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Category: Windows

  • Multiple RDP (Remote Desktop) sessions on Windows 8

    Windows 8 Pro (as well as all previous Windows client OS versions) allows only one concurrent user session. This means you can’t connect via Remote Desktop if a local user is already logged on. Normally it’s not a problem on a client machine, but in some cases, you may want the ability to login concurrently.…

  • Google Chrome tile disappears from Windows 8 Start Screen

    Came across a strange Windows 8 / Google Chrome bug this morning. If you pin Google Chrome executable (C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe) to the Start Screen, it vanishes as soon as the browser is closed. Actual shortcut stays in %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. If you try to pin Google Chrome again, it creates a second shortcut copy and…

  • Pin .bat files to Windows 8 Start Screen

    In Windows 8 you can right click on an .exe file or a folder and one of the options is “Pin to Start” which does exactly what it says. This unfortunately doesn’t work for .bat scripts. There is no “Pin to Start” option if you right click on a .bat file. Nor such option exists for shortcuts to…

  • Disable metro version of Google Chrome in Windows 8

    If you install Google Chrome on Windows 8 and make it the default browser it will replace Internet Explorer 10 in both Metro and Desktop environments. If you open a shortcut from a desktop application it will open in a desktop version of Chrome. And if you click on a shortcut in a metro app,…

  • Find Teamviewer Client ID remotely

    If you need to find one of your TeamViewer client IDs on a local network, you can do it by remotely connecting to the client’s registry.  On 32 bit machine you need to look into key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TeamViewer\Version7\ClientID On 64 bit machine it would be:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TeamViewer\Version7\ClientID

  • Can’t install WSUS 3.0 on Windows Server 2003 64bit

    Issue Can’t install WSUS 3.0 SP2 (Windows Software Update Services) on Windows Server 2003 64-bit OS.Following error is displayed during setup: The error indicates that IIS is in 32 bit mode, while this application is a 64 bit application and thus not compatible.

  • VideoReDo – Error setting output options

    Issue Trying to save mp4 (H.264) video processed with VideoReDo fails with error “Error setting output options“. Video was originally encoded with Handbrake.

  • Sophos Control Center fails to remove third party antivirus software (Error Code 00000049)

    Sophos Control Center before installing antivirus on client computers by default finds and removes other third party antivirus software. This is a very handy feature as it allows to remove old antivirus solution and deploy Sophos without need to login on client computers locally. Sometimes, however, Sophos refuses to remove third party software and installation…

  • SugarSync Account Almost Full pop-up

    After a routine SugarSync software update I was surprised to see a following warning: SugarSync Account Almost FullYou have used more than 67% of your storage capacity. Once you exceed your storage capacity, you will lose the ability to sync additional files. Click here to upgrade and instantly get more storage. SugarSync icon also changed…

  • Windows cannot find ‘gpedit.msc’

    Issue Windows Server 2003 SP2 64bit Group Policy Management Console with Service Pack 1 Group Policy Management Console opens normally, but when trying to open Group Policy Object Editor (to edit a particular policy), following error is displayed: Windows cannot find ‘gpedit.msc’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for…

  • Winamp playlist / shortcut to play all files in a folder

    Playlist Creating a Winamp playlist to play all files in a particular folder. Open notepad. Type full path of your folder. i.e. D:\Music Save file with extension .m3u. i.e. mymusic.m3u

  • Can’t install Google Chrome extensions

    Issue Trying to install Google Chrome extensions from Chrome Web Store. After clicking Add to install an extension standard Chrome Save As dialog is displayed, which offers downloading a file with extension .crx. Dragging downloaded file to Chrome simply offers to re-download it again.