Tech & Security Blog
What antivirus program should I use?
We are frequently asked which antivirus program we recommend. Antivirus software (as well as the threats they are supposed to protect against) has evolved substantially since this article was first written in 2015. If you are a home user we usually recommend the...
Duo adds a convenient layer of security with dual factor authentication
Duo adds a convenient layer of security with dual factor authenticationDuo is a smartphone app that allows for quick and convenient dual factor authentication. Dual factor authentication is a second step that is required in order to log into a protected system such as...
Fix for missing items in Windows Start Menu
We've noticed that newer operating systems such as Windows 10 and Server 2016 have a strange problem where the Start Menu search is incomplete. When you click on the Start Menu, for example, and type in the full or partial name of a program, Windows says nothing is...
Total Connect customers can now control their alarm with their Amazon Echo
If you have a Honeywell alarm from Westechs then you probably have Total Connect. You can now use your Amazon Alexa to control your entire security system using your voice and the Alexa Honeywell Total Connect 2.0 skill. To get started download or open the Alexa app...
Westechs launches virtual fax services
Westechs launches Virtual Fax service. Virtual faxing allows you to send and receive faxes from anywhere via your desktop, email, smartphone or tablet. You can keep your existing fax number or get a new one from any area code. You can even keep your fax machine. Learn...
Error 0x800f0954 when installing dot net on Windows 10
You may receive this error when trying to install DotNet (.net) on Windows 10 and you are using a WSUS server. This error may occur if the .net installer is not approved in WSUS. As a temporary workaround, change the registry key "UseWUServer" to 0. It is located at:...
Manage Office 2016 / Office 365 Installations and Licenses
Manage Office 365 Installations and Licenses This post is intended for our field technicians and our more technical customers. Please do not run these commands unless you know what they will do. List the current activation status (2016) cscript.exe...
Recover a list of Windows shares from a crashed server
Recover a list of Windows shares from a crashed server This post is intended for our field technicians and our more technical customers. We recently got a request from a new customer to assist in recovering data and shares from an old Windows server that had crashed....
Run Windows tasks from the command line
This post is intended for our field technicians and our more technical customers. Please do not run these commands unless you know what they will do.File Transfer Download a file bitsadmin /transfer myDownloadJob /download /priority normal http://site/file.ext...
Why you should have household burglar alarm drills
Have household burglar alarm drills You have probably participated in a fire drill at some point in your life. Fire drills are intended to familiarize people with the sights and sounds of alarm equipment and to reinforce what needs to be done if a fire alarm sounds....
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