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1) Folder Redirection and Group Policy: Date - Feb 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Active Directory; Why does any change to a Folder Redirection policy require that users log off and then log on again before the policy change takes effect?
2) Add Take Ownership Option to Right-Click Menu: Date - Feb 08, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Quickly change ownership of a file or folder to the current logged on user.
3) New Command Prompt Tips: Date - Feb 07, 2012; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Tips and tricks to use new Command Prompt features.
4) Restore Your Gadgets After Disabling UAC: Date - Jan 30, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Reactivate Windows Gadgets after turning off UAC.
5) Open Command Prompt with Administrator Privileges Anywhere: Date - Jan 30, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Registry Hacks; Make a Open Command Window Here with admin privileges option.
6) Customize the Windows Log-On and Log-Off Screen: Date - Jan 26, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Change the background image of the screens for branding or fun.
7) How to wipe a hard drive using Diskpart and Format: Date - Jan 25, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; Explains how to wipe a hard drive using the Diskpart and Format commands.
8) Troubleshooting: Reg.exe command in MDT task sequence not applied when deploying 64-bit Windows 7: Date - Jan 25, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; How to resolve a problem where a reg.exe command in an MDT task sequence is not being applied when deploying Windows 7 x64.
9) Determining the drive letter of a removable drive from the command line: Date - Jan 24, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to use WMIC to determine the drive letter of a removable drive from the command line.
10) Launch a command prompt window using SYSTEM credentials: Date - Jan 19, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to launch a command prompt window using SYSTEM credentials.
11) Troubleshooting: KMS server is not reporting the correct number of KMS clients: Date - Jan 18, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to troubleshoot a problem where your KMS server is not reporting the correct number of KMS clients on your network.
12) Troubleshooting: Error when trying to forcibly log a user off using Task Manager: Date - Jan 18, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; How to troubleshoot an Access Denied error when trying to forcibly log a user off using Task Manager in Windows 7.
13) Creating a System Repair Disc for Windows Vista or 7: Date - Jan 17, 2012; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Misc; Booting directly to the System Recovery Options to fix boot and startup issues.
14) Speed Up the Display of Thumbnails on the Taskbar: Date - Jan 12, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Make window previews on the taskbar show quickier.
15) Increase Taskbar Thumbnail Size: Date - Jan 11, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Make window previews on taskbar bigger.
16) Always Create Crash Dump Files: Date - Jan 11, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Force Windows to create crash reports when there's less than 25GB of free HD space.
17) Remove Windows Update Requirement at Shutdown: Date - Jan 10, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Prevent Windows from making you install Windows Updates at shutdown.
18) Enabling/Disabling Hibernation and Hybrid Sleep in Windows Vista & 7: Date - Jan 05, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; By default, Hibernation is disabled in Windows Vista & 7, but here's how to turn in on.
19) Creating a Power Efficiency Report in Windows 7: Date - Jan 04, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Find ways to reduce power consumption on your laptop or desktop.
20) Show Empty Drives in Windows 7: Date - Jan 04, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; By default empty drives are hidden, but you can easily show them.
21) Enable the Built-In Administrator Account in Windows Vista & 7: Date - Jan 03, 2012; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Admin; By default the Administrator account is turned off, but you can enable it and set a password.
22) Set Default Printer for Each Network Location in Windows 7: Date - Dec 22, 2011; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Windows automatically changes the default printer based upon the network you're connected to.
23) Determining whether a folder is shared in Windows 7: Date - Dec 21, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; Here's a tip on how to determine whether a folder is shared in Windows 7.
24) Copying a deployment share from lab to production environment: Date - Dec 21, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; Here's a tip on how to successfully copy an MDT 2010 deployment share from your lab environment to your production environment.
25) Prevent opening a command prompt window in Windows PE: Date - Dec 20, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Migration; This tip describes how to prevent opening a command prompt window in Windows PE.
26) Limitations of Runas in Windows 7: Date - Dec 15, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Admin; This tip describes the limitations of using the Runas command in Windows 7.
27) Using BitLocker to securely store data in the cloud: Date - Dec 14, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Here's a tip how you can use BitLocker to securely store data on your Windows 7 computer using a cloud storage platform like Windows Live SkyDrive.
28) Tips on Using the VPN Server of Windows: Date - Dec 14, 2011; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Considerations when creating incoming VPN connections in Windows
29) Preventing Windows 7 from using both wired and wireless network connections simultaneously: Date - Dec 12, 2011; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; Here's a tip on how to prevent Windows 7 from using both wired and wireless network connections simultaneously.
30) Enabling PMK Caching for Roaming on 802.1X Networks: Date - Dec 09, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Speed up roaming between APs when using WPA2-Enterprise security.