Admin Tips

Last Updated on 7 July 2011, Total: 116 Knowledge Base Tips

29 Administration
1 Application Compatibility
1 Built-in Diagnostics
42 Deployment
11 Misc
18 Networking
5 Security
9 Troubleshooting

  1. Backing up event logs

    How to configure Vista to back up event logs... Read More

  2. More on preventing device installs

    Another way you can configure Vista to prevent certain kinds of devices from being installed... Read More

  3. Prevent any new devices from being installed

    Vista can be configured to prevent any new devices from being installed... Read More

  4. Overriding device installation policies

    Admins on Vista machines are also subject to device installation restrictions, but you can change this... Read More

  5. Controlling which kinds of devices can be installed

    In Vista, you can prevent any specify type of device from being intalled... Read More

  6. Disabling removable devices

    How to prevent USB devices and other removable devices from being installed in Vista... Read More

  7. Configuring device installation timeout

    How to allow more time for new devices to install properly in Vista... Read More

  8. Device installation and system restore

    How to minimize creation of new restore points due to frequent driver upgrades and installs... Read More

  9. Disabling preferential device drivers

    How to ensure Vista always uses the latest drivers for your devices... Read More

  10. Disabling device found popups

    How to disable annoying popups for new device detection in Vista... Read More