We get a lot of requests for us to review various pieces of hardware and software here at TechyGeeksHome and publish our findings on our blog. We also get a lot of requests for guest posts, basically companies wanting to advertise their product on our blog. We are more than happy to carry out these…
If you are trying to run Windows Updates and they seem to be stuck for a long time on the “Checking for Updates” screen, then this guide will show you how to fix this problem. This is the screen that you may see for hours when you run Windows Updates on your computer: To fix…
With Windows 7 being a number of years old now, when you rebuild a Windows 7 machine you will find that there are 200+ Windows Updates that need to be applied to your installation. So what if you could add all those updates into your Windows 7 installation source media so that they are applied…
Windows 7 is now a pretty old operating system and most restore media that people will have for their machines will be a few years old. This means that when a restore is done with these OEM restore disks there will be a huge amount of Windows Updates to carry out. Well Microsoft have now created…
If you are creating an image for Enterprise deployment then you may not want all the junk apps that come built into Windows 10. We are talking about Candy Crush and Metro etc… So, how do you get rid of them from the WIM file that you have created for your image? Luckily there has…
If you have a replacement or spare Sky+ HD box and you find that you need to set it up and match it to a viewing card, then there is an excellent guide available on how to do this complete with a demostration video. Just head over to the Sky forums using the link below…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 21.0.0.242. As always, you can download the executable file or get the MSI file so that you can load it into your Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The update is also now available to import through System Center…
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 50.0.2661.102. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer direct from…
Adobe have now released their Adobe Reader DC version 1501620041. You can download the MSP files for the update directly from Adobes FTP site by clicking the link below: DOWNLOAD Download Adobe Reader DC v1501620041 HOW TO USE THE MSP FILE You need to download the original MSI installer which is also available from our Downloads…
Skype version 7.24 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
If you would like to distribute Mozilla Firefox using Group Policy, WDS or SCCM, then you will probably appreciate having the MSI installer to do this. Luckily there is a site that provides the MSI installers for Mozilla Firefox called FrontMotion. There is an archive of available MSI installers but the latest one available is…
If you are a server administrator, you will have noticed that the RSAT for Windows 10 does not include the DHCP Console with it. The reason why Microsoft have removed this is unknown to us but we are here to put it right! We have now created a program that you can install on your machine…
You may have seen a previous post from us about how to use Google Adsense on your Google Sites using a custom gadget. Well, this gadget has recently gone offline, probably due to the fact that using Google Adsense on any Google Site after October 2013 is against the terms of using Google Adsense. This…
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We are pleased to announce a limited time special offer on our Ultimate Settings Panel Pro utility. You can now get the Pro version for just £0.99 GBP which is around $1.40 USD! Go over to the Ultimate Settings Panel website and check out the offer! This offer will finish at the end of May….
Microsoft have announced that they will be retiring their popular email client, Windows Live Mail 2012, later this year for connections to Outlook email accounts. This is likely to infuriate customers as over the years it has proven itself to be a very popular free alternative to Microsoft Outlook. The official release from Microsoft states:…
The monthly release of free Xbox Live Gold Membership is out for May and amongst the usual crap that Microsoft give away each month is something a bit more special this month! Grid 2 on the 360 is currently free to download if you are a Gold member and it is a brilliant game and…
Microsoft have taken further steps to try and get customers moved over to Office 365 by announcing that you have now take a personal one year subscription completely free. This means you get all the benefits of an Office 365 subscription (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and more) as well as 1TB of free…
