After I had done some changes in Windows 10 to make it faster and less "chatty" to Microsoft (switch off Telemetry, switch off error reporting etc.) I could not use search any more. Symptoms were:
Can't type into Cortana search field
Can't type to search in Start Menu
Can't type to search in Win 10 App Store
Can't type in taskbar search
Can't type in Settings search
There are lots people with the same or similar issues as can be seen from a simple Internet search "win 10 taskbar Read more [...]
A number of iPhone owners found that "Voice Control" kicks in when they try to unlock their phone. The reason for this is they are holding down the home button for too long. This is, for want of a better phrase, a pain in the face. There is a way to stop it from happening, but it's not straight forward.
First things first, this is a bit tricky because Voice Control cannot technically be disabled.
To get around this you must enable Siri, which overrides Voice Control. Here's a step-by-step guide.
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"Let's Encrypt" is an organisation that provides SSL certificates for free in an automated way. While the use is simple on IIS or Apache web servers, on Kerio Connect it is a bit more complicated as it comes with its own web server. Here is how I set it up (there might be other ways, of course, please feel free to add your comments at the bottom of the page).
First, download "letsencrypt-win-simple" from
https://github.com/Lone-Coder/letsencrypt-win-simple
This tool simplifies and automates Read more [...]
Outlook has an editor feature that suggests to insert your full name whenever you start typing your first name. This is really annoying because you might want to use only your first name for signing off your emails (i.e. "Regards, John", instead of "Regards, John Doe").
You can switch it off, but not in the auto-correct or auto-format options, as you might have expected. Outlook has hidden it under "Quick Parts" and "Building Blocks". Here is how to disable this annoying feature:
Create a Read more [...]
I had an iPad that was bricked and i brought it into Recovery Mode to Factory Reset it:
Disconnect the USB cable from your iPad, but leave the other side connected to your Mac or PC
Launch iTunes
Press and hold down the Home and Sleep/Power button on the top of the iPad to turn off the iPad
Press and continue to hold the Home button while you reconnect the USB cable to your iPhone, this will cause the iPad to turn on
Continue to hold the Home button until an alert message in iTunes Read more [...]
On July 26 2016 BlackBerry released "BlackBerry Enterprise Service 12 Service Pack 5a" (BES 12.5.0a) without release notes. So there was no direct way of finding out what the "a" really changed.
Digging through the KB articles I found this:
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038323
So the short answer is: The "a" fixes one specific issue that would block you from upgrading from a previous BES version to 12.5.
If you already have upgraded to BES 12.5.0 successfully, Read more [...]
Veeam is a good tool to backup and restore virtual machines. After you remove a server from backup (because you have decommissioned it, for example) you might get the following warning:
01.06.2016 11:04:33 :: Server01 is no longer processed by this job. Make sure this change is intentional.
This is happening because Veeam still has one or more restore points of this server. If you are sure you never want to restore this server again, you can delete the restore point manually:
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Word 2013 and Word 2016/2019 introduced a new window when you use "Save As". Microsoft calls this "Backstage".
For me, this extra window has absolutely now value and just means one click more. Luckily, there is a setting that removes that extra window. Here is how:
Click on File > Options
Tick Don't show Backstage when opening or saving files
Click OK
What is confusing is that if you go to File > Save As, you will still see the Backstage window! Unfortunately, that tick box Read more [...]
In Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016, the sender is shown in a bigger font than the subject in the email list. This is a change from Outlook 2010 where both lines were with the same font size.
To get that behaviour back, do the following:
Go to the View tab
Click on View Settings
Click on Conditional Formatting...
Click on Add and give the new rule a name (e.g. "Sender name")
Click on Font...
Under the "Size" heading, click on Smaller
Click OK
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When you move from Outlook 2010 to Outlook 2013 or 2016, you will find that in the list of Emails, Outlook has added a 3rd line:
Sender
Subject
Start of email body
I wanted to remove that 3rd line as it only takes space and it normally only contains stuff like "Hello John" which adds no real information.
So I thought I could go to the View setting and change
Maximum number of lines in compact mode = 2
But I still saw 3 lines in my email list! It took me quite a while until Read more [...]
