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Real Stable Versions of Microsoft Windows, Office, OneDrive and Browsers I was used to eager to install new versions of Microsoft Windows 10 and Office to get new features. But those new versions also came with annoying bugs that were only fixed months after release. Tired by the bugs, I found methods below to automatically install/upgrade the real stable versions while still getting immediate automatic security and bug patches. 1. Microsoft Windows Use Supported version that is already 1+ year old, e.g. Windows 10 22H2 after October 2023; Windows 11 23H2 after November 2024; Windows 11 24H2 after October 2025. Microsoft supports consumer versions of Windows 10 for at least 18 months and Windows 11 for at least 2 years after their respective release dates. Hence, those 1+ year old versions will still get monthly Patch Tuesday security and bug fixes until their 18 months or 2 years deadline. Configuration: Open gpedit.msc ; or gpmc.msc for Active Directory via Run ...

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Previously, I posted article about having each new sentence starts at new line increase readability . We can also make Wikipedia pages to be that way for both desktop and mobile mode, as seen in screenshots below, by adding custom Javascript in user preference setting. You will need to create Wikipedia username and login using that username to be able to store the custom Javascript. I will also add steps to enable Dark mode and change font color to Red Orange to further enhance readability. Sample screenshots comparison between default and new-lines pages using Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_(machine_learning) New-lined Mobile Mode     Default Mobile Mode New-lined Desktop Mode Default Desktop Mode Configuration Steps: Open Wikipedia, login then open User Preferences page: Put code below into Custom Javascript . It ad...

I made this high performance Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS for Hyper-V for my self learning lab. Why Hyper-V? Because it's availabe for free in Windows Pro since 8.1 Pro. It is also Type 1 hypervisor, similar to VMware ESX or KVM, so it's much more faster than Type 2 hypervisor such as VMWare Workstation or VirtualBox. It boots in 6 seconds and whole OS needs less than 400MB of RAM. The kernel config is based on latest Oracle UEK8 kernel configuration that is applied to kernel 6.12 LTS. The high performance is gained by enabling and disabling some kernel options/components: Enabled: Hyper-V DRM, instead of Hyper-V framebuffer; AES-NI and AVX hardware accelerated encryption method as built-in, not module; etc. Disabled: 32 bit support; non AMD cpu (I compiled this kernel using native flag in AMD Zen4); Virtualization host; Many physical hardware drivers; NVME; KVM; Xen; Vmware; ACPI thermal, CPU frequency, power supply; Linux security models (SELinux, AppArmor, etc....

The Microsoft Word macro below will maximize picture size by resetting it to its original size. If the original size is larger than page width and height, it will reduce it accordingly. To create the macro, open View ribbon in Microsoft Word then click Macro > View Macro . Type MaxPictureSize in Macro Name then click Create . Enter the macro code text below into the editor then Save and close the macro editor window. Sub MaxPictureSize() Selection.ShapeRange.WrapFormat.Type = wdWrapInline Selection.ClearFormatting With Selection.PageSetup Xvar = .PageWidth - .LeftMargin - .RightMargin Yvar = .PageHeight - .TopMargin - .BottomMargin End With With Selection.InlineShapes(1) .ScaleWidth = 100 .ScaleHeight = 100 .LockAspectRatio = msoTrue If (.Width > Xvar) Then .Width = Xvar End If If (.Height > Yvar) Then .Height = Yvar End If End With End Sub After then, create shortcut button to the macro by customizing Ribbon.

Microsoft Word has capability to automatically arrange table's row width and column height. The reformatted tables are simply better than manual arrangement and it works on tables containing merged columns. I created Word macro below that will automatically reformat all tables in single macro execution. It resizes all cells' width and height to fit the content so the table takes least vertical space while maximizing available horizontal space. This makes the table contents are easier to be read. To create the macro, open View ribbon in Microsoft Word then click Macro > View Macro . Type TidyTable in Macro Name then click Create . Enter the macro code text below into the editor then Save and close the macro editor window. Sub TidyTable() Options.ReplaceSelection = True For Each aTable In ActiveDocument.Tables With aTable .TopPadding = InchesToPoints(0) .BottomPadding = InchesToPoints(0) .LeftPadding = InchesToPoints(0.03) .RightP...

We are accustomed to write multiple sentences in paragraph without changing to new line and use new line only for changing to new paragraph. However, it is much easier to read new sentence from start of line. As seen in pictures below, writings that all of its sentences start in new lines are easier to be read, especially in narrow smartphone's portrait mode. To separate paragraphs, we simply use 2 new lines instead of usual 1 new line. Nowadays, everything is online and mostly we no longer write or print on paper. So, there is no economic reason of saving paper to limit new lines only for changing paragraphs. Make your writing more readable by simply putting new line between sentences. This mechanism can also be done in Microsoft by using Shift-Enter to create new line within same paragraph. Word's terminology for this kind of break is Manual Line Break while regular Enter will create paragraph character. Other implementation in Wikipedia and L...

I make Windows desktop shortcut that minimize all windows then lock and turn off screen by single press of Ctrl-Alt-L keys. This is improvement over regular Windows-L shortcut that only locks screen. Turning off the screen definitely saves power consumption. Minimizing application windows also can save CPU and memory utilization in some programs. It does not need third party software and works without administrative priviledge. You only need to create text-based DOS-style batch file, make shortcut in Desktop into it then assign keyboard sequence for it. 1. Create DOS-style Batch File Using text editor, such as Notepad, create text file, e.g. lockscreen.bat , containing texts below. I suggest to store it in locally mapped cloud drive, e.g. Onedrive, so you can use same file for multiple Windows PCs. REM ##################################################### REM Lock screen: c:\windows\system32\RunDll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation REM Minimize all aplication windo...

I deployed Linux based X2GO remote desktop server for vendor access that works in low bandwidth, allows vendor to upload files but not to download file, and also only allows 1-way clipboard transfer from client to server. Such remote desktop capability is needed because some management tools are graphical applications, e.g. web based configuration tool. Regular VPN can provide the connectivity but giving VPN access directly to vendor server will allow them to download data easily. This situation violates data privacy regulations in many countries which requires company to prevent leaks of customer data. Using Microsoft Windows based platform is not an option as it will need Microsoft RDS/VDA license for every user. Regular remote X Window is also not acceptable due to high bandwith requirement. I tried several low bandwidth Linux based remote dekstop platforms, e.g. XVNC, XRDP and non-free NoMachine, but X2GO is the best for my need. X2GO works by compression remote ...