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: Installing a legacy device

    An example of how to resolve an issue where a legacy device having a Windows Vista driver won’t install properly on Windows 7... Read More

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Temporarily disable hibernation for laptops

    How to temporarily disable hibernation when you close the lid of your laptop... Read More

  5. 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

  6. Troubleshooting: Incompatible CD/DVD driver

    An example of how to resolve a problem where installing an older application on Windows 7 x64 created a driver compatibility issue that prevented the CD/DVD drive from functional... Read More

  7. Running 16-bit applications on 64-bit Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 15 May 2012
    • Section: Applications

    How to run older 16-bit Windows applications on 64-bit Windows 7... Read More

  8. Change the Registered Owner in Windows

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 9 May 2012
    • Section: Admin

    Registry change lets you modify the registered name and organization... Read More

  9. 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

  10. Troubleshooting: Logon screen language is not correct

    How to troubleshoot a problem where you install a language pack on Windows 7 Enterprise and your logon screen doesn't display text in the correct language... Read More

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