Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 18 July 2006
• Section: Administration

How to disable annoying popups for new device detection in Vista... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 17 July 2006
• Section: Security

When dealing with your administrator account, sometimes it is best to just rename it all together... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 13 July 2006
• Section: Security

It is very important to assign appropriate permissions to every GPO you create. Here I list the default permissions given to a new GPO... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 12 July 2006
• Section: Security

How to minimize the hazards of the built-in Administrator account... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 12 July 2006
• Section: Security

Don't use your domain controller as a file server--here's why... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 11 July 2006
• Section: Network

Why do we still need WINS servers on AD networks?... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 6 July 2006
• Section: Terminal Servers and Thin Clients

Setting up a VPN in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP is something that is fairly easy to do in no time at all. Here is a no fluff guide on how to get it done... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 5 July 2006
• Section: Security

How to encrypt files easily from Windows Explorer... Read More

• by Mitch Tulloch
• Published on 4 July 2006
• Section: Miscellaneous

How to automatically kill hung processes when you try to shut down Windows... Read More

• by Chris Sanders
• Published on 29 June 2006
• Section: Terminal Servers and Thin Clients

The various keyboard shortcuts used in Windows change when within a remote desktop window. Here is a list of the more common ones... Read More