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This issue appears after doing the free Windows 10 upgrade. When you try to send out emails from outlook you will get the following error message in the send receive dialog: 8x800ccc13 cannot connect to the network verify your network connection or modem It appears that this only happens with POP mailboxes sending through SMTP …

If you have had Outlook 2013 installed before upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1 you may get the following error when trying to send email Sending reported error (0x800CCC13): Cannot connect to the network. Check your network connection or modem To fix the Outlook error 0x800CCC13 you will need to run the …

Remote connections to your Windows 10 computer will not be enabled by default, to be able to connect to your computer using RDP you will need to enable remote connections If you are not sure on how RDP works read this introduction to Remote Desktop Protocol. To enable RDP on your Windows 10 computer follow …

Changing your password in Windows 10 is a bit different than in the older versions of Microsoft Windows. To change your password you will need to: Click in the search box next to the start button Type in the word password Select Change your password under settings Select either change or add Type in the …

When using multiple monitors the touch screens may not actually be detected as touch screen displays or it may think that the input for one touchscreen is the other so when you touch one touch display then it will react on the other one. This is because the touchscreens require configuration, to calibrate the touch …

After setting up a PPTP VPN from my new Windows 10 computer I couldn’t get internet access. So I tested to make sure it wasn’t just DNS playing up and pinged 8.8.8.8 but no good. So I tested pinging my default gateway and that worked, so then I tested pinging the default gateway of the …

PowerShell is an incredibly powerful tool that for Windows Sysadmins is a must. Once you start using it you will not stop.  Microsoft does not give you access to the back end management software for Exchange so PowerShell is a must if you are going to use Office365 for a business. Windows 7 by default …

This is one of those frustrating problems that many people with multiple monitors have had and the resolution is actually quite simple Right click on the desktop, click screen resolution. In the dialog where you see two monitors drag them so they line up. You should notice the jump increase and decrease with the alignment. …