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. Selecting from multiple MDT deployment shares

    This tip describes how you can select which MDT deployment share to use when several are available on the network... Read More

  2. Troubleshooting Slow Shutdowns with Xbootmgr

    There’s nothing more frustrating than waiting on your laptop to shut down so you can head out the door. The Xbootmgr utility from Microsoft can help troubleshoot lethargic shutdowns... Read More

  3. Identifying reference computers by MAC address in MDT 2010

    This tip describes how you can identify your reference computers by their MAC addresses so that you can capture an image of these computers... Read More

  4. Prevent users from changing their time zone setting

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 March 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How you can prevent users from changing the time zone setting on their computers... Read More

  5. Prevent use of writable CD/DVD drives

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 March 2011
    • Section: Security

    How you can prevent users from writing to writable CD/DVD on their computers... Read More

  6. Using Vista answer files with Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 15 March 2011
    • Section: Migration

    Can you use answer files created for Windows Vista to perform unattended installs of Windows 7?... Read More

  7. Troubleshooting an empty task sequence page in Lite Touch wizard

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 10 March 2011
    • Section: Migration

    You are trying to deploy Windows using MDT 2010 using LTI but the task sequence page of the wizard is blank. Why?... Read More

  8. Pre-specifying the computer name for Windows PE

    Here's a tip on how you can pre-specify the computer name for Windows PE... Read More

  9. Adding feature packs to Windows PE

    When adding feature packs to a Windows PE image, make sure you also add the corresponding language packs... Read More

  10. Copying and customizing task sequences in MDT 2010

    This tip describes how you can copy and then customize a task sequence in MDT 2010... Read More