If, like me, you’ve received the “Word could not create the work file. Check the temp environment variable” error shown above when starting Word, here’s a couple of quick simple fixes that should address the problem. Fix – Creating Environment Variables This issue can be caused by profile corruption, viruses, or disk corruption, however […]
Install .net 3.5 Offline in Windows 10 (or Windows 8) easily by following the below. All you need is a Windows 10 ISO / DVD (or 8 if you’re doing this on Windows 8). This method is great if you’re offline or have a limited internet connection – it’s probably also quicker than downloading from Microsoft […]
You can force default apps/programs in Windows 10 via GPO quite easily – something that hasn’t been quite as straight forward in other versions of Windows. This is a blessing (especially in education), with the introduction of “Modern Apps” like Edge that refuse to work correctly with many modern sites / applications, never mind the […]
This method is pretty useful if you have a large number of sites to support, or more than one SSID on your wireless network using passwords that are difficult to remember – this will show you how to export import wireless profiles in Windows. Be aware, that to allow the import process to work effectively, […]
I’m not sure if it’s just me, but as of late I’ve had nothing but issues with Windows update not updating on Windows 7. This seems to be a bigger problem on new installs of Windows 7, but I’ve just left it running and eventually the updates have worked. In some cases though, it has […]
If like me, you’ve been searching for way to uninstall the OneDrive client on Windows 10, then you’ve just come to the right place! Alright it’s not a huge program, and you can disable it, but why should that suffice if it isn’t something I’m going to use? I can see why Microsoft have implemented […]
If you are receiving the error message: “Remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop client access licenses available for this computer. Please contact the server administrator” when trying to use remote desktop, be it via invoking an MSTSC session or using something such as RDWeb, it’s actually a pretty easy fix. Simply […]
A school I support was recently upgraded to Windows 10 across site, and with this we also upgraded their version of Notebook 11.4 to the latest version (Notebook 16). 90% of the computers all worked fine, but a couple would not communicate correctly with the SMART Boards – they were both older SMART Board models, […]
Since upgrading, I have constantly experienced issues with Windows 10 slow start-up of my PC. I’m not just talking a minute from pressing power to logon screen either, I’m talking 4 or 5 minutes from actually pressing the power button to being able to use the computer. I thought this was odd, as Windows 10 […]
My latest annoyance was more and more laptops being hit with the following error whilst trying to install or remove software: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance. […]
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