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. Querying Event Logs Using Wevtutil

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 18 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 have significantly more powerful logging capabilities there is a great need for tools to better extract information from these logs. One such tool is called Wevtutil... Read More

  2. Quickly Add a Shared Printer to Your Computer

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 20 March 2012
    • Section: Admin

    You don't have to use the Add a Printer wizard... Read More

  3. Recover Passwords for Dial-up or VPN Connections

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 3 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Security

    Run this utility to retrieve passwords stored for Dial-up or VPN Connections... Read More

  4. Recover WEP, WPA, or WPA2 Encryption Keys from Windows

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 27 July 2011
    • Section: Security

    Discover the encryption keys or passphrases stored by Windows for the Wi-Fi networks you connect to... Read More

  5. Reduce Wasted Bandwidth on a VPN with Split Tunneling

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 18 Nov. 2011
    • Section: Network

    Prevent Internet traffic from flowing through the VPN... Read More

  6. Registry Editing Tips

    Navigate directly to Registry keys and perform changes much quicker... Read More

  7. Registry setting not applied during deployment

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 4 April 2012
    • Section: Migration

    This tip provides updated info concerning an earlier tip about a registry setting not being applied during deployment when a task sequence runs in MDT 2010... Read More

  8. Remove Windows Update Requirement at Shutdown

    Prevent Windows from making you install Windows Updates at shutdown... Read More

  9. Remove “Shortcut” Text From New Shortcuts

    Simple Registry change instead of renaming all the new shortcuts you create... Read More

  10. Removing pre-approved ActiveX controls from Internet Explorer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 May 2012
    • Section: Security

    How to remove pre-approved ActiveX controls from the whitelist of “safe for installing” controls found in Internet Explorer 7 and later... Read More

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