Antivirus is an interesting topic right now. Threats are getting faster and more severe. Endpoint protection can catch the "standard" viruses and malware but are missing the latest and most damaging threats. Some consider antivirus as a necessary evil while others hold out hope for a better product being more effective. If you're shopping around for an antivirus solution, this … [Read more...]
Stop 0x50 BSoDs for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 following August updates
Via Microsoft's Community forums, there are a number of reports that people are experiencing the blue screen of death with a Stop 0x50 error following the install of August's Windows Updates. The August updates were where Microsoft said they were going to incorporate Windows 8.1 Update 2 into the regular updates but this error is also affecting Windows 7 with reports of Windows … [Read more...]
Now you’re thinking with Windows Apportals
On Friday, Microsoft announced new Windows Apportals. Apportals might be the missing link between Windows 8 being a detriment to enterprise organizations to actually turn it into an asset. Very gradually, people are coming to figure out how to live with Windows 8. The operating system has been a big over-correction to make Windows for the consumer. Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Update … [Read more...]
Using PowerShell to manage Group Policy
If you utilize Group Policy in your environment and take advantage of its capabilities, it can create a bit of an administrative overhead in exchange for the gained efficiency and consistency. Some of this comes from the limited tools available to interact with Group Policy such as the Group Policy Management Console. GPMC certainly gets the job done but it can require a lot of … [Read more...]
Installing free Windows 8 Modern Apps without the Windows Store
The Windows Store came with Windows 8 and gets even more integration with 8.1 Update. In my opinion, it is ok for consumers but really throws things for a loop in the enterprise environment. There isn't much difference between downloading and installing a program from the Internet and using the Windows Store. In particular, I have come across a few scenarios where a Windows … [Read more...]