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Configure Windows 10 Automatic Updates using Registry Editor

Configure Windows 10 Automatic Updates using Registry Editor (comprehensive version extracted version from the Microsoft Technet Library ) Microsoft Updated: July 19, 2011 Applies To: Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard If you do not want […]


How to Remove “HELP_YOUR_FILES” RansomWare Trojan

How to Remove “HELP_YOUR_FILES” RansomWare Trojan (Extract from http://pcspywareshield.com/guides/remove-help_your_files/) for the purpose of simplicity. HELP_YOUR_FILES refers to cryptic malware. More specifically, it is a name of file with instructions provided by ransomware. The latest edition is referred to as Cryptowall 4.0. The file with instruction typically has png extension. It opens automatically any time as […]


Disabling Windows 10 Automatic Updates Using The Registry

Disabling Windows 10 Automatic Updates Using The Registry Note:  There are 2 registry locations for this option, so have a look first at which one applies to you before continuing. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] “AUOptions”=dword:00000004 “AUState”=dword:00000002 “DetectionstartTime”=”2004.10.27 10:39:18” “LastWaitTimeout”=”2004.10.27 09:44:18” and [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] “NoAutoUpdate”=dword:00000000 “AUOptions”=dword:00000004 “NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers”=dword:00000001 “RescheduleWaitTime”=dword:0000001e “ScheduledInstallDay”=dword:00000000 “ScheduledInstallTime”=dword:0000000b “UseWUServer”=dword:00000001 So….  If you have policy control you have […]


How to Allow UnSigned Plugins In Firefox

How to Allow UnSigned Plugins In Firefox (Using the Configuration Editor for Firefox) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox (Note: Adapted from Firefox Blog, for this blog listing purely for the simplicity of a single reference point) The Configuration Editor (about:config page) lists Firefox settings known as preferences that are read from the prefs.js and user.js files in the Firefox […]


360 Total Security (Qihoo) – statement regarding cheating in lab test.

360 Total Security (Qihoo) (statement regarding cheating in lab test)  May 1, 2015360TS April 30th, Qihoo 360 received comments from its industry partners with allegation of inappropriate behavior on the benchmarking processes in test labs. We regret that this behavior has resulted into such comments from these labs, who we recognize as reference for security […]


Norton Removal Process

It seemed that each successive version seems to incorporate more functionality because it got slower and slower to use. Lately, Norton has improved its speed, but I still receive computers that have problems with Norton and I must uninstall it to make the computer work. Although there are many article on how to speed up the […]


McAfee Removal Process.

My personal experience with McAfee hasn’t been positive. I installed McAfee on my wife’s computer a year or so ago. Everything seemed to work ok, although the antivirus slowed down her system a bit. Then roughly a year later, I look at my monthly credit card bill and see that McAfee has automatically billed me […]


Windows 8.1 “System Restore Point” option use.

1–> “right mouse on the start icon at the bottom left corner”, choose “system”. 2–> “advanced system settings”, 3–> “system protection tab” 4–> select “system restore”, just check to see that it is on, have a look at the blue markings.  If this is on continue with the rest. 5–> startup the restore process, click […]