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Cheap Dynamic DNS with own domain

Domains from namecheap.com cost £7/per year for a .co.uk and £11/per year each domain comes with DDNS feature included, To host your own domain on some DDNS service can be as much as £18($25)/per year. Problem is that the DDNS dropdowns on most routers, especially if from an ISP, only have a

Article, Router

Renaming 5 GHz network SSID on EE Smarthub with Microsoft Edge

** NOTE: With the EE July 2018 firmware update, instead of adding useful features the programmers at EE have chosen to use resources to block this workaround, so 5Ghz prefix is now added after clicking the save button. I will look for a new method when I have time ** Just received

Program, Windows 10

(MOVED & MERGED) IdleComputer v2.0

This post has move to downloads page: Idle Computer Sleep

Article, Windows 10

Upload problem with Backblaze on 64 bit computer (Intel Apollo Lake?) (possible workaround).

** This is now fixed, see https://rewster.uk/2019/07/10/upload-problem-with-backblaze-on-64-bit-computer-intel-apollo-lake-finally-fixed-after-18-months/ ** IMPORTANT: The workaround in this article is NOT supported by Backblaze, my ticket with them was closed before the problem was resolved on my 2 computers. If anyone has Backblaze stuck on ‘Producing File Lists…‘, please add your computer CPU and Motherboard information to

Article, Windows 10

Resetting OneDrive with Sync Issues on Windows 10

I was trying out a backup to OneDrive using Arq5, the backup had got to 400GB (hadn’t noticed it had got that far). I decided to quit the backup and deleted the files created by Arq5 from the web interface of OneDrive. This is when problems started, the 5 machines that sync

Article, Windows 10

ASRock J4205-ITX Installing TPM 2.0 Module for Windows 10 Bitlocker Encryption

If you want to encrypt your system drive with BitLocker then your computer requires a TPM module or you will be required to type a password on boot up. There is no TPM module built onto the J4205-ITX, so you need to purchase the correct TPM Module from Amazon.co.uk here (should be

Article, Windows 10

Asrock J4205-ITX (Apollo Lake) DP to HDMI 2.0 Updating Firmware to 1.61 or 1.66 for Audio Pass-through Issue

To fix the HD Audio Pass-through issue with the MCP2800 DP to HDMI 2.0 chip, the firmware needs to be updated to 1.61/1.66 (the later seems to work better for me). 1.61 was provided by ASRock, 1.66 was direct from Intel, this link no longer works, and the latest version 1.72 does

Article, Windows 10

Printing Single Page as 2 Pages Per Page -Windows 10

If you have a single page A4 poster and select to print with ‘2 Pages per Sheet’ or ‘2 Up’ option set in properties, you end up with a small copy of the left hand side of the page, the right is blank. To get round this you need to select custom

Article, Windows 10

Missing OneDrive on-demand feature after Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

If you find you do not have the OneDrive on-demand feature after upgrading to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, this is probably because the new version of the OneDrive has not been pushed out to you yet. Read the Microsoft guide and download it here Get it directly from here

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Windows 10 Update Names, Versions and Builds

Here is a list of the version numbers and builds to match the Updates Names to the information in the Windows 10 System Info App. Windows 10 Initial Release (Jul 2015) OS Build: 10240 Fall Update (Nov 2015) Version: 1511 OS Build: 10586 Anniversary Update (Jun 2016) Version: 1607 OS Build: 14393