Admin Tips

Last Updated on 14 July 2016, Total: 230 Knowledge Base Tips

3 Active Directory
63 Admin
3 Applications
45 Migration
64 Miscellaneous
23 Network
27 Security
2 Virtual Platforms

  1. How to disable aero preview

    How to disable the preview of multiple windows when you mouse over an icon on the task bar... Read More

  2. How to duplicate a task sequence

    Here are the steps you can perform to make a duplicate copy of a task sequence in MDT 2010... Read More

  3. How to ensure defragmentation occurs on Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 11 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    Here's how you can make sure that Windows 7 defragments the computer's hard drive regularly... Read More

  4. How to examine the setupact.log file in a mounted WIM image

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 30 Oct. 2012
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on how you can examine the setupact.log file in a mounted WIM image... Read More

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. How to sync time in Windows PE

    How to synchronize the time in Windows PE with an authoritative source... Read More

  8. How to wipe a hard drive using Diskpart and Format

    Explains how to wipe a hard drive using the Diskpart and Format commands... Read More

  9. How transparent caching works

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 17 April 2012
    • Section: Network

    Answers two questions about how transparent caching works in Windows 7... Read More

  10. IPv6 address assignment

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 9 Oct. 2013
    • Section: Network

    A tip summarizing the different methods by which IPv6 addresses can be assigned... Read More