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. Deploying Windows 7 with BitLocker using MDT 2010

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 April 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip concerning deploying Windows 7 using MDT 2010 and enabling BitLocker with TPM+PIN on target computers... Read More

  2. Determining the UUID of a computer

    How to use WMI to determine the UUID of a computer... Read More

  3. Determining the drive letter of a removable drive from the command line

    How to use WMIC to determine the drive letter of a removable drive from the command line... Read More

  4. Determining whether a folder is shared in Windows 7

    Here's a tip on how to determine whether a folder is shared in Windows 7... Read More

  5. Device driver installation and elevation

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Aug. 2012
    • Section: Admin

    A tip concerning UAC elevation prompts appearing when a user tries to install a device driver... Read More

  6. Differences how environment variables are resolved when using RUP

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

    This tip explains a difference between Windows 7 and Windows XP in how environment variables are resolved when logging on using a roaming user profile... Read More

  7. 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

  8. Disable F8 during LTI install (updated)

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 Oct. 2015
    • Section: Admin

    This is an updated tip on disabling F8 during light touch deployment using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit... Read More

  9. 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

  10. Disabling Action Center

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 30 Nov. 2011
    • Section: Security

    How to disable the Action Center in Windows 7 and when you might want to do this... Read More