Force Microsoft Edge to save images with .jpg instead of the .jfif extension
As many of you have found out, MS Edge tried to force you save your images as JFIF which are not Windows friendly
Category: Fixes & Solutions
Kaspersky Certificate errors online and Outlook
There are many people reporting that Kasperky comes up with a certificate error when running Outlook.
This is how to fix it.
Windows 10 1903 BUGGED again
Some of you may have had the May 2019 update already, some have not, you’re the lucky ones 🙂 If you hit that UPDATE button you must ensure you do not have any external thumb drives or SD Cards etc connected to your PC or it can mess up all …
Outlook not adding Exchange Accounts?
Outlook bypasses AutoDiscover and connects directly to Office 365 mailbox? Has this happened to you, it has me, TWICE in a week, it turns out it’s because of this: Starting in Outlook 2016 version 16.0.6741.2017, Microsoft has enabled a new feature called Direct Connect to Office 365. What this feature does …
Firmware Updates – what and why
Firmware is a software that is embedded into a hardware device. Firmware controls how your device behaves. We recommend that you update the firmware on all your products whenever new firmware becomes available. New firmware often fixes bugs, contains new features, and protects you from security vulnerabilities. Some products can …
How to fix Task Scheduler in Windows
How to fix issues with Task Scheduler: I’ve had quite a lot of my customers PC’s that have been affected by this bug, it’s unsure how it happens but the result is the same, newly installed programs cannot create tasks to update/scan etc. This is how you fix it 🙂 …
Just got this from Kaspersky – Information about recent Microsoft Security Updates
Dear Steve On Wednesday 3rd January, Microsoft issued a number of updates in relation to two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect CPUs on personal computers, mobile devices, and the cloud. These vulnerabilities were named “Meltdown” and “Spectre”. The Windows security updates are only available to devices running updated anti-virus software from …
Intel Meltdown bug – MS fix and your Anti-Virus may cause your system to crash!
Intel Meltdown bug – MS fix and your Anti-Virus may cause your system to crash! Over the past few days Microsoft have released patches for the Intel Meltdown bug, we have already had 5 customers PC’s that have crashed during the update – all PC’s were running Kaspersky – Today …
How to turn off COMMENTS in WordPress
It is quite apparent since the latest updates of WordPress that most users, ourselves included, will want a discussion on their Blog, and some pages. It is however apparent that small companies don’t want a blog and do not want user comments plastered all over their website. On the latest …
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Fails Error Code 0xc1900200
If you are trying to upgrade Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 and you get this error, don’t Panic 🙂 Simply use a Disk Manager (many are free like the excellent MiniTool Partition Wizard) Available here: https://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html Extend the 100Mb DATA Partition to approx’ 500MB (Making it 500Mb sets it up …
Steps on how to avoid Ransomware
Steps on how to avoid Ransomware 1. Backup your computer immediately Investing in an external hard drive and making regular backups will help you in protecting your data, if not in saving you against malware. A data backup can save you from significant stress, time and money in the event when …
Running PHP 5.2 or 5.4?
If your website is running PHP versions 5.2 or 5.4 it is important that you update to 5.6 as soon as possible as support for the older versions will cease later this year. If your website is hosted by us (Mobile PC Rescue) then I have already upgraded your PHP …
How to fix Windows 10 Update that kills Internet etc
Many of you may have heard about the Windows 10 update that kills your internet/LAN ? If you encounter this issue, this is how you fix it: Run Command Prompt in ADMIN MODE (Right Mouse Click it after typing CMD in search) at the command prompt type: netsh winsock reset …
How to enable/Disable ONE DRIVE in Windows 10
For Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, and Education Professional, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows 10 get access to the Group Policy Editor. This utility provides an advanced option that allows you to disable OneDrive system-wide, but Windows 10 Home users can’t use this. To do this, press the Windows key …
What to do if Windows fails after updates saying “REGISTRY Corrupt”
Today I have been working on a Windows 7 PC where the registry got corrupt after installing some Windows 7 updates (at least that’s what we think did it) After many reboots and trying to use the Windows Boot Disk (via USB of course) to force a recovery I have …
Windows 10 – Ready to Upgrade
Is it OK to Upgrade now? Yes, now all the bugs are fixed and it seems much more stable here Just make sure you disable Kaspersky As with ANY Operating System Update there may be residual errors carried over from the previous version and these can cause a myriad of …
How to Reactivate Windows 7 using CMD (DOS)
So, you got a PC and someone decided to put a hacked version of Windows 7 on for you or maybe you installed a DVD off the internet that has pre-cracked your software? May be you just want to go legal BEFORE upgrading to Windows 10?? Whatever your reason, this …
Windows 10 – No details Pane at the bottom of Explorer – Grrrr
Well, once again Microsoft annoy the hell out of everyone by changing a feature that is loved! On Windows 7 at the bottom of Explorer you have a small detail pane which shows details of files selected, brilliant for file size, dates etc; I sue this so much because of …
Why can’t I paste into youtube comments on firefox?
Why can’t I paste into youtube comments on firefox? Solution: go to your address bar and type “about:config” (or copy and paste the text without the quotes) then press the “I’ll be careful, I promise” button next type “dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled” (or copy and paste the text without the quotes) then double …
Kaspersky Internet Security 2016
Kaspersky Internet Security 2016 RELEASED! A MUST HAVE if you are installing Windows 10 Personally I would install 2016 (however if you install 2015 make sure it has patch C) Please uninstall Kaspersky completely and REBOOT before you upgrade to Windows 10 and install 2016 fresh when Windows 10 is …
Where is SCAN.PST?
Scan.pst is the file used in Microsoft Office to help fix a myriad of errors on your PST files, but typical of Microsoft they don’t store it in a normal location, and with every version of Office it moves around – bloody crazy if you ask me :/ So to …
DVI-I or DVI-D – what’s the difference?
After much hassle looking for the right adaptors and monitors for a specific job at an Engineering company, its become apparent that some adaptors will not work with some monitors :/ This graphic may help
Why does dllhost.exe Com surrogate consume memory? (KB2670838)
Why does dllhost.exe Com surrogate consumes memory until crash (KB2670838) Why does dllhost.exe Com surrogate consumes memory until crash. It happens when I highlight or view a folder containing video files, Even if I close the folder or select a different folder the memory keeps getting consumed. It seems to …