This tutorial contains instructions on how to enable the F8 key on Windows 10/8.1/8, in order to access the 'Advanced Boot Options menu' and to start Windows in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode with command prompt, etc., if needed.
In my opinion, Microsoft Security Essentials is a well working free Antivirus solution for individuals and small business. But some times, on different computers, I have discovered that Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Antimalware service “MsMpEng.exe” causes high CPU usage with no obvious reason.
Hiren’s BootCD (HBCD) is a bootable CD that contains a set of tools that can help users to fix their computer if their system fails to boot. More specifically, HBCD contains hardware diagnostic programs, partition tools, data recovery utilities, antivirus tools and many other tools to fix your computer problems.
All new computers nowadays come with Windows 8 OS installed on them, so many users that sit in front of this new Windows 8 interface for the first time, they discover that the latest Operating System has changed dramatically its appearance.
The following error may happen if a user tries to uninstall a program from his computer: “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall XXX program. Please contact your system administrator”. The above error probably happens because the program’s installation was corrupted before its successful completion or after a virus attack that infected the computer.
I use Oracle’s VM Virtual Box several years now to test Operating Systems or applications in a virtual environment. And of course I often use the copy-paste functions between the Host and the Guest machine. So I always install the Guest Additions to the Guest Operating System in order to be able to use all features.
On a customer’s computer, after an iTunes automatic update, the following error was displayed on his screen when he tried to open iTunes: “This application has failed to start because MSVCR80.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem”.
In this article I will show you an easy way to fix the following error at Windows startup: “NTLDR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart”. If you face the NTLDR (NT loader) error, then probably your primary hard disk’s boot loader is damaged.
Today, when one of my customers pressed the “Send-Receive” button to check for new email messages using Microsoft Outlook (2010), suddenly he received the “Not implemented” error message on his screen. As a result of this error, the customer couldn't use Outlook to send or receive any messages.
Finally, Microsoft on April 8th published the Windows 8.1 Update 1 (KB2919355) download links for standalone installations. Keep in mind that the easiest way to update your computer with Windows 8.1 Update 1, is by using the "Automatic Update" feature.