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. Understanding Preferred IPv6 addresses

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 2 May 2012
    • Section: Network

    Understanding what "Preferred" means with regard to an IPv6 address when you run ipconfig on a Windows 7 computer... Read More

  2. Troubleshooting: Logon screen language is not correct

    How to troubleshoot a problem where you install a language pack on Windows 7 Enterprise and your logon screen doesn't display text in the correct language... Read More

  3. Managing local Group Policy on standalone computers

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to manage local Group Policy on standalone computers in a workgroup environment... Read More

  4. Preventing installation of per-user applications

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Security

    How to prevent the installation of per-user applications on Windows 7 computers... Read More

  5. Installing Language Interface Packs using MDT 2010

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 18 April 2012
    • Section: Migration

    How to install Language Interface Packs using MDT 2010... Read More

  6. Enabling standard users to write to the root folder

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 12 April 2012
    • Section: Security

    Can you enable standard users to write to the root folder C:\\ in Windows 7? Should you?... Read More

  7. Possible Reasons to Stay with x86 Windows for PCs

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

    You're going to migrate your corporate PC environment Windows 7. Should you deploy x64 or x86 Windows 7?... Read More

  8. 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

  9. Using PowerShell to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine

    How to use Windows PowerShell to determine whether Windows is running in a virtual machine... Read More

  10. Running Disk Cleanup hidden

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to run the Disk Cleanup utility hidden from the user's view... Read More