Tablet Mode in Windows 10
Had a call from a client the other day. They had finished a Windows 10 update and instead of their normal screen that was setup to look like Wndows 7 courtesy of Classic Shell. The grid screen with icons showed up. After a few minutes of thinking it through, I recall this client has a laptop with a touchscreen. For whatever reason, the Windows 10 update decided that the laptop was a tablet and…
Time to upgrade Internet Explorer
Last year Microsoft gave notice that as of January 12th, 2016 older versions of its browser Internet Explorer (IE) would no longer be supported. What this means that there will be no more updates including ones that close security vulnerabilities that are found. Microsoft recommends updating to the latest version of IE depending on what Microsoft operating system you are running. For most people this will be version 11. For those running one of Microsoft’s…
5 Reasons To Wait Before Upgrading To Windows 10
This week Microsoft released Windows 10, the latest and according to Microsoft the last version of its flagship product. In a departure from previous releases of Windows, Microsoft is making this upgrade free to existing users of Windows 7 and 8. The upgrade offer is good for 1 year. Microsoft is taking a page from Apple’s OS X book in offering the new operating system for free. They have realized that by offering the operating…