Busix Documentation
If you’ve bought a laptop in Canada, odds are you’ve pressed the \ key instead of [shift] more than once a day. Personally, if I had a dollar for every time I’ve done this on my laptop I’d never have to pay for computer parts again. If you’re running a Windows install, you can tweak […]
For those of us that have been working with computers for a number of years (or decades *cough*) it’s been relatively easy to have your NUMLOCK stay on when you boot. Most computers have it on by default, and others can be changed with a quick BIOS change. It is not so easy in Windows […]
Unless you have a pressing business requirement, for example, a specialized printer or scanner that won’t run Windows 10, you should probably be running Windows 10. Windows 11 is currently in its rollout phase. Depending on your hardware, you might or might not be able to download it yet. If you’re interested or curious, give […]
Connecting to a remote desktop is one way to connect to another computer from afar. It is also useful for getting files from or working on your own machines. You can pretend that you are standing in front of any given machine, assuming it has Remote Desktop Connections enabled. You require three things: An internet […]
It happens to everyone; you go to check for updates and your computer just sits there, waiting for updates…waiting for updates. The good news is that it can be fixed. There are several approaches to take with this issue. We’ll start with the simplest, and proceed to the more intricate ones. 1. Wait2. Run Troubleshooter3. […]
If you are creating a fresh install of Windows 10, you can create an up-to-date patched version so you don’t have to go through the patching (including the Anniversary Update) for each installation. You will require: a Windows 10 machine and a thumb drive at least 4GB. Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10 Click the “download tool now” […]