Admin Tips

Last Updated on 14 July 2016, Total: 230 Knowledge Base Tips

3 Active Directory
63 Admin
3 Applications
45 Migration
64 Miscellaneous
23 Network
27 Security
2 Virtual Platforms

  1. Troubleshooting: WSUS won’t update a computer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 May 2012
    • Section: Migration

    An example of how to resolve an issue where a newly deployed Windows computer isn’t pulling new software updates from your Windows Server Update Services machine... Read More

  2. Troubleshooting: Windows Easy Transfer and temporary profiles

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 May 2012
    • Section: Migration

    How to resolve an issue where Windows Easy Transfer fails because of temporary profiles stored in the registry... Read More

  3. Understanding Network Location Types

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 1 Nov. 2011
    • Section: Network

    Recognize the differences between the Network Locations you can choose for networks you connect to... Read More

  4. Understanding Preferred IPv6 addresses

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 2 May 2012
    • Section: Network

    Understanding what "Preferred" means with regard to an IPv6 address when you run ipconfig on a Windows 7 computer... Read More

  5. Updating a Windows Image

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 25 Feb. 2011
    • Section: Security

    Here's one method you can use for updating a Windows image that you want to deploy using MDT 2010... Read More

  6. Updating obfuscated Administrator password in unattend.xml

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 9 Jan. 2013
    • Section: Migration

    How to udpate an obfuscated Administrator password in a Windows 7 answer file... Read More

  7. Use PowerShell to find processes using most virtual memory

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 9 May 2013
    • Section: Admin

    How to use Windows PowerShell to find processes consuming the most virtual memory... Read More

  8. Use Problem Steps Recorder to Better Remotely Troubleshoot

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 26 Oct. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    End users can replicate the problem and send you a report with screen shots and info... Read More

  9. Using BitLocker to securely store data in the cloud

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 Dec. 2011
    • Section: Security

    Here's a tip how you can use BitLocker to securely store data on your Windows 7 computer using a cloud storage platform like Windows Live SkyDrive... Read More

  10. Using MDT 2010 in a Group Policy environment

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

    How to resolve common issues when deploying Windows 7 using MDT 2010 in a production environment where Group Policy will be applied to the target computers... Read More

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