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How to recover from Ransom ware, Kryptolocker

Hi, this is Mike from Pelstar Computers. Did you know that there are over  70,000 new computer viruses created every day? One type of virus  growing in popularity is known as “RansomWare”. Just as the...

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Dell Server Bios timming issue

We noticed on new Dell servers that the performance was not up to par. After doing the obvious work on them we found the Bios needed and update that instantly fixed a SLOW server to a fast and peppy...

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Federal police search home of Subway Spokesman Jared Fogle

Say it isn’t so! This is just way to common, who can you trust. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/07/feds-police-search-home-subway-pitchman-jared-fogle/

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How to restart, reboot a windows 8 computer

If you want to reboot a machine and you are connected with Remote Desktop Connection (RDP). If you try the normal ways, then the only option available to you is “Disconnect”. The solution is simple: go...

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Windows 10 upgrade, compute will not shutdown

After updating to Windows 10 the computer would never turn off. This is usually an incompatibility with the ACPI. The issue remains. If anyone has a question with this issue, they’ll have to hold down...

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How to make your Turbo NAS more secure

QNAP strives to provide Turbo NAS users with the most secure possible environment and to meet the challenges of new and more complicated network attacks. To maintain a secure environment, we also...

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Michael’s Tips before upgrading to Windows 10

So far the rollout of windows 10 has acted as expected. The older the gear you have the more issues you will have. The biggest issue so far is with wireless controllers, if you use only wireless to...

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How to protect from Kryptolocker Virus, best offence is a good defence. BACK...

HI THIS IS MIKE FROM PELSTAR COMPUTER SYSTEMS . . . WITH A TIP FOR BUSINESS OWNERS . . . YOU OR YOUR EMPLOYEES CAN UNKOWINGLY DOWNLOAD Harmful VIRUSES INTO YOUR SYSTEM . . . ONE OF THESE IS THE...

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Important new item in Windows 10 you need to know about, hello security.

Believe it or not Microsoft has added a Bit-Torrent style peer to peer update process. While this could be good for some companies since an update only has to download to one computer by default you...

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How to Create Rules for Auto filing Messages in Outlook 2013

Automatically filing of emails really helps organize the ever increasing email into your inbox.   Select an e-mail message from a person whose messages require a rule. You can skip this step if your...

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Windows 10 Upgrade Gotchas, Takes just a minute to check.

Windows 10 is working well on most gear. Make sure you check the following before upgrading. Connect using wired internet if possible; wireless may have issues. Make sure you have several hours...

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What is the default login and password for comcast xfinity modem?

The answer is user = admin Password = password   Make sure you change the default password since most of the modems come with wireless and not changing you password is like leaving your home doors open...

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How to setup automatic time retrieval for server or workstation

On server, run from an elevated command prompt net stop w32time w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:”0.us.pool.ntp.org,1.us.pool.ntp.org,2.us.pool.ntp.org,3.us.pool.ntp.org” w32tm...

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Crypto locker ‘Locky’ Ransomware

I want to give everyone a heads up with new releases of ransomware hitting the internet hard. Be vigilant that you do not open attachments that are suspect.  Most Anti-virus software does not flag this...

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Adobe Issues Emergency Update To Flash After Ransomware Attacks

To All, Adobe Issues Emergency Update To Flash After Ransomware Attacks If you are a managed client we have already started to update all flash, If you are not you can get the update at Adobe.com.  You...

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Apple Ends Support for QuickTime for Windows; New Vulnerabilities Announced

Here is post by US Homeland Security. Department of Homeland Security. Systems Affected Microsoft Windows with Apple QuickTime installed Apple will no longer be providing security updates for QuickTime...

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Monsoon July 2016

A nice storm rolled in today, lots of rain, some damage. good to see the washes running.  

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Windows 10 update this week, updating hardware drivers

Windows 10 has release updates this week for NVidia video and audio hardware.  Most of the time this is ok, you may have to reboot twice to get all installed.  Depending on your chipset you may have...

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Even the biggest and best go down sometimes, like Amazon S3 servers

People don’t notice the “cloud” — unless it turns into a crap storm. This was the case on Tuesday when Amazon’s  cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services, by far the world’s...

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fix a corrupt user profile in Windows The User Profile Service failed the logon

If you’re getting the “User Profile Service failed the logon” error message, you probably have a corrupt user profile. Here is how to recover from a corrupt user profile by either fixing the problem or...

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