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. Troubleshooting - Can't install application with UAC enabled

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 Sept. 2012
    • Section: Security

    A tip on how to troubleshoot a problem where a certain application won't install when User Account Control is enabled on the computer... Read More

  2. Non-admins and ActiveX controls

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 June 2012
    • Section: Security

    How to enable non-admins to install ActiveX controls... Read More

  3. Preventing Windows Update reboots

    How to prevent a Windows 7 system from rebooting after installing updates that require a reboot... Read More

  4. Configuring IE homepage for deployment

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 6 June 2012
    • Section: Migration

    Here’s a tip from a WN reader on how to configure the Internet Explorer home page when customizing the default user profile for deploying Windows using MDT 2010... Read More

  5. Troubleshooting: Installing a legacy device

    An example of how to resolve an issue where a legacy device having a Windows Vista driver won’t install properly on Windows 7... Read More

  6. Troubleshooting: WSUS won’t update a computer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 May 2012
    • Section: Migration

    An example of how to resolve an issue where a newly deployed Windows computer isn’t pulling new software updates from your Windows Server Update Services machine... Read More

  7. Local admin accounts vs. the default Administrator account

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 June 2012
    • Section: Admin

    What’s the difference between the local Administrator account in Windows 7 and a new user account you create on the system that belongs to the Administrators local group?... Read More

  8. Removing pre-approved ActiveX controls from Internet Explorer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 May 2012
    • Section: Security

    How to remove pre-approved ActiveX controls from the whitelist of “safe for installing” controls found in Internet Explorer 7 and later... Read More

  9. Temporarily disable hibernation for laptops

    How to temporarily disable hibernation when you close the lid of your laptop... Read More

  10. Troubleshooting: Laptop wakes when not in use

    How to troubleshoot an issue with a laptop waking from hibernation and overheating in its carrying case... Read More