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  1. As you can see I have changed the software that powers the community. In effect we are back to our roots. The site started on Invision Community. If not for a disagreement with a dev at IPB we would never have switched. IPB is more full featured than xenforo. Things are still be imported so you might run into a few quirks. Hang in there and bear with me. A new era of Free PC Help Forum is about to begin.

  2. PC Help Forums recommended Software The following programs are recommended as both safe to use, and are the PCHF choices for the best in each category. We have provided download links mostly to the software authors websites. Sometimes we may supply a link to a safe mirror site for downloading. The software is not listed in order of preference. Anti-Virus Software: Free versions: Microsoft Security Essentials Bitdefender ... Win 7, 8, 8.1 (not fully compatible with Win10 yet) Paid versions: Eset Nod32 Antivirus Emsisoft AntiMalware Kaspersky Anti Malware: Malwarebytes 3 (Free..after trial and Premium) Zemana AntiMalware .... Fully functiona…

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  3. Free PC Help and Tech Support a website owned and operated by Schwarz Network has updated the sites Posting Rules and Guidelines and also the sites Terms and Conditions of Use. There have been many changes and/or additions so it is in each members best interest to read or re-read these guidelines and terms of use before participating in the discussions. The revised Posting Rules and Guidelines and Terms of Service can be found by following the links below. Free PC Help and Tech Support Posting Rules and Guidelines Free PC Help and Tech Support Terms and Conditions of Use Free PC Help and Tech Support Privacy Policy It would be advisable that you check this t…

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  4. The Free PC Help and Tech Support official forum email address is schwarz.sites@gmail.com. No other email address is used for sending email to our users. If you receive any email that isn't from the Free PC Help and Tech Support official email address that has Free PC Help and Tech Support as a subject or content or purports to be from Free PC Help and Tech Support please forward the email to me immediately.

  5. Ubuntu Desktop The latest LTS version of Ubuntu, for desktop PCs and laptops. LTS stands for long-term support — which means five years of free security and maintenance updates, extended up to 12 years with Ubuntu Pro. What’s newNew Desktop installer with support for autoinstall New App Center and Firmware Updater applications GNOME 46 with support for quarter screen tiling Advanced Active Directory Group Policy Object support for Ubuntu Pro users Experimental support for TPM-backed Full Disc Encryption and ZFS encryption System Requirements2 GHz dual-core processor or better 4 GB system memory 25 GB of free hard drive space Either a USB port or a DVD drive for the insta…

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    As you can see there was a mjor upgrade to the site. We have stepped out of the box and are using a new type of forum layout. The topics take the forefront instead of the old forum categories. While categories are still used they are no longer the focus. If you have any questions please post and let me know. In the immortal words of Doc Brown into the future we fo.

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  9. You can do many things with docker. Install software that doesn't natively run on Windows for one. I use it to test Discourse a popular forum software. To install Docker on Windows, follow these steps: Prerequisites Windows 10 64-bit: Pro, Enterprise, or Education (Build 15063 or later) or Windows 11. WSL 2: Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 must be enabled. Installation Steps Download Docker Desktop: Go to the Docker Desktop for Windows page. Click on Download for Windows. Install Docker Desktop: Run the downloaded installer. Follow the installation wizar…

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  10. In SQL Server environments, including on-premises, Azure SQL Database, or SQL Managed Instance, unexpected failovers can sometimes leave Availability Group roles out of sync. When this happens, the new primary replica might take over while the original primary faces issues, leading to possible data discrepancies if transactions were in progress or uncommitted. To recover or validate any data loss, it’s essential to resync or validate the new primary with the old primary as soon as it’s back online. This ensures any lost transactions are reconciled. If critical data was missed during the failover, it must be recovered and merged to maintain database consistency. This blog …

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  11. Welcome to Pages! Pages extends your site with custom content management designed especially for communities. Create brand new sections of your community using features like blocks, databases and articles, pulling in data from other areas of your community. Create custom pages in your community using our drag'n'drop, WYSIWYG editor. Build blocks that pull in all kinds of data from throughout your community to create dynamic pages, or use one of the ready-made widgets we include with the Invision Community. View our Pages documentation View full article

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