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10 Reasons Why PC’s crash

Fatal error: The system has become unstable or is busy,” it says. “Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications.” You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of...
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How To Completely Uninstall All Built-in Windows 8 Apps ?

Step 1: Open elevated PowerShell. To do this, first switch to the Start screen, start typing  PowerShell and then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter hotkey to open Windows PowerShell as administrator. Step 2: In the elevated PowerShell, type the following command to completely remove all native apps from...
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IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012

COMPATIBILITY VERSION NOTES IIS 8.0 IIS 8.0 is only available in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. IIS 7.5 IIS 7.0 OVERVIEW Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 is new and accordingly, the user experience has changed as well. This step-by-step instruction is not unique to installing IIS....
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Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012

Table of Contents Chapter 1 The business need for Windows Server 2012 The rationale behind cloud computing Making the transition Technical requirements for successful cloud computing Four ways Windows Server 2012 delivers value for cloud computing Foundation for building your private cloud Chapter 2 Foundation for building your...
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Microsoft Skills Development Roadmap

Choose your path to success. Whether you’re an experienced IT professional or new to the field, we have the training and certification path that will help lead you to success. Our classes are taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers, so you can be confident that the lesson material is...
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Shutdown Syntax

shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c “message“] [-d[u][p]:xx:yy] Parameters -l : Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence. -s : Shuts down the local computer. -r : Reboots after shutdown. -a : Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period. -f : Forces running applications to close. -m [\\ComputerName] : Specifies the computer...
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Ping

What is the Ping Command?: The ping command is a Command Prompt command used to test the ability of the source computer to reach a specified destination computer. The ping command is usually used as a simple way verify that a computer can communicate over the network with another computer or network...
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