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. Enabling event logging for Internet Explorer

    How to enable event logging for Internet Explorer... Read More

  2. Using Offline Files with read-only shares

    This tip clarifies some confusion about whether or not Offline Files can be used with read-only network folders... Read More

  3. 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

  4. Troubleshooting error 0x800f081e

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 2 Jan. 2013
    • Section: Migration

    How to troubleshoot error 0x800f081e when building a Windows 7 image for deployment... Read More

  5. 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

  6. Allow non-admins to install printers

    A tip on how to allow users who are not administrators on their Windows 7 computers to be able to install printers on their computers... Read More

  7. 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

  8. Troubleshooting LiteTouch.wsf command line options

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 25 Sept. 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip on using the command-line options for the LiteTouch.wsf script of MDT 2010 taken from real life... Read More

  9. Port requirements for linked deployment shares

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 Sept. 2012
    • Section: Migration

    Describes the port requirements for linked deployment shares in MDT 2010... Read More

  10. Troubleshooting - Sysprep and Capture task sequence fails with error

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 18 Sept. 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip on troubleshooting an issue where using MDT 2010 to run a Sysprep and Capture sequence on a Windows 7 installation fails with an error... Read More

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