Microsoft is set to launch a public beta of its anti-malware service, ‘Microsoft Security Essentials’, as it phases out its Live OneCare suite in favor of a simpler free consumer security offering. Microsoft Security Essentials, which will be compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7, will be available in the U.S., Brazil, and Israel [...]
08.7.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Microsoft is delivering a complete package of tools around the Release Candidates of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Downloads such as the WAIK or Windows XP Mode will be accompanying Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC.
07.19.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Last week Microsoft described improved security features in its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, currently in beta release. These security features include a revised User Account Control (UAC) feature, an enhanced BitLocker encryption solution, Authentication Profiles and a new Windows Biometric Framework. Most of these features were first introduced in Windows Vista.
07.14.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
A system restore will put your system machine back by a couple of days to a point there it created an image of what the settings/files were at that given time period. Firstly, you must backup any of the files you want to save that you have created or modified within the last few days [...]
07.10.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
Update Windows Every second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft issues security updates for Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer, this is known as Patch Tuesday. The company will occasionally issue emergency out-of-cycle patches as well. To receive this, set your Windows system (XP, Vista, or 7) to download and install them automatically upon release. Microsoft has [...]
07.2.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
After reformatting of any machine, desktop or laptop, the most frequent issue is the trouble finding all right drivers that were properly working before you reformatted. Another way to obtain working drivers is through Microsoft Windows Update. Try these steps below and you should be back with your original settings soon.
07.1.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
When Microsoft unveiled societal networking to the world, as a new service, most computer users were extremely excited with the prospect. Not long after the news was made known, Redmond Company began allowing testers of Microsoft Vine to access and download the Microsoft Vine Diagnostic Tool. The label tells you exactly what this application was [...]
06.19.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Microsoft has had enough after years of patching and tweaking the Windows runtime to preserve backward compatibility. With Windows 7, Microsoft is putting Win32 API back inside a custom-integrated virtual machine where it, and its notoriously hard-to-kill XP underpinnings, can coexist peacefully alongside newer, versions of Windows.
06.4.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Microsoft stated that User Account Control (UAC) will be seen a third less often by Windows 7 users than by those running Windows Vista. Introduced in Vista, UAC is a the security feature that’s designed to decrease the probability of malware infected PCs by asking users to verify that they really
06.4.09 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
The release candidate for Windows 7 is now available for download. Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure, have observed that Microsoft persists in deceiving users on the true nature of file types, by hiding file extensions of known file types in Windows 7. The default behavior of Windows Explorer in every version of Windows from Windows 2000 [...]
06.1.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
