Last month, Microsoft informed us that Windows XP users will receive a pop-up on the 8th of every month to notify them that Windows XP will reach End of Support on April 8th, 2014. If an organization is aware of Microsoft's end of updates to Windows XP but can't upgrade due to financial or technical reasons, do they have to be bothered by these popups regularly? Here's how you … [Read more...]
The changes coming with Windows 8.1 Update
Microsoft's developer conference Build 2014 took place today. The keynote provided announcements about Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Update. There are a number of enhancements coming to Windows 8.1 which continues to tweak the UI experience. These changes were introduced with the intent to improve the navigation experience for heavy keyboard and mouse users while keeping … [Read more...]
How to pin a shortcut to a file on the Windows 8 Start Screen
I previously wrote about creating a script to put my computer to sleep. Putting the shortcut to the script on the desktop was easy enough but getting it on the Start Screen was a different matter. With Windows 7, putting the shortcut on the Start Menu also would have been a breeze. Windows 8 works a little differently. In Windows 8.1, you might be able to search for the file … [Read more...]
Microsoft: Windows XP users will receive pop-up reminders to upgrade
Beginning March 8th, Microsoft will push out a pop up to Windows XP computers. The pop up will tell them that Windows XP will no longer be supported after April 8th. Windows XP End of Support is on April 8th, 2014. Click Here to learn more. Don't show this message again. The Click Here link points to Microsoft's Windows XP End of Support website. The pop-ups will reappear … [Read more...]
Customizing Windows 8.1 for deployment
I was hoping to hit the ground running when Windows 8.1 reached general availability and get everything ready for deployment pretty quickly. Unfortunately, some other projects came up and Windows 8.1 got put off to the side. Even more detrimental to the project was the fact that Windows 8.1 changed how things worked compared to my customized Windows 7 SP1 deployment. Namely, … [Read more...]