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Last Updated on 9 May 2013, Total: 57 Knowledge Base Tips

  1. How To Change Logon UI Background In Windows 7

    • by Nirmal Sharma
    • Published on 12 Sept. 2012

    This article explains how you can change the Logon UI Background in Windows 7 using a registry key. This article applies to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 only... Read More

  2. Device driver installation and elevation

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Aug. 2012

    A tip concerning UAC elevation prompts appearing when a user tries to install a device driver... Read More

  3. System Restore and Windows Update

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 9 Aug. 2012

    Describes the impact of disabling System Restore on updating Windows computers... Read More

  4. Restoring default out-of-the-box ACLs

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 July 2012

    A tip on restoring the default out-of-the-box ACLs on a Windows 7 installation... Read More

  5. Restrictions on local user names

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 17 July 2012

    There are certain names you shouldn't try to use when creating a new local user on a Windows 7 computer... Read More

  6. How to prevent users from installing Windows XP Mode

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 July 2012

    A tip on some ways of blocking users from installing Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 computers... Read More

  7. Disabling Online Help in High-Security Environments

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 28 June 2012

    How to prevent Windows Help from prompting users to download help from the Internet in high-security environments where Internet access is tightly controlled... Read More

  8. Local admin accounts vs. the default Administrator account

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 June 2012

    What’s the difference between the local Administrator account in Windows 7 and a new user account you create on the system that belongs to the Administrators local group?... Read More

  9. Change the Registered Owner in Windows

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 9 May 2012

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

  10. Differences how environment variables are resolved when using RUP

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 11 April 2012

    This tip explains a difference between Windows 7 and Windows XP in how environment variables are resolved when logging on using a roaming user profile... Read More

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