Every admin has made an error while creating a group policy and blew up an important machine. Murphy’s law states that you will then be unable to get the policy to repeal itself on the machine. Well this handy little tip will save the day. delete the following file while you are logged in a […]
On newer generation computers you may have noticed that the windows key sticker is no longer on the bottom or side of the unit. This can make for some frustration when trying to do a clean rebuild. Well chances are the key is stored int he BIOS of the machine and if you are in […]
As many have heard over the past year older versions of SSL have been compromised and should no longer be used by servers to negotiate communications. however disabling these deprecated SSL versions can be a bit of a headache. I would strongly suggest anyone with public facing servers test them to be safe. I personally […]
How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on 64-Bit Windows 8.1 or 10 (So That You Can Install Unsigned Drivers) 64-Bit editions of Windows require digitally signed drivers. The problem is that many devices ship with unsigned drivers. Today, we’ll show you how to install them regardless. Digitally signed drivers include an electronic fingerprint that indicates […]
Windows 10 has hit and it is a fast stable operating system. however MS has given us some features that we should be disabling immediately. For example windows updates delivery optimization uses your computer to send windows updates to other folks on the internet. You can disable it by knowing where to go to disable […]
I came across this startling info on a blog and had to share the original information is located at http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001116.html most importantly it not only tells you about the issue but also tells you how to correct it! very good info Lauren Weinstein! A couple of days ago I discussed a number of privacy and other […]
Every network admin has had to remove a print server from their environment and set up a new one. While installing a print server can be tedious job. the worst part for me has always been updating the installed printers on all of my clients. well with this little vbscript it is no problem at […]
Great info from tech republic – never even knew about this neat little trick! Control panel settings and configurations are typically scattered all over in Windows 8, unless you know about god mode. For the record, I like Microsoft Windows 8. However, just like any operating system, it is not perfect – there are always annoyances. […]
Recently I needed to disable proxy settings on windows machines in a network. I was trying to remove an old proxy based web content filter (eeewww). I know it is only a few clicks but I am all about not using the sneaker net if i can avoid it. Plus it is always nice to […]
Most domain admins these days are following the very smart practice of using a normal user account for their day to day work and another for their domain admin tasks. Usually it is the same username with da at the end, beginning or something similar. The trouble comes in when a admin wants to use […]
