Windows 8.1 Users Asked To Download Latest Version Before June 10

Windows 8.1 was the latest update for the Windows 8 operating system released by Microsoft last year. This update saw the return of the Widows Start button and has fixed some of the common issues associated with Windows 8 operating system. Before the Windows 8.1 users have to update to the latest version, they will receive another set of security patches. Moreover, those users who have not installed the April’s update for Windows 8.1 will not receive any latest patches. As of now, Microsoft has changed its decision and given June 10 as the deadline. It is highly recommended that the users of Windows 8.1 OS update their OS to the latest version before June 10.

Brandon LeBlanc of Microsoft wrote in a blog post, “While we believe the majority of people have received the update, we recognize that not all have.” Moreover, he added, “Having our customers running their devices with the latest updates is super important to us. And we’re committed to helping ensure their safety.” In additon, the users who are using the other Windows OSs like Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows 8 versions will receive patches and the updates needed for the operating system as usual.

The big update released by Microsoft in April is only applicable to the Windows 8.1 users and they need to download this update without any fail. By navigating to the option PC Settings, then PC and devices, then PC info seen under the section called Windows will help you find out which Windows 8 version you are using; i.e., whether it is Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.

Most of the users of Windows 8.1 would have automatically got the update but those who have not enabled the option of Automatic updates need to download the updates manually. You simply need to navigate to the Start screen and find the button called Search seen at the top right side of your screen to know whether you are running the latest version or not. If you are able to locate it, then it is an indication that you are using one of the latest Windows 8 versions.

Those users who are not using the latest update need to navigate to Settings, then Change PC Settings, then Update and recovery, and then Windows Update. Now, click the option called Check Now. Select the option called View Details once you have found the update. To know more about Windows 8 patches and fixes, contact our Windows 8 support team.

How To Fix Wi-Fi Problems In Windows 8

Windows 8 is the latest operating system coming from the Redmond giant Microsoft and is blessed with several exciting features. Even though the tech giant brought some changes in the user interface and features, the Windows 8 OS is also affected with some Windows 8 problems regarding Wi-Fi connectivity. Switching off of the Wi-Fi without a notice is the primary issue that is faced by many Windows 8 users. Many who tried their best to sort out the issue were unable to find the actual cause for the problem. Sometimes, it may be due to some physical switches or keyboard commands that resulted in switching off of the wireless connection without a notification. Now, let’s look at some of the methods available to fix the Wi-Fi problems with Windows 8.

As the first step, you need to check whether you have turned off the option for Wi-Fi in your device accidently. For the users who are using a touch screen, they need to keep the finger on the right side of the device and reveal the Charms bar by sliding your finger to the left. However, desktop users who are using mouse and keyboard need to keep the mouse pointer on top right part of the screen and click. You can also click the option called Settings. You will be able to see a small meter with a red X running in the Settings, if your device's Wi-Fi option is turned off. It is generally seen on top of the unavailable icon. To open up the Wi-Fi menu, you need to either tap or click that icon.

Next, you can also click or tap the switch called Off in the Settings menu of your Wi-Fi device. Now, your computer will be connected to the Wi-Fi network within seconds. These are some of the basic troubleshooting steps that you need to take care of if you have any issues with your Wi-Fi in the Windows 8 computer. Nowadays, in order to provide an uninterrupted service, all the internet service providers are very keen on providing connections using good cables and wiring. It is better to check your Wi-Fi modem and router, if none of your device at home is able to connect to the Wi-Fi internet. If anything is wrong, then contact your ISP to get it replaced with a new one.

These tips will help you to fix some of the common problems of Wi-Fi connectivity in Windows 8. For more on Windows 8 problems, contact the Windows 8 support number. 

An Overview Of Windows Vista Drivers

During the installation of storage devices, Windows Vista does not use the drivers that the user specifies. The Windows Vista generally requires an update or new drivers so as to function smoothly and without any problems since the OS is not compatible with a number of older hardware and software. Now, let’s look on to it in detail.

Generally, Windows Vista installation disc is used for installing the operating system and the user needs to use the option of Advanced settings found in the Windows Vista setup to indicate the storage device driver during the time of installation of Windows Vista. During the overall scenario, the storage device server specified by the user at the time of installation will be loaded. Moreover, the OS will be compatible to those drivers that are there in the installation disc.

Windows Vista does not provide the storage device information about the drivers specified by the user during the installation of the Windows Vista operating system. Even though Windows Vista appears to make use of the .inf file, it will not be displayed even if it is the same as that of the storage device driver that the user specified during the installation.

A user needs to load the specific driver again to resolve the problems. Well, given below are some steps provided by the Windows Vista help team that will help you to load the specific drivers again.

• Open the CD/DVD drive of your computer and insert the installation disc for Windows Vista in to it. 
• From the installation disc, you need to reboot your computer. 
• Insert the media that contains the new storage device driver. 
• By using the Advanced settings, you need to configure the Windows Vista Setup program.

Note

To load the particular driver from the media, it is necessary to click the option labeled Load Driver. This will help the user to use the specific driver by configuring the Windows Vista Setup program. However, if you are using the drivers for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP in Windows Vista, then it may lead to several technical faults. It is regarding this reliability of the Windows operating system that the tech giant has received more criticism.

These are some of the information provided by the Windows Vista help team regarding Windows Vista drivers. For more information regarding this, contact our Microsoft tech support team.

How To Uninstall Windows 8

Windows 8 is the latest operating system released by Microsoft and is embedded with many features, which make it one of the most interesting OSs from Microsoft. Installing and uninstalling Windows 8 is very easy. All you have to do is to follow the easy instructions given below to do the same Now, let’s look at the steps involved to uninstall Windows 8.

Deleting Windows 8 from second partition

• It is necessary to create a backup of all the important files and data before you uninstall the latest Windows 8 operating system from your computer. Therefore, by creating a copy of all files and folders, you need to backup all your important files and data that exist in the Windows 8 OS.
• You can consider booting in to the system that you would like to use as default once the backing up of all the necessary files is done. In most cases, Windows 7 is the OS that is used as default.
• When the booting of the new OS is completed, you need to move your mouse pointer towards the Start button and click it. From the Windows Start menu, you need to click the option called Run. In to the box that is seen within the Run box, you need to type msconfig and navigate to the tab called Boot. Next, you need to choose the option called Windows 8 Boot and click the option labeled delete.
• Next, the option labeled Windows 7 boot needs to be highlighted followed by clicking the option called Set As Default. You can close the msconfig window, once you make these changes.
• Now from the system’s boot process, the option for Windows 8 would have been deleted. Next step is to delete the data of Windows 8 from your machine. To do this, navigate to the Windows Start button and click the option labeled Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, you need to click the option called Administrative Tools followed by clicking the option called Computer Management.
• In the left hand pane, you will see an option called Disk Management. Click it. Next is finding the partition that you have made for the installation of Windows 8. Right click on that option and choose the option labeled Delete Volume.
• Finally, by right clicking it, you need to clear the volume and to completely remove the Windows 8 partition, you need to click the option called Shrink Volume. 

The above said instructions will help you to uninstall Windows 8 from your computer. For more assistance, contact the Windows 8 support number.

Features Of Windows 7 Support

Windows 7 operating system is now the most preferred one among the Windows users, according to what the market share reports say. Once Microsoft discarded the services for Windows XP, the user market share for Windows 7 soared, and has now reached to almost 50%. Since, the majority of Windows users are relying on Windows 7 it is quite obvious to have more issues related to this OS.

The Windows 7 support team can be contacted anytime to get assistance on fixing all the issues that the users face in this operating system. This technical support team has detailed knowledge of all features of Windows 7. The technicians here access your computer remotely via internet through email or live chat. Now, suppose if you have dropped internet connection, you do not have to worry. Just call them up to get your problem fixed.

Some of the common solutions provided by the Windows 7 support team are:

Program compatibility

According to the technical support team, many Windows 7 users experience problems related to the compatibility of previous software. In such cases, you can follow these steps:

• At first, you can check whether your program is compatible with Microsoft Window 7 version.
• If it says the program is not compatible to run on your system, you can go ahead and apply compatibility settings. You can right click on the program icon, and then click on Properties, followed by Compatibility Settings. Here, you can select the older version and click OK.
• For running the compatibility troubleshooter, you can also click on the Help me choose settings option.

System stops while update process

• If your system suddenly stops during the update process, you can undo the updates using System Restore.

Problem with Windows Aero

One of the most common issues with Windows 7 is the one related to Windows Aero. When the Windows Aero theme is not working in your system, you can use the following steps:

• At first, you need to search for Aero on the search bar.
• Next, you need to click on the Find and fix problem links option.
• You will get a list of on-screen instructions. Just follow them to launch the Aero Troubleshooting wizard. This can fix the issue.

Next time, if you experience any of these issues in your Windows 7 computer, you can follow these steps. To know more about Windows 7 troubleshooting steps, feel free to contact our technical support team.

Some Security Issues In The Microsoft Outlook App For Android Reported

According to the reports published online by the tech security firm Include Security, the Microsoft Outlook app for the Android OS has some security vulnerabilities that hackers can take advantage of. Tech security firms are always working on the popular software applications out there, trying to find chinks in the application’s armour, so that they can develop better security solutions for customers.

About the security issues in the Microsoft Outlook app for Android

According to these reports, the Outlook setting in these apps for storing user data does not encrypt them automatically. In other words, the Android OS Pin Number security feature alone protects Outlook files stored in your mobile phone. If someone manages to bypass this and access these Outlook files, they can easily read them using any of the standard email applications that support the data format Outlook uses.

Lack of an Outlook setting for automatic encryption of the mail client also means that your Outlook data stored on external storage devices like micro SD cards can also be accessed in the same manner. Once you remove the micro SD card from your smartphone, the Pin Number security feature present in your Android OS no longer protects it.

This means anyone can read these email messages stored in your micro SD card, simply by removing the card and inserting it into some other computer device. Include Security has since brought this problem to Microsoft’s attention. Microsoft has issued a clarification stating that the encryption option was never a default option in the Outlook app.

But, for obvious security reasons, Microsoft should make the encryption of Outlook messages and data, a default function in the Outlook app. It is worth mentioning here that the Outlook app for Android was not developed directly by Microsoft. They assigned this task to the tech firm Seven Networks. Whoever designed it should have included an encryption option that encrypts and stores the Outlook data by default.

According to the Include Security report, the Android using the Outlook app should therefore use an encryption software application to protect the email account configured in their smartphone, especially if it is stored in the micro SD card. The full report is still available online, which you can read if you want to know more about these security issues in the Outlook app.

Uninstalling Yahoo Toolbar

A toolbar is often defined as a widget on which several icons, menus and buttons are located. These widgets are usually found in application software such as Microsoft Office suite and web browsers. You can also select these set of buttons if you want to choose certain functions on your desktop, application or even on your web browser. A toolbar generally appears along the graphical user interface (GUI).

Yahoo Toolbar is one such widget, associated with the Yahoo search engine. Once the search engine is installed in your computer, it will add the toolbar onto your system, and then change your default search engine to Yahoo Search. Although this search engine comprises of many advanced options that can help users to have a convenient browsing experience, it may not go along well with those who have been using a different search engine for long. In such cases, removing Yahoo Toolbar remains the only option.

Manually removing a toolbar may not prove to be an ideal solution because the toolbar can still remain in your system. For this purposes, several software programs are available that ensure the permanent removal of the toolbar. SmartPCFixer is one such computer fixer software, which can solve almost all the issues in your computer. This is an advanced search toolbar removal program, by using which you can delete the toolbar without getting worried about its reinstallation. SmartPCFixer software comprises of a powerful and effective scanning technology, which enables the user to quickly identify errors and invalid entries that can cause different issues in your computer like making the computer run slow, freeze or even crash. In addition to this, there are a set of tools available to help the users to restore and maintain a smooth running system securely. In short, this advanced tool can help you to fix your uninstalling Yahoo Toolbar problem permanently.

Compatibility

• This computer fixer software is compatible to run on all Windows-based systems and that include Microsoft Windows 7, XP, Vista, 2000, 2003, 2008, 32 and 64 bit.

System tray scanning

• As mentioned above, there is an advanced technology in this program, which thoroughly scans your system every time you run it on.

By using SmartPCFixer tool, removing Yahoo Toolbar can be a simple process. Moreover, you won’t even have to worry about the toolbar getting installed again. To know more about uninstalling Yahoo Toolbar, feel free to contact our technical support team.