lately I have noticed that some of my customers is unaware of the hotfix rollup Microsoft has released for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 2008 R2 SP1. The hotfix includes many of the fixes needed in an enterprise environment, so it might be a good idea to take a closer
In some situations I need to always show all icons in the system tray. So instead of this layout: All users on the computer must see all icons ad shown here: This can be done through the GUI by selecting Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar:
You might find your self in a situation where you are unable to use the Collect Logs button on your Windows 8 client connecting with Direct Access. The most properly reason for this is that you have not entered a Helpdesk email address when configuring the DirectAccess Client Setup page.
This is a short vbscript to pin programs to the taskbar. The script can for example be used in a login script. Set objShell = CreateObject(“Shell.Application”) Set oShell = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) Set ofso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”) strFile = “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice12OUTLOOK.EXE” PinToTaskBar strFile = “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice12WINWORD.EXE” PinToTaskBar
When deploying computers in a new setup, I need to set various settings as default settings for all new users. One way to do this in your MDT or SCCM task sequence is to load the Default User Hive make the changes and save it again. When a new user
When you delete a file on Windows 8 it will go to the recycle bin without a confirmation box. If you want the confirmation box back, you must right click on the recycle bin and select properties. Select the option Display delete confirmation dialog. And the confirmation dialog is back.
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