So, we have been testing Windows 10 and have come across an infuriating problem. If you are using a Microsoft account to login to your Windows 10 machine you may want to add a PIN so that you do not have to keep typing in a long password. In Windows 8.1 this worked perfectly so…
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 3.0. In this new version you will have access to new Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Firefox tabs. You can download the version 3.0 now from our micro site by clicking the link below: Ultimate Settings Panel v3.0 Download If you would like…
UPDATE – we have now released the version 3.0 of this fix which is now compatible with Windows 10 – click here to go to this new release We have been hearing a number of rumours that the Cisco VPN clients are not working very well in the new Windows 10 operating system. We have…
As you may have gathered after the launch of Windows 10 to computer devices last week, your smartphones and tablets have not updated to this latest version of operating system. This is because Windows 10 mobile does not come out until “later this year” – which is the official party line from Microsoft. Rumour has…
We have now uploaded to our Java microsite, the MSI installers for the latest Java version. The versions that have been added are: Java 8 Update 51 x86 Java 8 Update 51 x64 You can go and download these new installers by click the Download button below: DOWNLOAD UPDATE Update added 26th April 2015 –…
Good news for all business and education users with an Enterprise/Volume Licence Agreement, the Windows 10 downloads are now available on your VLSC website. If you login to your VLSC and search for “Windows 10” then you should now see the full range of Windows 10 products available to you: Comments If you have any…
Forget the release of Windows 10 – we are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 2.9! This release has the following updates included in it: “New Available Update” check included on toolbar and checks upon each utility start up Minor code and bug fixes It still has 10 different configuration tabs…
Just a little update on the Windows 10 release – if you are a business or education user and looking for the download in your Microsoft VLSC, then do not bother! It is not released to VLSC until 1st August, so only a few days but you cannot get it just yet!
So its nearly time for the Windows 10 free upgrade. The update should be available in your local area at around midnight and it should come through as an update and allow you to go through the process to upgrade to Windows 10. Remember that its not just Windows 10 upgrades for your computer, you…
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel Pro version 2.9. Included in this update are the following: “New Available Update” check included on toolbar and checks upon each utility start up Task Scheduler for Windows 8 tab bug fixed Minor code and bug fixes You can get this latest update by…
Mimecast have now released version 6 of their Outlook Client. You can download the x64 and x86 versions of the client as well as the editor program from the link below: New features Support for Microsoft Click-To-Run installations Support for Office 365 Outlook ProPlus Support for Windows 10 Technical Preview Mimecast for Outlook now uses…
Windows 10 launch date is fast approaching and will be available for free for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users from 29th July 2015. We have been testing the technical preview and it is very pretty and slick but is basically Windows 8.2 with some extra nice touches – our favourite being the Xbox One integration…
A lot of people ask us about getting older versions of Java Clients. So we have now launched a Java client micro-site with all the previous versions that we have available and all upcoming versions. You can download the Offline Installers and MSI files from our Java website using the link below: DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS When…
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 44.0.2403.89. 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 using the…
If you are facing various issues while working with your Ext2 Linux system, this might be happening due to bad sectors on your drive or due to damaged file system. In such situation, first action you must take is: Diagnose your hard disk health status, probably it is containing bad sectors or the partition table…
We are delighted to announce that this weekend we have gone over the 2 million total website hit mark. This is absolutely great news for us especially as we are just a very small blog website with not much more to offer than what we know and sharing it with our visitors. We are extremely…
As you may be aware, Xbox Gold membership now means that you get two free games each month to download and keep. Most of these are junk and not even worth the hard drive space a game download takes up, but this month is different… One of our favourite ever Xbox One game releases is…
Adobe have now released an update to their Acrobat Reader software to take it up to version 11.0.12. You can now download the MSI, EXE and MSP files for this release from their FTP site which you can get to using the download button below: Download Comments If you have any questions or comments on…
Google has now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 43.0.2357.134. 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 from our…
Java have now released update 51 of version 8 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog…
Adobe have now released a new version of their Acrobat Reader DC software. So if you want to distribute the new version through Group Policy, WDS and SCCM then you will want the MSI installer rather than the nasty, hard to silent install EXE files that Adobe roll out by default. The good news is,…
Have you ever wanted to use your iPad as a second monitor to your Mac or PC? Well, now “there is an app for that”!. We recently came across an app in the Apple App Store called “Duet Display” and didn’t really give it much thought as we have seen a lot of these in…
Apple have released iOS 8.4 – you can get the update now by going into your settings on your iPads, iPhones and iPods and updating your device. We know, it was released on 30th June – we are a bit slow on this one so forgive us, we have been very busy in the real…
Mimecast have now released version 5.4.1263.13520 of their Outlook Client. This version of the MSO client now supports the following: Support for the new Australian grid Fixes from previous releases Fixed an issue when replying to a message where the address was formatted as “”Smith, Sarah’ (ssmith@domain.com)’”. Fixed an issue where Archive Folders other than…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 18.0.0.194. 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…
We have been mentioning Windows 10 a lot on this website recently and a few people have been asking us where they can get the preview version of Windows 10 to start getting used to it. Well, you will need to go to this link below: Windows 10 Insider Preview Program Sign up for the…
If you are a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 user then you may have noticed recently that after a batch of Windows Updates, you now have a Windows 10 icon in your system tray (bottom right). Clicking this icon brings up a small utility that enables you to be able to reserve your free copy…
Good news on the gaming front – Microsoft have finally started listening to their customer base (years after its release but never mind!) and have now applied an update to the Xbox One console allowing users to now play Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One console. This is good news for those that spent…
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 2.8. This release has some minor code updates and some very minor bug fixes. It still has 10 different configuration tabs including Windows 8.1 and a total of 224 configuration items available in the Pro version. NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED You can get new…
So, something that we have been waiting for is finally here – Xbox One live streaming through to Windows 10! You have to be in the Xbox Preview Program and obviously also have Windows 10 installed, but all you have to do to get this working is to fire up your Xbox One and enable…
The best notepad utility available, Notepad++ has recently released a new update taking it up to version 6.7.8.2. We have now created an MSI installer for this new version and you can now download it from our microsite by clicking the download button below: Download Comments If you have any questions or comments on this…
Technology has transformed the way we shop. With access to countless goods at the click of a button, consumers now have much more power than their counterparts of yesteryear. They can enjoy the convenience of making purchases online and they can compare and contrast deals within an instant. This might be great news for shoppers,…
