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. Preventing processing of local Group Policy

    In Windows Vista and later you can prevent the processing of local Group Policy by configuring—guess what—a Group Policy setting!... Read More

  2. Group Policy and Event Logs in Vista

    In previous versions of Windows, Group Policy information was logged to the System log and additional troubleshooting information could be obtained by enabling Userenv.dll logging... Read More

  3. Enabling Group Policy Debug Logging in Vista

    In Windows Vista and later you can obtain additional detailed information concerning Group Policy processing by enabling debug logging. This can be useful when troubleshooting Group Policy processing issues... Read More

  4. Exchange Message Archiving

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 13 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Exchange

    Should your company be doing some type of Exchange Message Archiving? Yes!... Read More

  5. Logon Scripts, Group Policy Preferences, and Windows Vista

    Many logon scripts that worked with Windows operating systems won’t work with Windows Vista. Here’s what you can do to replace them... Read More

  6. Vista Logoff/Shutdown and Accessibility

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 4 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Misc

    If you find it tricky to logoff/shutdown Vista using the Start button because of accessibility issues, here’s a solution... Read More

  7. TCP Chimney Offload and Windows Server 2008

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 24 Feb. 2009
    • Section: Network

    How to verify that your server is utilizing the capabilities of a NIC that supports TCP Chimney Offload... Read More

  8. When not to use NTFS compression

    NTFS compression usually works fine on client systems, but be careful using it on servers... Read More

  9. WinRE partitions and Vista SP1

    If you've deployed Vista RTM computers with a WinRE RTM partition, do you have to update the WinRE partition to SP1 when you update your operating system to SP1?... Read More

  10. Unblocking executable files on Vista

    How to get rid of an annoying security dialog... Read More