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Windows Defender Errors and solution

If you are using Windows 8, you have got Windows Defender for free. This is one of the best protection programs available for home and personal use and replaces Windows Security Essentials from Windows 7 and previous versions.  (Please see  http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm  ) Recently I've faced issues with Windows 8 - Windows Defender automatically not downloading the update files. I thought it was related to updates not working.  The fix mentioned in Microsoft Website   is not suitable for Windows 8. The easy way to fix is Go to Control Panel  (Windows Key + R -> control ) In System & Security -> Find and Fix Problems Fix Problems with Windows Update Run and it should fix automatically Try Windows Defender update once again

Windows Remote Desktop copy-paste workaround

Hope many guys had issues with windows remote desktop and ability to copy-paste items from your local machine to remote desktop? This guide shows how to fix if windows remote desktop copy-paste NOT working Workaround Connect to the development box using remote desktop  (or alternatively run  mstsc from run option) eg. 11.12.21.33 Put in your credentials and login to the Windows Server Verify if clip is disabled ######### Below steps in Windows Server ############ In Windows Server -> Start -> Run -> cmd   to initiate the command prompt Type in .. reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Winstations\RDP-Tcp" /v fDisableClip The output might show fDisableClip    REG_DWORD    0x1 This means the clip got disabled. To enable fDisableClip ######### Below are the Actions in  Windows Server ############ Start -> Run -> cmd -> regedit Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL...