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windows - How to take ownership of files from the command line? - Server Fault

windows - How to take ownership of files from the command line? - Server Fault What to do when, for example, you have your old Windows profile on a hard drive you've taken out of an old computer, but the...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 11, 2018 10:07 PM

The Windows Update Icon is no longer in the Notification Area - WindowsBBS Forum

The Windows Update Icon is no longer in the Notification Area - WindowsBBS Forum A particular Windows 7 Update (KB3075851), which seems to be installed notwithstanding user settings, removes the icon for user control of the update process and replaces...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 28, 2015 2:59 PM

Microsoft uses Windows Update to force Windows 10 ads onto older PCs • The Register

Microsoft uses Windows Update to force Windows 10 ads onto older PCs • The Register...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 28, 2015 2:46 PM

Fix Windows 7/8.1 privacy

Fix Windows 7/8.1 privacy How to disable specific Windows 7 and Windows 8 updates that compromise your privacy or push for upgrading to Windows 10....

Posted by Michael Bates on August 28, 2015 2:10 PM

MSE says it removed WIN64/Rovnix.gen!A but............ - Am I infected? What do I do?

Bleeping Computer: MSE says it removed WIN64/Rovnix.gen!A but............ - Am I infected? What do I do? My wife, feverish and not thinking clearly, opened an infected zip file attached to an email. I was away from home, advised her to...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 1, 2014 3:46 AM