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HP ThinState Capture and Deploy Keyboardless
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Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer 11
Thought this was unscientifically interesting on my Windows 8.1 x64 system... Homepage is t.msn.com. This is 1 minute after launching them and letting them sit "idle".
Dragging Hot Virtual Keyboard on Chrome
Working on a solution today to have the Hot Virtual Keyboard Chrome extension allow user to drag the keyboard without it disappearing.
Launch Chrome and Load a Local Extension
There are over 1,000 command-line switches to the chrome executable. This particular switch allowed me to load an extension from the command line by giving it a path…
Set Internet Explorer Proxy Settings Globally
Here's a registry file to set the Internet Explorer proxy settings globally for all users on a computer. This should work with Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10 and…
iPhone SMS/MMS Text Message Backup
I'm working on a tool, inspired by the need to wipe my iPhone but first backup my SMS/MMS text messages for retention purposes.
Reading View for Internet Explorer 11
A new feature of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 is Reading View. Reading view is available in the immersive version of Internet Explorer, not the desktop version. …
Get Application GUID Using WMIC
Here is a quick command to get all the application GUID's on the current system using WMIC command and put them into a CSV for import into Excel.
Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive Using Diskpart
A few steps to make a bootable USB flash drive using the diskpart command. Requires an elevated command prompt.
Windows Embedded 8 System Requirements
This is a quick reference for me for Windows Embedded 8 versions system requirements. All the information can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee504814(v=winembedded.70).aspx.
Windows 8 File History
If you enjoyed Windows 7 Previous Versions feature, Windows 8 changes this up completely. It is now called File History and is not accessible from the Properties context…
CryptoLocker Ransomware / Trojan:Win32/Crilock.A
Information I have collected regarding this newest threat. Watch CryptoLocker Work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz2kmmsMpMI Information Links http://www.precisesecurity.com/rogue/cryptolocker-ransomware http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2945&hilit=AES&start=10 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/cryptolocker-ransomware-information#decrypt http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2013/10/cryptolocker-ransomware-what-you-need-to-know/ Removal Instructions Beyond Continue reading
How to Boot to Desktop in Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 introduced (one of many) a new feature that allows you to boot directly to desktop mode. Here's how to configure Windows 8.1 to boot directly to…
10 Deadly Sins of Administrators
Only 10?! Security audits are the best opportunity to become familiar with the common and uncommon security mistakes done by administrators. The reasons of misconfiguration are very typical:…