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

Last Updated on 1 Nov. 2016, Total: 3132 Knowledge Base Tips

449 Windows 2000
280 Admin Tips
73 Registry Tips
96 User Tips
367 Windows 2003
361 Admin Tips
4 Registry Tips
2 User Tips
275 Windows 7
230 Admin Tips
21 Registry Tips
24 User Tips
75 Windows 8
71 Admin Tips
1 Registry Tips
3 User Tips
845 Windows NT
480 Admin Tips
296 Registry Tips
69 User Tips
304 Windows Server 2008
300 Admin Tips
3 Registry Tips
1 User Tips
219 Windows Server 2012
217 Admin Tips
153 Windows Vista
116 Admin Tips
3 Registry Tips
34 User Tips
444 Windows XP
233 Admin Tips
76 Registry Tips
135 User Tips

  1. Forcing Group Policy Updates Locally

    When testing Group Policy settings, being able to force a policy update can be very convenient. This can be done with the gpupdate command... Read More

  2. Forcing Group Policy to Run at Startup

    Group policy can be quirky in the way it runs at startup, often taking two or three reboots before it actually applies to a machine. Here we are going to look at the cause of this and how to fix it... Read More

  3. Forcing Group Policy update using PowerShell

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 July 2016
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on how you can force an immediate, remote GPUPDATE using Windows PowerShell... Read More

  4. Forcing Offline File Synchronization

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 27 Feb. 2007
    • Section: Admin

    Here we look at how to manually synchronize offline files... Read More

  5. Forcing SUS and WSUS Updates

    A look at how to force SUS and WSUS updates... Read More

  6. Forcing Server 2008 Domain Controller Demotion

    When forcing the demotion of a domain controller in Windows Server 2003 there was a caveat that limited your ability to perform this action. This tip explains the caveat and its removal in Server 2008... Read More

  7. Forcing a device driver to install in the driver store

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Oct. 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip on how you can force a driver for a particular device to be installed by MDT during the deployment process even if the device is not connected to the system during the installation... Read More

  8. Forcing a remote logoff

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 27 Nov. 2007
    • Section: Network

    How to force a user to log off of a remote machine... Read More

  9. Forcing computers to use the local Offline Files cache when online

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 24 Nov. 2011
    • 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... Read More

  10. Forcing re-evaluation of computer group membership

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 1 Dec. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to force re-evaluation of computer group membership after the user has logged on... Read More

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