System

Reset IE Settings

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There is an easy way to reset Internet Explorer settings. In Internet Explorer, launch the “Internet Options” utility, then go to the “Advanced” tab. Then click “Reset…” . . . Usually, in enterprise context, the “Advanced” tab is deactivated to avoid end users to modify these settings. It is possible for administrators to reset Internet … Read more

Win10 – Lock & Logon Screens Image

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Before the anniversary update of Windows 10, the lock screen and the logon screen could have their own wallpaper, and if it was easy to manage the lock screen, defining the logon screen was more difficult and 3rd party tools must been used… Since Windows 10 Redstone, the lock screen and the logon screen share … Read more

Disabling NetBIOS over TCPIP

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1. Manual Procedure Go to Control Panel Network and Sharing Center   . Click “Change adapter settings“ . Right-Click a Network Interface Card Properties . Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” Properties . Click “Advanced…“ . Select “Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP“ . . 2. Script Here is a script allowing to disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP … Read more

Disabling Hibernation

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1. Manual Procedure Follow this procedure to disable hibernation.   Go to Control Panel Power Options   . . Click “Change plan settings“ . Click “Change Advanced power settings“ . Never Hibernate . . 2. Command The following command has been tested on Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. powercfg h off  

Windows 8 VHD Dual Boot Creation

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The Windows 8 ISO can be converted to bootable media using the Download Assistant, or the Window 7 disc burner utility can be used. . Step 1 : Create a Windows 8 bootable media . To create a bootable DVD media using Windows 7 disc burner Download the Windows 8 ISO. Insert a blank formatted … Read more

Creating Windows 8 Custom WIM File

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1. How to create a custom WIM image . Preparation of the technician computer To prepare the technician computer, Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) must be downloaded and installed. That tool replaces the older WAIK utility. . The author step First, the author step consists in creating an answer file. You are going to … Read more

Context Menu

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The Right Click Menu or the Context Menu is the menu, which appears, when you right-click on the desktop or a file or folder in Windows. This menu gives you added functionality by offering you actions you can take with the item. Most programs like to stuff their commands in this menu. . 1. Right-Click … Read more

Configuring Hyper-V

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1. Activate Hyper-V Hyper-V is not activated by default on Windows. To activate it:   1.1 Windows 7 Go to “Add/Remove Programs” and select “Turn Windows features on or off” Expand “Remote Server Administration Tools” Then “Role Administration Tools” Select “Hyper-V Tools” . 1.2 Windows 8 and 10 Go to “Add/Remove Programs” and select “Turn … Read more

Interactive Service Detection

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When changing a service (for example the startup type) using a script with a deployment tool (like SCCM), the “Interactive Services Detection” Windows message may appears:   To avoid that message to appear, the service “UI0Detect” must first be stopped.

File Associations

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File associations are managed in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT hive of the registry.   In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, there is one key per file extension. Each key has a default value corresponding to the file type. For example, let’s looking at the .docx file extension. Here the default value for .docx is Word.Document.12     In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, there is … Read more