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. Differences how environment variables are resolved when using RUP

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 11 April 2012
    • Section: Admin

    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

  2. Disable F8 during LTI install

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 July 2011
    • Section: Migration

    How do prevent users from opening a WinPE command prompt during LTI install using MDT 2010... Read More

  3. Disable F8 during LTI install (updated)

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 Oct. 2015
    • Section: Admin

    This is an updated tip on disabling F8 during light touch deployment using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit... Read More

  4. Disable Mapped Drive Reconnect Warning

    Stop the annoying error message about unavailable mapped network drives or shares... Read More

  5. Disable the Wireless Hosted Network or Virtual AP Feature

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 26 July 2011
    • Section: Security

    Prevent users from knowingly or unknowingly hosting a virtual wireless access point (AP)... Read More

  6. Disabling Action Center

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 30 Nov. 2011
    • Section: Security

    How to disable the Action Center in Windows 7 and when you might want to do this... Read More

  7. 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

  8. Disabling activation pop-ups in demo environments

    How to disable Windows activation pop-ups in demo environments... Read More

  9. Disabling automatic termination of programs blocking shutdown

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 10 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    Here's a tip to reduce helpdesk calls due to the "Programs still need to close" screen in Windows Vista and later... Read More

  10. Disabling wireless connections when Windows 7 is connects to a LAN

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Network

    A utility you can use to disable wireless connections when a Windows 7 computer is connected to a wired LAN... Read More