After upgrading to Windows 10, I have had some issues with a couple of RDP connections that wouldn’t store the username and password (credentials). Despite ticking the box to save the credentials, it would always prompt me to enter the password.
Here’s how to fix the issue with RDP not saving the login information, which should work not just on Windows 10, but also other versions of Windows if you have the same problem Continue reading
Windows 10 is awesome. Administrative shares are too. This is a quick how to for enabling remote access to admin shares in Windows 10 (also works with Windows 8.1 and older)
This is how you can enable remote access to administrative shares in Windows 10.
(This guide applies to Windows 8.x, 7 and Vista too – only the screenshots are a bit different.)
The issue:
Adminstrative shares are default shares of all the disk drives on a Windows computer. These allow access to the root disks remotely.
If you try to connect to adminstrative shares (for instance C$ or D$) on a remote computer running a newer version of Windows than Windows XP, you will not be able to.
The solution:
First, you need to have a local account with administrative rights on the computer you want to connect to running Windows 10 or older. Continue reading
A driver CD. These days, drivers are pushed out via Windows Update. And that can be a BAD thing?
I got a bit annoyed today.
The reason being how Windows 10 automatically found out that a new device driver was available for my Nvidia graphics card, through Windows Update.
Then Windows simply went ahead and installed it for me while I was away from the screen for a couple of hours. In previous Windows versions (Windows 7/XP), you had the option to disable “optional updates” as you pleased.
This is no longer the case in Windows 10 (and 8.1).
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QuickTime + Windows 10 = TRUE
I tried to install QuickTime today on Windows 10, but was soon halted by a stupid check that Apple has built in to the installation file, preventing installation of QuickTime on a newer OS such as Windows 10.
Well, I know my way around software installations, so I fixed it with a workaround, and thought I would share it here on TommyNation in case someone else might find it useful.
The workaround is pretty straightforward, just follow the steps below! Continue reading
When installing Windows 10 Technical Preview, you will not see an option to create a local account by default, and will instead have to log in to your Microsoft Account or be asked to create one.
You could create a local account after everything has been installed and you have logged in to your brand spanking new Windows 10 desktop (I tell you how, further down), but I found a better way.
The simple workaround? Just disable your Wifi or disconnect your network cable before installing Windows 10.
You will then get prompted to create a local account in the last stage of setup before you get to log in to the Windows 10 desktop. Easy peasy!
You already installed Windows 10 and want to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account? Read on!
