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Brad's TechTips - Windows
TIPS:
- Active Directory - Change the Default OU for new computers or users
- Windows XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 - Determine the installation date of Windows
- Windows 7 - Copy a Local Profile to a Domain Profile in Windows 7
- Windows 7 - Enable "God Mode" to access the operating system's various settings
- Windows Server 2008 R2 - Enable and Use the Active Directory Recycle Bin
- Windows Server 2008, Vista and Windows 7 - Configure Automatic Logon
- Windows Server 2008 - Disable Fast User Switching
- Windows Server 2003 - Allow Macintosh computers to connect to file and printer shares
- Windows Server 2003 - Configure automatic logon
- Windows Server 2003 - Clear the Journal Wrap error in File Replication Service
- Windows Server 2003 - Clear the "Network Load Balancing Failed to Start" (error ID 7000) message
- Windows Server 2003/XP/2000 - Determine the last reboot date/time of a computer
- Windows Server 2003/XP/2K - Disable admin shares (c$, d$, etc.)
- Windows Server 2003 - You cannot open file shares or Group Policy snap-ins when you disable SMB signing for the Workstation or Server service on a domain controller
- Windows XP/Vista/2008 - Suppress the Display of a User Account in Logon Screen (Fast User Switching)
- Windows Vista - Disable Fast User Switching
- Windows Firewall - Enable remote administration
- Windows Firewall - Open a port on a remote computer
- Terminal Server - Setup a logon script only for Terminal Server users
- Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
- Terminal Server or Remote Desktop - Use the Registry to Enable Remote Desktop on a Remote Computer
- Instant Messenger - How to block it using ISA Server
- Add the My Computer, My Documents, Internet Explorer and/or My Network Places Icons to the Desktop by Registry Key (and therefore Group Policy)
- Change the service account passwords across multiple computers
- Configure a printer for a remote computer
- Delete unused profiles, locally or on remote computers
- Determine the MAC address of a remote computer or device
- Determine whether a client is connected by RAS or LAN
- Determine who is logged on to a given computer, or at what computer a user is logged on
- Windows - Configure the Windows Time Service to point to an external time provider