Windows 7

Last Updated on 14 July 2016, Total: 275 Knowledge Base Tips

230 Admin Tips
3 Active Directory
63 Admin
3 Applications
45 Migration
64 Miscellaneous
23 Network
27 Security
2 Virtual Platforms
21 Registry Tips
21 Miscellaneous
24 User Tips
24 Miscellaneous

  1. Network traffic and the ADMX central store

    A tip concerning planning for network traffic when you implement a central store for ADMX template files... Read More

  2. New Command-Line Parameters for Defrag.exe in Windows 7

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 14 April 2011
    • Section: Admin

    See the exisitng, new, and hidden switches for the Defragmenter... Read More

  3. New Netsh WLAN Commands in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 26 Jan. 2011
    • Section: Network

    Review the new wireless networking commands for this command-line utility... Read More

  4. Non-admins and ActiveX controls

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 June 2012
    • Section: Security

    How to enable non-admins to install ActiveX controls... Read More

  5. Office XML-Based Files Downloading as ZIP

    Convert a DOCX, PPTX, or XLSX file back to the correct format... Read More

  6. Open a Command Prompt in Any Folder of Windows 7

    Here's shortcut to quickly navigate to a path in the Command Prompt... Read More

  7. Opening Command Prompts at Your Current Location in Windows 7

    If you are a command prompt junkie then one of the most useful features you can have is the ability to open a command prompt window from your current working directory in Windows Explorer. This required a separate download in previous versions of Windows, but with a special trick it’s a bit easier in Windows 7... Read More

  8. Padlock icon in Windows Explorer

    What does the padlock icon mean in Windows Explorer?... Read More

  9. Per-user blocking of data cards and USB drives

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 3 Oct. 2012
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on how you can perform per-user blocking of data cards and USB drives on Windows 7... Read More

  10. Performing a disk wipe using SDelete

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 4 June 2015
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on how to securely wipe a hard drive using the SDelete utility from Windows Sysinternals... Read More

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