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. Analyzing Wait Chains to Determine the Cause of Software Hangs

    Nothing is more frustrating than a program that continues to hang during operation. The Windows 7 version of resource monitor provides a new feature which helps determine the cause of software crashes... Read More

  2. Automatic logoff after MDT deployment

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 21 June 2012
    • Section: Migration

    How to automatically log off immediately after MDT 2010 installs Windows onto a system... Read More

  3. Avoiding problems when mapping drives

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 3 April 2013
    • Section: Network

    A tip on how to avoid problems when creating mapped drives on Windows computers... Read More

  4. Backing Up Your MDT Infrastructure

    How to back up your Microsoft Deployment Toolkit infrastructure... Read More

  5. Block installation of Windows XP Mode

    Some ways you can prevent users from installing Windows XP Mode on their Windows 7 Enterprise computers... Read More

  6. 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

  7. Change IP Address of Wireless Hosted Network

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 25 Jan. 2011
    • Section: Network

    Modify the default IP of 192.168.137.1 for the virtual Wi-Fi access point (AP)... Read More

  8. Change the Registered Owner in Windows

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 9 May 2012
    • Section: Admin

    Registry change lets you modify the registered name and organization... Read More

  9. Changing the Display Resolution in Windows PE during LTI

    How to change the display resolution in Windows PE during a Lite Touch installation using MDT 2010... Read More

  10. Changing the Location of the Indexing Database

    This tip demonstrates how to change the location of the Windows indexing database and why you might want to do so... Read More