Driver Scams Are Thriving… Beware! You know what makes me angry? You know what makes me so angry I could gnaw the bark off a Maple tree? Companies that stoop to fraud and deceit to lure and trick people into downloading, installing or buying something… most of the time something worthless. And few do this better than companies that make… Read More »
Antivirus Service Causes PC Havoc: Removes Windows Files, Shuts Down Computers According to an NBC News report on Monday, Webroot Antivirus mistakenly labeled important Microsoft Windows system files as malware threats and removed them thus causing an untold number of PCs to shut down. Webroot acknowledged that it had released an update which caused the Windows system files… Read More »
What to Do If a Major Windows 10 Update Causes You Major Problems If a major Windows 10 update causes you major problems, the best and easiest way to fix it is to roll back to the previous build. Let’s clarify (and we’re intentionally oversimplifying here): A major Windows 10 update is referred to as “a build” and… Read More »
When It Comes to the Creators Update, Patience is the Key NOTE: This was written for the April 2017 Creators Update (Version 1703)… but it applies to all Windows 10 Version Updates. Many problems with the update are caused by thinking the update has stopped or frozen and restarting the computer before the update is completed. This ends… Read More »
Control Panel Goes Missing In Windows 10 Creators Update [but not really] More and more of you will be getting Windows 10 Creators Update in the coming days and weeks. Creators Update is a major features update which started rolling out on Tuesday April 11, 2017. Microsoft is delivering this update in measured doses, presumably so as not… Read More »
Playing With Paint This is for those of you who have installed Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 Version 1703). MS Paint has been part of Windows since we can remember. And we can remember back to Windows 95 – which was THE Windows back in 1995 – twenty-two years ago. Actually, I think EB can remember back to… Read More »