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. Getting HP drivers for MDT deployments

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 Oct. 2011
    • Section: Migration

    How to get HP drivers in a form you can use for MDT deployments... Read More

  2. Getting Lenovo drivers for MDT deployments

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 Oct. 2011
    • Section: Migration

    How to get Lenovo drivers in a form you can use for MDT deployments... Read More

  3. Getting Msg.exe to work on Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 12 Oct. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to get Msg.exe to work on Windows 7... Read More

  4. Hardcoding the logon domain controller

    How to force a client computer to log on to a specific domain controller... Read More

  5. Hide and Disable HomeGroup

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 26 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Network

    Prevent the HomeGroup prompt after connecting to a new network and hide the shortcut from windows... Read More

  6. Hiding Account Properties When a Device is Locked

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 30 June 2011
    • Section: Security

    When a Windows computer is locked it will show the username of the person who locked it by default. This tip will provide a method for fixing this bad security practice... Read More

  7. How To Change Logon UI Background In Windows 7

    This article explains how you can change the Logon UI Background in Windows 7 using a registry key. This article applies to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 only... Read More

  8. How To Compress using Command Line tool?

    This article explains how you can use Compress.exe, a command line tool, to compress files on Windows Computers... Read More

  9. How to configure desktop wallpaper in a reference image

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 17 Oct. 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip on how you can configure the desktop wallpaper for users when you build a reference image of Windows 7 using MDT... Read More

  10. How to detect whether you are in Windows PE

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 11 July 2012
    • Section: Migration

    A tip on how to detect whether your are in Windows PE or a full installation of Windows... Read More