Showing posts with label Microsoft help. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft help. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2013

Tutorial To Delete Installed Microsoft Windows Updates

Microsoft Windows operating system is designed by default to update itself automatically when the computer is connected to the Internet. Windows Automatic Update Service is a program that is always checking the official website of Microsoft for updates and then downloading update installation files to your computer.
The Microsoft update files are downloaded on to the system of the user and then it is installed in the computer. In some cases, these installed Windows updates can cause problems in the installed computer as these files cause conflicts with the other installed software in the computer. Therefore to resolve such issues, you will be required to remove the Microsoft updates that is causing problems on your computer. 
Instructions from Microsoft help
  • Start off the process to delete the Microsoft updates by clicking on the Windows Start button displayed in the lower left corner of the Windows desktop screen. Clicking on this icon will open the Windows Start menu, which is the hub for most of the Windows related settings.
  • Click on the All Programs displayed in the Windows Start Menu to display the list of programs that have been installed onto the Windows system.
  • Click on the Windows Update option from the list of programs that are displayed on the screen of your Windows computer.
  • Click on the View Update History button in order to view the recent updates that you have carried out in your Windows computer.
  • Click on the Installed Updates button in order to see the list of Microsoft updates that you have installed on your Windows computer.
  • Click the update to be uninstalled in order to select it.
  • Click on the Uninstall button to start the uninstallation process of the Microsoft update. Depending on the nature of the update, you may need to restart Windows after the update is removed. That is, you might be required to restart your Windows computer for the changes to take effect.
These are some simple and easy instructions that will help you in uninstalling or removing the Microsoft updates that have been installed on your Windows computer. The Microsoft help and support team has provided the simple guidelines that will help you in removing the Microsoft updates. Make sure that you follow them without mistake, so that you’ll be ensure speedy deletion of the updates installed on your computer.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

How To Find Microsoft Office Suite’s Product Key


Every premium product that you purchase needs to be registered in order to use it with full functionality. Similar is the case with the Microsoft Office suite, which is an application package consisting of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access etc. When you purchase the Microsoft Office suite, you will be provided with a product key that has to be entered in order to activate the product. Usually, you will get 30 days of time, to use the product key to register the product. By registering the Office suite, Microsoft ensures that you have a genuine copy with you and that this is not pirated. Unless you use the product key to register the product, the software suite will be locked for use. If that happens, you will have to contact the Microsoft support service to unlock it and regain functionality. So what if you lost the product key or misplaced it somewhere? The following Microsoft Help guidelines will help you to find your Microsoft Office suite’s lost product key.

Instructions

  • The easy and simple way to find the Office suite’s product key is to look on its original packaging. The package will have a booklet with an orange sticker on its back. The product key will be imprinted on this sticker. You will see the option to activate the Office suite in the any of Microsoft Office application’s “Options” menu. Click on the “Options” menu and locate the option “Activate Microsoft Office”. Enter the product key when you get the prompt. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the activation process.
  • If you don’t find this booklet with the product key, you may use other options, like using keyfinder software. Download the keyfinder software form the internet. Two popular keyfinder software programs are: Magic jellybean, and Keyfinder Pro. You can download this for free, and use it to find the backup copy of the product key from the computer’s registry.

If none of this works for you, feel free to contact the Microsoft Help and Support team and seek assistance from them. You will be asked some security questions and once they are sure that your case in genuine, they will provide you with a replacement key to activate your Microsoft Office suite software package.

You are most likely to find advertisements about getting extra product keys online, but often these can’t be trusted. So don’t go by what you see online; rather adopt trusted methods to get your product key.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Deactivating The Alt-Click On Microsoft Word


If there is one company which brings new and enhanced features to your computer through brilliant software engineering, it’s none other than the Microsoft Inc. The company developed the Office suite software which includes various other applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft outlook, Microsoft publisher etc. which have become indispensible part of any computer. In fact, even Apple had to license Microsoft to develop an Office pack for its operating systems.
Among these applications packed up in the Office suite, Microsoft Word stand in a different platform as this is the most frequently used application in a Windows machine by any user.
The most attractive feature about this program is that it allows a user to create a word document with minimum effort with the aid of numerous tools. The research tool is one among the many tools in MS Word. When the alt key is pressed for a while and the user clicks on a word in the document it will lead to a panel on the right side which will display relevant information about the word including its meaning.
Although useful, a section of Windows users didn’t agree and they saw this tool in the application as an absolute wastage of time and effort as Windows does have other options to find out all the information’s regarding apparently anything on the globe. You can get rid of this tool in the Word program by modifying the settings in the computer's group policy. Subsequent steps brought about by the Microsoft help and support team will help you to learn this easily.
Instructions
Bring up the Startup menu by clicking on the “Start” and choose the "Run" tab.
Inside the run box, enter the commands "gpedit.msc" and follow by triggering the "OK" tab to call up the Group Policy Object Editor tool on to your monitor.
Bring on the "User Configuration" and "Administrative Templates" Windows.
Pick out the "Microsoft Word" tab and click on it twice from the list furnished in the window.
Bring the "Disable Items in User Interface" in to spotlight and tag along the "Custom" tab.
Choose the "Disable shortcut keys" tab and opt for "Enabled" radio button.
Go for the "Show" tab and tag on the "Add" in the subsequent window.
Type in "16" as the count.
Trigger the "OK" tab to eradicate the research tool from your Microsoft Word interface without any traces.
For further information’s, go for the remote desktop assistance from the Microsoft help and support crew.