Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base

Last Updated on 1 Nov. 2016, Total: 3132 Knowledge Base Tips

449 Windows 2000
280 Admin Tips
73 Registry Tips
96 User Tips
367 Windows 2003
361 Admin Tips
4 Registry Tips
2 User Tips
275 Windows 7
230 Admin Tips
21 Registry Tips
24 User Tips
75 Windows 8
71 Admin Tips
1 Registry Tips
3 User Tips
845 Windows NT
480 Admin Tips
296 Registry Tips
69 User Tips
304 Windows Server 2008
300 Admin Tips
3 Registry Tips
1 User Tips
219 Windows Server 2012
217 Admin Tips
153 Windows Vista
116 Admin Tips
3 Registry Tips
34 User Tips
444 Windows XP
233 Admin Tips
76 Registry Tips
135 User Tips

  1. Opening Command Prompts at Your Current Location in Windows 7

    If you are a command prompt junkie then one of the most useful features you can have is the ability to open a command prompt window from your current working directory in Windows Explorer. This required a separate download in previous versions of Windows, but with a special trick it’s a bit easier in Windows 7... Read More

  2. Stress Testing File Server Capacity

    Testing file servers for a supported workload has always been something that’s challenging outside of an actually deploying a server and seeing how it performs. Microsoft is currently testing a product which should allow for this to be done with great ease... Read More

  3. Troubleshooting missing task sequences in Windows Deployment Wizard

    How to resolve the issue of no task sequences being displayed when the Windows Deployment Wizard runs on the target computer... Read More

  4. Troubleshooting the Sysprep and Capture task sequence

    How to resolve an issue involving the use of the Sysprep and Capture task sequence in MDT 2010... Read More

  5. Selecting from multiple MDT deployment shares

    This tip describes how you can select which MDT deployment share to use when several are available on the network... Read More

  6. Troubleshooting Slow Shutdowns with Xbootmgr

    There’s nothing more frustrating than waiting on your laptop to shut down so you can head out the door. The Xbootmgr utility from Microsoft can help troubleshoot lethargic shutdowns... Read More

  7. Identifying reference computers by MAC address in MDT 2010

    This tip describes how you can identify your reference computers by their MAC addresses so that you can capture an image of these computers... Read More

  8. Prevent users from changing their time zone setting

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 March 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How you can prevent users from changing the time zone setting on their computers... Read More

  9. Prevent use of writable CD/DVD drives

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 March 2011
    • Section: Security

    How you can prevent users from writing to writable CD/DVD on their computers... Read More

  10. Using Vista answer files with Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 15 March 2011
    • Section: Migration

    Can you use answer files created for Windows Vista to perform unattended installs of Windows 7?... Read More