Tag Archives: Windows Explorer

Windows 10 – Ready, Set …

I continue to play with Windows 10. Play is the operative word. I haven’t found sufficient power to cause me to use Windows 10 as my primary system. Not yet. As my director suggested, “Pioneers catch the arrows”. One shouldn’t expect any less when reviewing a technical preview. Microsoft still has considerable work to do … Continue reading Windows 10 – Ready, Set …

Windows 10 – First Look

In my last Windows 10 blog I had just installed the operating system using an ‘in place upgrade’ from Windows 8.1. Several of the desktop features appear to be residue from Lenovo and my Windows 8.1 environment, although there is a clear difference. First, there is no more Start Screen. We are back to the … Continue reading Windows 10 – First Look

Microsoft Patch Tuesday on August 13th – Security Privileges and Denial of Service

Microsoft released on Thursday August 8, 2013 the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for August 2013. The bulletin contains what updates and patches will be installed as part of patch Tuesday. Here is a summary of what is included. There will be 8 patches 3 critical. The technical bulleting 1, first critical update affects Windows … Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday on August 13th – Security Privileges and Denial of Service

How to show protected operating system files in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

The other day I was working with an application within Windows Server 2012 and I needed to view content of a folder that was hidden as a protected operating system folder.  So first off one of the things that you will notice is that Windows Explorer has been renamed to File Explorer.  The drop down … Continue reading How to show protected operating system files in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012