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. Disabling Online Help in High-Security Environments

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 28 June 2012
    • Section: Admin

    How to prevent Windows Help from prompting users to download help from the Internet in high-security environments where Internet access is tightly controlled... Read More

  2. Disabling activation pop-ups in demo environments

    How to disable Windows activation pop-ups in demo environments... Read More

  3. Disabling automatic termination of programs blocking shutdown

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 10 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    Here's a tip to reduce helpdesk calls due to the "Programs still need to close" screen in Windows Vista and later... Read More

  4. Disabling wireless connections when Windows 7 is connects to a LAN

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Network

    A utility you can use to disable wireless connections when a Windows 7 computer is connected to a wired LAN... Read More

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Display Error Statistics on the Network Connection Status Window

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 27 April 2011
    • Section: Network

    Show errors in addition to the amount of sent/recieved packets... Read More

  8. Displaying user profile in Explorer

    A tip on how you can get Windows Explorer to open by default to the root folder of your user profile... Read More

  9. 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

  10. Easily create a record of all PowerShell commands and associated output

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 8 May 2013
    • Section: Admin

    How to create easily a record of all Windows PowerShell commands typed in the Windows PowerShell console, and the output associated with those commands... Read More