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Latest Tips
- 31) 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.
- 32) Configure Your Wireless Router via Windows 7
- Date - Dec 07, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Security
- Quickly setup security with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
- 33) Connect to a Wi-Fi Network with WPS in Windows 7
- Date - Dec 06, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Miscellaneous
- Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) makes it quick and easy to configure wireless clients.
- 34) Encrypting Windows and Entire Volumes
- Date - Dec 06, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Security
- Protect your entire system, including documents, passwords, and browsing history.
- 35) Forcing re-evaluation of computer group membership
- Date - Dec 01, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Admin
- How to force re-evaluation of computer group membership after the user has logged on.
- 36) Disabling Action Center
- Date - Nov 30, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Security
- How to disable the Action Center in Windows 7 and when you might want to do this.
- 37) Protecting the pagefile
- Date - Nov 30, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Security
- How to protect the pagefile in Windows 7.
- 38) Configuring pagefile size on a Hyper-V host machine
- Date - Nov 29, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Admin
- A tip concerning configuring the pagefile size on a Hyper-V host machine.
- 39) Forcing computers to use the local Offline Files cache when online
- Date - Nov 24, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Network
- How to force client computers running Windows 7 to access files from the local Offline Files cache instead of the share on the server even when the client computers are on the network.
- 40) Importing Perfmon log files into databases or spreadsheets
- Date - Nov 23, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Admin
- How you can import Performance Monitor log files into a database.
- 41) Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Connection Issues
- Date - Nov 23, 2011
- Rating - 1
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Network
- Checklist for fixing Wi-Fi connectivity problems.
- 42) Prevent Windows 7 from Auto Assigning Networks as Public
- Date - Nov 22, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Miscellaneous
- Make it prompt you to select a network location the first time you connect.
- 43) Reduce Wasted Bandwidth on a VPN with Split Tunneling
- Date - Nov 18, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Network
- Prevent Internet traffic from flowing through the VPN.
- 44) Troubleshoot 802.1X Client Connection Issues
- Date - Nov 17, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Network
- Checklist for fixing 802.1X connectivity problems.
- 45) Setup VPN Server in Windows Vista or 7
- Date - Nov 17, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Network
- Setup incoming PPTP VPN connections.
- 46) Checking activation status in Windows 7
- Date - Nov 10, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Admin
- Describes a quick way to check the activation status of a Windows 7 computer.
- 47) Troubleshooting: Can't execute WDSUTIL on Windows Servers
- Date - Nov 09, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Admin
- Describes how to troubleshoot when you try and run WDSUTIL on a Windows Server system that doesn't have Windows Deployment Services installed.
- 48) Consolidating Windows Server deployment images using a single version of Windows PE
- Date - Nov 09, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Migration
- Describes how you can consolidate your Windows Server deployment images for both the x64 and x86 architectures using a single version of Windows PE.
- 49) Troubleshooting: Indexing is not running on Windows Server 2008
- Date - Nov 08, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Admin
- Describes how to troubleshoot the issue "Indexing is not running" on Windows Server 2008.
- 50) Running earlier versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 7
- Date - Nov 03, 2011
- Rating - 1
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Applications
- Describes how to run an earlier version of IE on Windows 7.
- 51) Using smart cards with Windows 7
- Date - Nov 02, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Security
- Describes the additional steps sometimes needed for using smart cards with Windows 7.
- 52) Change Default Location for Windows Explorer
- Date - Nov 02, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Miscellaneous
- Change which folder or location shows up when you open Windows Explorer.
- 53) Understanding Network Location Types
- Date - Nov 01, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Network
- Recognize the differences between the Network Locations you can choose for networks you connect to.
- 54) Enable GodMode for a Supercharged Control Panel
- Date - Oct 27, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Admin
- Quickly access tasks and settings via this advanced control panel view.
- 55) Use Problem Steps Recorder to Better Remotely Troubleshoot
- Date - Oct 26, 2011
- Rating - 5
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Admin
- End users can replicate the problem and send you a report with screen shots and info.
- 56) Get Email Alerts from the Event Viewer
- Date - Oct 26, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Eric Geier
- Section - Admin
- Create custom tasks in Event Viewer to track problems, errors, and issues.
- 57) Adding a version to a master image
- Date - Oct 25, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Migration
- How to add a version number to a master image for deployment.
- 58) Getting HP server drivers for MDT deployments
- Date - Oct 21, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Migration
- How to get drivers for HP servers in a form you can use for MDT deployments.
- 59) Getting Lenovo drivers for MDT deployments
- Date - Oct 20, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Migration
- How to get Lenovo drivers in a form you can use for MDT deployments.
- 60) Getting HP drivers for MDT deployments
- Date - Oct 20, 2011
- Rating - Not Rated
- Author - Mitch Tulloch
- Section - Migration
- How to get HP drivers in a form you can use for MDT deployments.
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