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Office 365 Pro Plus includes the Office desktop applications. With one license, With the one license you can install a fully functioning version of office on 4 more devices. Being able to install and use Office on up to 5 PCs at the same time is one benefit of having an Office 365 subscription with Office 365 Pro Plus. For example, a user could have Office installed on the following computers: Your Office laptop A tablet or Chrome Book A home computer A child’s computer Even though Office is installed on four different computers, only one Office 365 license is used, the license that has been assigned to you. This works for employees of company that has office 365 ProPlus To see if you have a installs available login to the portal (See screen shot below)     Download Office and install Office for Windows Sign in to Office 365, at http://portal.office.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx . On the Office page, select a Language , and

Google Public DNS: what it is and isn't Google Public DNS is a recursive DNS resolver, similar to other publicly available services. We think it provides many benefits, including improved security, fast performance, and more valid results. See below for an overview of the technical enhancements we've implemented. Google Public DNS is not, however, any of the following: A top-level domain (TLD) name service. A DNS hosting or failover service. Google Public DNS is not a third-party DNS application service provider, such as DynDNS, that hosts authoritative records for other domains.  An authoritative name service. Google Public DNS servers are not authoritative for any domain. Google maintains a set of other nameservers that are authoritative for domains it has registered, hosted at ns[1-4].google.com. A malware-blocking service. Google Public DNS rarely performs blocking or filtering, though it may if we believe this is necessary to protect our users from security thr

Configuring Email on an iPhone/iPad  How do I set up Microsoft Exchange e-mail on an Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?  1. If this is the first e-mail account on this iPhone, iPad, or i Touch, tap Mail. Otherwise, tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account .  2. Tap Microsoft Exchange.  3. Tap in the E-mail box and enter your full e-mail address (for example, Chris@Itsme.com).  4. Tap in the Username box and enter your full e-mail address again.  5. Tap in the Password box and enter your password.  6. Optionally, tap in the Description box and enter a short description for the account.  7. Tap Next on the upper right corner of the screen.  8. Tap in the Server box and enter your Exchange Active-sync server name and then tap Next.  9. Tap Next. 10. Choose the type of information you want to synchronize. By default, Mail, Calendar, and Contacts are all turned on. To turn off synchronization for a type of information, tap and slide the switch to OFF . 1

If you are using Windows 10 or any previous versions and want to be able to change Windows Update settings, but see this message "Some settings are managed by your system administrator" This will do the trick None of the usual Windows Update repair tools corrected the problem. Type regedit in RUN or Start search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\ Windows\WindowsUpdate Remove any and all values within this key. Most likely, the culprit is a faulty Windows Update source server. Sometimes this is the result of a latent or previous infection. Finally, download and run Microsoft FixIt 50202 . Reboot the computer and check to see that Windows Update is working properly. An annoying issue  sure, but at least this solution works! Note This should not be performed if your computer uses a Group Policy for Windows Update

Windows has added a hidden “Battery Report” feature to Windows 8 and Windows 10 Laptops You can Generate a report to see health information about your battery, how its capacity has decreased over time, and other interesting statistics. First, open a Command Prompt window. Right-click in the bottom-left corner of your screen or press Windows Key + X, and then click the Command Prompt option in the list. In the Command Prompt window that appears, type the following command  powercfg /batteryreport and press Enter : The command will save a battery report to your Windows directory. To view the report, head to the following directory C:/Windows/battery-report.html double-click the file to open it. Note :   Report might be saved in C:/Windows/System32/battery-report.html just follow the path that appears in the Command prompt window

To make Internet Explorer your default browser in Windows 10 launch IE by pressing the Windows key and R . then type iexplore in the Run box and Click Run .

Windows 10 has introduced a series of new keyboard shortcuts that make it easier to accross new features. Here are a few of the critical ones +A= Opens Action Center +S= Open ssearch  +C= Opens Cortana in minimised “listeningmode” +Tab= OpensTaskView +Ctrl+D= Opens an  additional virtual  desktop  +Ctrl+right/leftarrow= flip between open virtual desktops +Ctrl+F4= Close the current virtual desktop

Automatic updates Unprompted,unexpected restarts to install important updates can take you by surprise, leading to wasted time. To do this, Go to catalog.update.Microsoft.com (this only works in Internet Explorer, not Edge) and enter“Windows 10”in the search box to see a list of compatible updates. Choose Settings in the Start screen,then“Update & security”.Choose Advanced Options,then“Notify to schedule restart. This won’t stop updates from downloading, but will at least prevent Windows acting on its own initiative when you pop downstairs for a cup of tea. Moreover,true control freaks can opt to defer upgrades. This Doesn’t stop security updates downloading and installing ,but does put the brakes one every thing else  

Google reverse image search Google Images has a Search by Image feature for performing reverse image searches. Unlike traditional image retrieval, this feature removes the need to type in keywords and terms into the Google search box. Instead, users search by submitting an image as their query. Results may include similar images, web results, pages with the image, and different resolutions of the image. For example, if you search using a picture of a beach, you might get results including similar beaches, information about the same beach, and websites that use the same beach picture. You can access Search by Image in four ways, If you do not have a camera in the search box as shown below, Simply go to This link Upload an image Click the camera icon in the Google search box. Select "Upload an image" and choose an image from your computer to upload.

Want to learn how to Remotely Wipe Your Mobile Device with Office 365 Note: This only works if you have an 0365 work or school email account Sign in to the Office 365 portal ( https://portal.office.com ). Click Mail. Click Settings ( ), and then click Options. In the left navigation pane, click Phone. Select the device that you want to wipe. Click Wipe Device ( ), and then click Yes when you're prompted. When the wipe operation is completed, you should remove the device completely. To do this, click Delete, and then click Yes when you're prompted.

Here is how you can access all of the hidden features of Google Chrome.   There is a few dozen of these commands available that allows you to do everything from viewing DNS information, GPU information, look for conflicts, setting flags, and much more. A listing of these commands can be accessed by typing chrome in to the address bar as show below Once you type chrome://chrome-urls/    in the address bar, You will see a list populate of all available commands

Windows 10 activity Tracking information If you’re not concerned about the information that Microsoft is keeping tabs on then you’re good to go – carry on, there’s nothing to see here Even though Windows 10 did bring many of the features users expected of it, such as a Start Menu and revamped icons, You are still being tracked by Microsoft You’d be surprised by the amount of personal information Windows 10 collects from its users—information including phone numbers, GPS location, credit card numbers, and even video and audio messages. Of course, Microsoft’s privacy statement outlines all the data that is collected, and you agreed to this when you downloaded Windows 10 and checked the terms of service. Did you know that Microsoft states that (Use of the Program software and services is at your discretion. Many features that transmit data to Microsoft are enabled automatically. You will not have the option to turn off the transmission of data for certain features in

How to disable P2P updates in Windows 10 So by default, Windows 10 turns your PC into a server for distributing updates to other machines. Hey Thanks Microsoft Here's how to make it stop. First, open the Start Menu and select Settings, then click Updates & Security. Make sure Windows Update is selected in the left-hand navigation pane (it’s the default when you open Updates & Security) and then click Advanced Options in the main pane.  You’ll see a lot of options and check boxes. Peruse them if you’d like, but for today’s task, you’ll want to click on Choose how updates are delivered. Now you're on the page with the options that legislate how Windows 10 handles P2P updates. By default, Windows 10 will both send and receive updates from devices on your network and the Internet at large. It’s the latter option that’s the potential data cap destroyer. Using the options on this page, you can opt to only allow P2P

Windows 10 Shares Your Wi-Fi With Contacts! This brilliant new feature, which Microsoft has dubbed Wi-Fi Sense , doesn’t share your WiFi network password per se — it shares an encrypted version of that password. But it does allow anyone in your Skype or Outlook or hotmail   contacts lists to waltz onto your Wi-Fi network — should they ever wander within range of it or visit your home (or hop onto it secretly from hundreds of yards away with a good ‘ole Cantenna! ). Time to change things.... Change your network name  (a.k.a. “SSID “) to include the text “_optout” somewhere in the network name (for example,       oldnetworknamehere_optout Dam you Microsoft

Refreshed user interface The most obvious change from Windows 8 to Windows 10 is the new user interface. It’s still flat and modern looking, but Microsoft went through great efforts to make it work for both touchscreen devices and computers that rely mostly on a mouse and keyboard. While Windows 8 essentially forced a touch interface on users whether they had hardware that took advantage of it or not, Windows 10 works equally well on both touch devices and mouse-and-keyboard PCs. Full screen apps can now be easily windowed on the desktop, and there are new ways to arrange and manage multiple windows for easier multitasking. For power users, Microsoft has implemented new windows-switching gestures similar to Expose on the Mac and native virtual desktops. All of these updates are pretty minor in themselves, but they add up to a much better user experience for the vast majority of Windows users, something that Microsoft whiffed on with its last version of Windows. If Windows 8’s ta

1GIG Favicon bug reportedly can crash your Chrome & Firefox browsers. Strange but true, the small little icon termed as Favicon is really a backup of the whole WP site, downloaded by every browser passing by” This creepy bug makes Chrome and Firefox download the huge favicon files to the point till they crash the browser. Weirdest is that thing that users are not at all aware of this download as it is all done in the background. Favicon is a symbol image or an icon of a website which is displayed in the top left corner of the web browser. A Favicon is specifically 16X16 in size, but it seems that the bug has come from a favicon file which is wrongly sized. The browser downloads a huge 1GB  file without any visual indication and the browser becomes unresponsive and crashes eventually. Test your browser by visiting http://localhost:3000 (or if you have process.env.PORT set then that port)

The preview label from Outlook app for Android has been removed and is now available in all markets supported by the Google Play Store The Outlook team set a high bar for releasing the Outlook for Android before removing the preview label. Working hard to meet this high standards, they aupdated Outlook for Android 17 times which included before removing it from Preview  Upgrades includes  Improvements in performance and stability Localization, accessibility Adding more features to Match the iOS version. Main features: Some of the main features added are: Improved look and feel IMAP support improved People section Directory Search Calendar’s 3-day view and many more new Calendar features Customized swipe gestures Choose default folders Empty trash What’s next for Outlook app for Android Outlook app is an example of Office’s new development model for building mobile apps. The removal of Preview tag does not mean that development is over – it is not the end, but it’s t

WTF? Now your entire computer is in Japanese and you have no idea how to fix it. Here's how to change your language settings back to English Even if you can't read enough Japanese to navigate your way around. Step 1: Get into your PC If your computer's language has been changed, you may not even be able to log in to your account if you're using the wrong keyboard. On the log-in screen, if you have multiple keyboards enabled, you'll see a small group of letters next to the power button icon in the lower left corner. Click this group of letters to see a list of keyboards; choose the keyboard you want to use to type in your password and log in to your account. Step 2: Find the language settings There are a few different ways to get to the language settings, but the easiest way is to open up the Charms bar and hit the gear-shaped Settings icon at the bottom of the list.  That link in the lower right corner takes you to PC settings. From the Settings sideba

Dude you got loading issues!! Gmail Error Messages Citing a Longer Delay! If this is the case, then the first thing you should do is to try resetting your Internet connection. This can be done by restarting your computer, unplugging your wired connection if you have one, or by resetting your router. If you still receive these messages, ensure that you’re using the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Google chrome. You might try switching from one browser to the next if one seems to not work. If you still encounter errors, try disabling any antivirus software or browser extensions that you may have run Gmail Loads Very Slow?  The first thing you should do is to clear your browser’s cookies and cache. The next thing to try is disabling any extensions you might be using in your browser. Popular extensions that work with Gmail may be outdated and not work with the latest instance of Gmail available. If your still have issues loading Gmail, then try d

Time to learn the rules In Outlook you can Use rules to automatically forward messages you can use Inbox rules to automatically forward or redirect messages sent to your mailbox to another account. Note: This information applies to the standard version of Outlook Web App. After you sign in to Outlook Web App, click Options > Create an Inbox Rule. On the Inbox Rules tab, click New. Under When the message arrives, select Apply to all messages. Under Do the following, select Redirect the message to. Select the address you want your mail sent to by double-clicking on it in the address book view. If the address you want to redirect to doesn't appear, you can enter the e-mail address in the To field. Click oK to save your selections and return to the new rule window. Click save to save your rule and return to the Inbox Rules tab. What else do I need to know? Messages that are redirected will appear to come from the original sender. When you reply to a message that has be

Here is a list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by "WINKEY" All versions of Windows Pressing the Windows key alone opens or hides the Windows Start menu. In Windows 8, this opens or hides the Start screen. WINKEY + F1 Open the Microsoft Windows help and support center. WINKEY + Pause / Break key Open the System Properties window. WINKEY + D Opens the Desktop to the top of all other windows. WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Windows Explorer. WINKEY + F Display the Windows Search or Find feature. WINKEY + Ctrl + F Display the search for computers window. WINKEY + L Lock the computer and switch users if needed WINKEY + M Minimizes all windows. WINKEY + Shift + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. WINKEY + R Open the run window. WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager or the Ease of Access Center. WINKEY + 1-0 Pressing the Windows key and any of the top row number keys from 1 to 0 opens the program correspondin

Hate following rules? Rules can be used to automatically sort incoming e-mail into folders based on, for example, who the sender is, who the message was sent to, or the importance of a message. For example, you can create a rule to automatically move all mail sent to a group you're a member of to a specific folder. How do I manage rules? To manage rules, click Options> Create an Inbox Rule. You can use the Inbox Rules tab to create new rules, or to edit or delete existing rules. What else do I need to know? To create a new blank rule using the Inbox Rules tab, click New. You don't have to use the Inbox Rules tab to create a rule. You can also create rules directly from messages. To create a rule directly from a message: Right-click the message in the message list pane. Click Create Rule, or open the message and then click Create Rule on the toolbar. Rules are run from top to bottom in the order in which they appear in the Rules window. To change the order of rules,

This time I would like to share some registry tweaks that might come in handy if you are planning to use or already using the Customer Preview version of Office 2013. Disable template chooser screen  You have probably noticed that a template chooser screen is opened by default when launching an Office application: Personally, I find this feature really annoying. I have used other than blank Word/Excel template only very few times. 99% of the times I am launching Word, I am either starting with a completely blank document or opening the existing one. So, I do not really need the template selection screen before I can start. Luckily, this screen can be disabled using this registry modification: Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\General Value: DisableBootToOfficeStart Type: REG_DWORD Data: 1 The value created above disables the template screen on all applications of Office 2013. If you find the screen useful on some specifi

The  Action Center  will inform you when the following problems occur: Windows Update (Important)  - warns you that Windows Update is set to never check for updates, leaving your computer exposed to all sorts of risks. The recommended setting is to automatically download and install updates. To review the available options click the 'Change settings...'  button and then select the appropriate update option; Spyware and unwanted software protection (Important)  - warns you that Windows Defender and/or your other installed antispyware solution is turned off. To see a list of available options, click  'View antispyware programs' ; Virus protection (Important)  - occurs when your antivirus is not installed, disabled or has outdated definitions. It is strongly recommended to either install an antivirus, turn on your antivirus, if you already got one, or update your antivirus definitions; User Account Control (Important)  - warns you that the User Account Control is disa