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My MP4Box GUI is a tool I normally use to combine individual video and audio tracks (h264, aac, etc.) into a valid mp4 file. My MP4Box GUI is just a GUI wrapper for a free command line utility called MP4Box. Usage is very simple…
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Extract individual tracks from .mkv file
mkvextract.exe is a command-line tool that is part of MKVToolNix. mkvextract v8.3.0 can be downloaded from here. It allows to extract subtitles, audio, and other type of tracks from .mkv files. Syntax is pretty simple: mkvextract.exe tracks “D:\video.mkv” 1:”D:\track-1.aac” Where:D:\vide.mkv – Source…
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How To Configure Media Portal TV Server
I have been Windows Media Centre user for many years. Since Microsoft have made it clear that they are abandoning WMC, I started looking into alternatives. At this point I use Plex as the main HTPC interface which works really well.…
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Microsoft Family safety in Windows 10 just doesn’t work…
Microsoft have been changing Windows built-in Family Protection in recent Windows 8 and 10 quite a bit. The latest one – Windows 10 version has been renamed to Microsoft Family and moved to the Cloud. All configuration and reporting is now…
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XBOX Child Account: Parent Approval Required – endless loop…
Microsoft seems to be determined to move everyone to the Cloud kicking and screaming. Windows 8 and Windows 10 have been making more and more difficult to use local user accounts. There is still an option to do this, but MS…
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Can’t install VMware vSphere Client 5.0 on Windows 10
Issue Cannot install VMware vSphere Client 5.0 on Windows 10 PC. The installer (VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-455964.exe) was downloaded via a link provided on VMware ESXi 5 Host’s default http page. Installation fails with following error: VMware vSphere Client 5.0This product can only be…
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Can’t install .NET Framework 3.5 (Error code: 0x800F081F)
Issue Cannot install .NET Framework 3.5 using “Turn Windows features on or off” wizard in Windows 10. Installation fails with following error: Windows couldn’t complete the requested changes.Windows couldn’t find required files to complete the requested changes. Make sure you’re…
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Mail (32-bit) icon not working in Control Panel
Issue Mail (32-bit) icon in control panel lost its bitmap and is not active (clicking on the icon doesn’t do anything).
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Crackling and popping audio noise in iMove videos
Quite recently, while on holiday I have been taking some videos with Sony A6000 mirrorless photo camera. To help with wind noise I also brought Sony ECM-XYST1M external microphone. I normally edit video with Sony Movie Studio, but since I…
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Adobe Flash Group Policy installation fails on Windows 10
Issue Group Policy fails to install Adobe Flash on a brand new Windows 10 Pro PC. Windows 7 computers are unaffected. Following error is logged on a client PC: Event ID: 102Level: ErrorUser: SystemThe install of application Adobe Flash Player…
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Files disappearing from redirected folders in Windows 10 (DFS gone crazy)…
This was one of those head scratchers… Decided to give Windows 10 a spin in business environment. Pretty standard setup – Windows Server 2008R2 domain, Windows 7 clients, users’ Desktop, Document and Download folders redirected by Group Policy to a DFS share…
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Another account from the same organization is already signed in…
Issue Trying to active Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 a Macbook Pro. After entering valid Office 365 Business Premium user account login details following error message is displayed: Another account from the same organization is already signed in