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. Capture Passwords via Your Network Adapter

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 28 July 2011
    • Section: Security

    Use this sniffer to listen to your network connection and capture any passwords that pass through... Read More

  2. Discover Passwords Stored by Your Router

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 27 July 2011
    • Section: Security

    Run your router's backup configuration file through this utility to see what passwords can be recovered... Read More

  3. Recover WEP, WPA, or WPA2 Encryption Keys from Windows

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 27 July 2011
    • Section: Security

    Discover the encryption keys or passphrases stored by Windows for the Wi-Fi networks you connect to... Read More

  4. 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

  5. Troubleshooting inability for system to sleep

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 21 July 2011
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on how to troubleshoot the inability of a Windows 7 system from being able to enter sleep mode... Read More

  6. Preventing accidental shutdown

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 July 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to prevent users from accidentally shutting down their computers... Read More

  7. Installing out-of-box drivers from the command line when Windows is running

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 July 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to install out-of-box drivers from the command line when Windows is running... Read More

  8. 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

  9. Transfer Wireless Network Settings via USB Flash Drive

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 12 July 2011
    • Section: Network

    Use Windows Connect Now (WCN) to export and import your Wi-Fi settings... Read More

  10. Enable the Built-In Windows 7 Administrator Account

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 6 July 2011
    • Section: Admin

    Enable the default Administrator account and set a password... Read More