Category Archives: Technical

For some computers that does not sync their clocks with internet time (NTP server), which means it's depending on the local CMOS clock (command: w32tm /query /status), which becomes inaccurate after a period of time (3-4 min offset in a … Continue reading →

Windows 10 build 1709 or earlier failed to update to build 1803 due to the freeware Reboot Restore RX at my company. Uninstall RR, Windows will update successfully, then put RR back. Reboot/Restore is a good software that works like … Continue reading →

When w32tm fails to update the source, and got stuck at w32tm /query /status = source: local CMOS clock, use the older "net time" command. Example: net time /set \\SPGNYAD01 /yes \\SPGNYAD01 is host with the right time. /yes parameter … Continue reading →

A clever command: (goto) 2>nul & del "%~f0"

A powerful tool from Microsoft. One that may supersede ms dos batch scripting. So I took a quick course (Understanding Powershell 5 by Matt Hester) on Lynda.com. Good resources: Get new tips everyday: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/ Script Repository: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter    

Happens to Office 2016 on Windows 7. Long solution: keeps repairing / reinstalling MS Office eventually works. Short solution (work around): rename MSOUC.EXE to MSOUC.EXE.BAT ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE")

This happens on a Windows 7 computer, with Office 2016. Set Your Default Programs window shows duplicate Office apps, i.e. Outlook & Outlook (Desktop). After a long online search, I found a solution, though it's just "a work-around (not as a … Continue reading →

This strange problem is happening at my company where some clients report issue with loading time. The temporary solution I provided was to use a proxy server (K-Proxy), the free service connects them via Canadian servers. U.S. servers are not … Continue reading →