If you want to prevent windows from begin automatically arrange when moved to the edge of the screen you need can easily change this. Press the windows button and typ ‘snap’ choose ‘settings’ on click on ‘Turn of automatic window arrangement’. Then on the next screen you need to scroll down and select ‘Prevent windows […]
Read More »# Start -> Run -> type ‘diskpart’ without quotes # Once it’s loaded type: list disk This will display the current connected disks. # now type: select disk # (you need to replace # with the disk number you want to select). # type: clean # type: create partition primary # type select partition 1 […]
Read More »When for instance a VSS backup fails you can make sure the ‘VSS Writer’ for VSS backup is running. # Open command and type: vssadmin list writers # Now if you see for instance “Microsoft Exchange Writer” Status [7]: Failed # Now if you reset the Exchange store service the writer should and will go […]
Read More »First you have to make a script (.bat file) that you want to execute before windows login. If you want to start, for example Internet Explorer open Notepad en type: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe Now save the notepad file to a random name ending with the extension .bat Go to start -> run -> and type […]
Read More »Since a short time it’s now possible to change the DPI / text size inside a remote desktop session. When you install the hotfix (link below) the settings wont be grayed out anymore so you can change the DPI. Here you can read more about the HotFix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2726399 Download the HotFix: http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows%207/Windows%20Server2008%20R2%20SP1/sp2/Fix396134/7600/free/451041_intl_x64_zip.exe Note that you […]
Read More »Session (ID xx) remote control failed. (Error 5 – access is denied) When you recieve the above error in a Windows 2008 Terminal server environment you need to disable UAC. You disable UAC by doing the following: Start -> Control panel -> user accounts -> change user account settings -> now move it to the […]
Read More »When in Windows Backup 2008 you want to add an 2nd HDD target to your existing back-up schedule you get the error message: “The filename, directoryname or volume label syntax is incorrect” The solution is: Attach your 1st harddisk. You can only add an extra harddisk to your existing back-up schedule when your 1ste harddisk […]
Read More »When a users has an corrupt Windows profile or you just want to give the user a new profile, it’s not as easy as it was in Windows 2003, there you just go to the users direcotry and change the name of the user folder to for example username_old. When you do the same in […]
Read More »There is a simple command to find out the installation date of your windows Pc / server. Open a command prompt (Windows + R, type cmd) Then type: find /i “install date” You will get the output saying: Original Install Date: dd-mm-yyyy, 12:34:56
Read More »When you install windows 8 with for example a VLK iso, your installation probally wont activate. Here’s what you need to do: Press Windows + R and type ‘slui 3’ (without ”) A new windows will open, this is where you can type in a new License key.
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