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Clearing Cache / Force Refresh by Platform This HowTo is a quick list of ways to clear cache for Apple Mac, Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android based web browsers. These instructions will work with Firefox, Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Safari, Opera and most other web browsers. Simplest instruction – use them with your clients Tell them […]
Problem After a successful Linux Mint installation on an Acer Aspire F15 (UEFI mode, Secure Boot disabled, full disk wipe), the machine reboots to a black screen with the message “No Boot Device Found”. The installed OS does not appear as a boot option in the BIOS. This happens because the Linux Mint installer did […]
Problem After installing Linux Mint on an Acer Aspire F15, the system may hang, freeze, or become unresponsive — particularly during or after boot. This is caused by a conflict between the Linux kernel’s PCIe Active State Power Management (ASPM) and the laptop’s wireless hardware. The fix is to disable PCIe ASPM via a kernel […]
Microsoft Edge — Autofill Not Working on a Specific Site Category: Desktop Support / Browser Applies To: Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 (also Windows 10) Author: ManagedTech Date: 2026-03-20 Problem Microsoft Edge autofill (password dropdown) does not appear on a specific website login page, but works correctly on other sites. Cause The website has set […]
I’ve been an Updraft client for over a decade yet recent events have caused me to stop and consider how secure using Updraft for commercial backups is. The occasion of my re-thinking this was taking on a new client whose prior hosting provider is using Updraft for backups. It didn’t go well. Here is why. […]
Microsoft is changing computer settings to force users into having a Microsoft Account by giving them no option to log into their local account, after an update. The continue setup (second oobe) is popping up on Windows 11 Pcs again. Previously you could avoid this by changing Notification settings but Microsoft is now ignoring those. […]
What is Windows 11 S Mode Microsoft have introduced windows 11 S. The S stands for secure or streamlined. What this means is Microsoft have altered the operating system so it will not allow you to install applications, except through the Microsoft Store. They have also made Microsoft Edge the only allowable web browser. S […]
By default iRedMail doesn’t send out notifications if throttling has occurred. There is no clear documentation on how to set it up. So here is what i found works : Assuming you have fail2ban loaded (which I believe iRedMail has by default): 1. Update the Jail Configuration Edit the Fail2Ban jail configuration: sudo nano /etc/fail2ban/jail.local […]
The Problem Running up a new Ubunutu 24.04 LTS server I changed the SSH port in /etc/ssh/sshd_conf in the normal way: Port 1234 I restarted ssh sudo systemctl restart ssh but the port had not changed. A recheck, restart, reboot and much frustration later I discovered that Ubuntu 22.10 onward now uses ‘socket-based’ activation not […]
