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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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