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. Quickly Add a Shared Printer to Your Computer

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 20 March 2012
    • Section: Admin

    You don't have to use the Add a Printer wizard... Read More

  2. Routing compartments and Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 March 2012
    • Section: Network

    Explains some relics of routing compartments in Windows 7... Read More

  3. Don't throw out that hub!

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 March 2012
    • Section: Network

    Why you should think twice about throwing out those old Ethernet hubs once you've replaced them with shiny new Ethernet switches... Read More

  4. Protecting cached credentials

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 March 2012
    • Section: Security

    Are cached credentials protected by account lockout policy when your laptop is disconnected from the corporate network?... Read More

  5. Add New Hardware Wizard in Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 22 June 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to launch the Add New Hardware Wizard in Windows 7... Read More

  6. Network traffic and the ADMX central store

    A tip concerning planning for network traffic when you implement a central store for ADMX template files... Read More

  7. Printing from Windows 7 to Windows XP in a workgroup

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 15 June 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to print from a Windows 7 computer to a Windows XP printer in a workgroup... Read More

  8. Creating a new file association in Windows 7

    How to create a new file association in Windows 7... Read More

  9. Customize the Command Prompt in Windows 7

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 23 Feb. 2012
    • Section: Admin

    Change the look and feel, command history preferences, and edit options, including the useful QuickEdit Mode... Read More

  10. Display Administrative Tools on the Windows 7 Start Menu

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 22 Feb. 2012
    • Section: Admin

    Administrators can get quick and easy access to their tools on the Start Menu... Read More