# Tagged windows URL: /tags/windows --- Posts tagged windows, newest first. - [Windows 8 Won’t Boot after Windows Update](/technology/windows-technology/windows-8-wont-boot-after-windows-update.txt) (2012-10-28) - I am currently investigating an issue that deals with Windows 8 Updates. When I run Windows Update, and Reboot, the system hangs at the black screen with the blue logo and white spinning circle. If I turn off the machine, and reboot, it tries to go into Automatic Repair mode, which also hangs. Luckily I had the 1 to 7 USB duplicator plugged in while I was performing an important task. It automatically transferred a few files and saved them on a backup drive. After much frustration, I tried a Windows Refresh, which also didn’t work, it wouldn’t even try… - [How to Create a User Hostile Installation Experience: Windows 8 Pro](/technology/reviews/how-to-create-a-user-hostile-installation-experience-windows-8-pro.txt) (2012-10-27) - Ask any of your tech buddies and they may tell you that you can get Windows 8 Pro for 39.99. Wow! you say, that’s pretty good considering Windows 7 Ultimate was in the ~$400.00 price range. So you decide find whereabouts this purchase can be made. Turns out, Microsoft sells it direct! Not only do they sell it, but they sell it through an app you download which tells you what version of the software you should buy, charge you for it, and let you download and install it immediately. Sweet! I bust out the credit card, charge $40.00 and off… - [Reset TCP/IP and Winsock in Windows – Fix your Broken Internet and Local Network Connections](/technology/repair/reset-tcpip-and-winsock-in-windows-fix-your-broken-internet-and-local-network-connections.txt) (2011-06-26) - The following are two of the most handy commands I have come across for repairing PC’s: These are accessed by going to start, run typing in “cmd” and typing the following in the command prompt: Reset TCP/IP netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt Reset Winsock: netsh winsock reset Back in the day, I used to reset Winsock by a longer and more risky process which involved deleting the Winsock and Winsock2 registry folders and reinstalling TCP/IP by hand from a windows INF File; the above command is much much easier. Once you reboot your computer your network settings should have been… - [MSConfig: Remove Disabled / Unchecked Program Items Manually](/technology/msconfig-remove-disabled-unchecked-program-items-manually.txt) (2010-07-25) - It took a while to find this one. After accidentally installing a virus and cleaning it manually, I wanted to clean up the registry entries in MSConfig to not show the now defunct startup .dll’s and .exe’s The way to do this is quite simple actually. There are 3 locations in your registry where the information is held. The first two are: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run When you click on the folders you will find the names of the programs. Delete them and they are gone from MSConfig (Note: This does not actually delete the file). Make sure you browse too and… --- [Back to Index](/llms.txt)