Recent content by rthonpm

More than likely your issue is that your hardware just doesn't support Windows 7. Why not just use the Hyper-V feature and install Windows 7 on a VM?

If Vista was the original operating system, it's likely that your computer only supports 32-bit operating systems. While you may have 4 GB of RAM in your system, the processor needs to support the instruction set for 64-bit operating systems. In this case, it sounds like your computer doesn't...

Are you limited to just store apps, or do you have the ability to install x86 applications as well? My go-to notepad replacement has been Notepad ++ for quite some time now, but it's only available as a PC application. There are quite a few in the Store as you said, you may just need to...

Are these just IP printers or shared from a print server?

Not quite what being a domain member means. If the computer is part of your company's domain, then they have the ability to manage most of the settings and security properties, including the ability to have the machine use an internal server to download updates, or to control what types of...

Windows only lists local user accounts. Active Directory accounts are treated as network accounts and are not listed. If the laptops are on a corporate domain, why are you using local accounts?

Third-party solutions have been found to open even larger security issues. Consider just how deep into the kernel AV applications have to put hooks. McAfee, Symantec, and many other third-party AV suites have all had vulnerabilities discovered that could an attacker full kernel access.

My experience with both the consumer and enterprise versions of McAfee is that it's a memory intensive application, and the more RAM your device has, the more it will take. Following best practices of using a non-admin account for regular use, ad blockers for your browsers, and regular updates...