Remember God Mode? You can cut this overwhelming shortcut down by using some of your most useful tools. Here’s an example on how to put Troubleshooting on your desktop. First, make a new folder on your desktop and rename it … Continue reading
Completely uninstall Office with the easy fix tool
Microsoft offers an easy fix tool that gets rid of Office and insures that nothing remains in your folders or registry. This tool should be use if you have errors installing Office or if you are wanting to remove … Continue reading
Cipher /w:C: securely erasing unused space
The Cipher program can be used to remove any erased data from unused disk space. The command, Ciper /w:C: is used to perform this action and can securely erase data that you once had on your computer. While this command … Continue reading
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