Windows 7

Last Updated on 14 July 2016, Total: 275 Knowledge Base Tips

230 Admin Tips
3 Active Directory
63 Admin
3 Applications
45 Migration
64 Miscellaneous
23 Network
27 Security
2 Virtual Platforms
21 Registry Tips
21 Miscellaneous
24 User Tips
24 Miscellaneous

  1. Restrictions on local user names

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 17 July 2012
    • Section: Admin

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

  2. How to detect whether you are in Windows PE

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 11 July 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip on how to detect whether your are in Windows PE or a full installation of Windows... Read More

  3. How to search within files in non-indexed locations

    A tip about how to search within files in non-indexed locations on a Windows 7 computer... Read More

  4. How to prevent users from installing Windows XP Mode

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 July 2012
    • Section: Admin

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

  5. Repairing a corrupted icon cache

    How to repair the icon cache in Windows 7 if icons are not being properly displayed... Read More

  6. Configure taskbar shortcut to open user profile by default

    How to configure the Windows Explorer shortcut on your taskbar to open your user profile by default... Read More

  7. Analyzing Slow Startup and Shutdown using Event Viewer

    How to filter for events that provide detailed information about startup and shutdown of Windows services... Read More

  8. Disabling Online Help in High-Security Environments

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 28 June 2012
    • Section: Admin

    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

  9. Automatic logoff after MDT deployment

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 21 June 2012
    • Section: Migration

    How to automatically log off immediately after MDT 2010 installs Windows onto a system... Read More

  10. Copying folders but not files with Robocopy

    A tip on how you can copy folders but not files using Robocopy... Read More