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Category: Windows 8

  • Group Policy WMI filters for Windows 7/8/8.1/10

    Group Policy WMI filters for Windows 7/8/8.1/10

    Every now and then during Windows 10 deployments we need to use WMI filters for group policy objects, there are simply no better way of doing this, without a lot of work. WMI is simple to use and demands little maintenance. There WMI filters may also come handy since there are group policy settings that…

  • Internet Explorer and January 12, 2016

    On 12th January 2016 the only Internet Explorer browser that will be supported and receive updates is the latest one, what about this? This means that only the most current version of Internet Explorer on your Windows platform is supported and updated with security updates. So if you are a customer using Internet Explorer 8,…

  • Every thing you need to know about SDD and defrag

    Just found this post regarding defrag, trim and SDD hard disk. Excellent work http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheRealAndCompleteStoryDoesWindowsDefragmentYourSSD.aspx

  • Generate PowerShell code with Offline Files Browser

    Over Christmas I took some time to develop a small utility to browse the local offline files cache. The utility will also generate PowerShell code to unpin and delete folders and files from the cache. Go get the tool here: http://1drv.ms/1DAyNXj [Update] The tool has a requirement for .NET 4.0 Bare with me it’s version…

  • Currently available File Services hotfixes in Windows Server 2012/2012 R2

    Just before Christmas a new KB was released with the latest available File Server hotfixes for Windows 2012/2012 R2 and 8/8.1 and introduced register keys Including fixes for ntfs.sys, srvnet.sys, srvsvc.dll, srv2.sys, mrxsmb.sys, mrxsmb20.sys, rbdss.sys, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2899011 Looking for the same for Windows 2008/2008R2? Have a look at this place: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2473205

  • Windows 7 and Windows 8 side-by-side?

    Ever wondered how Microsoft IT does Windows OS’s side-by-side? How they think about image, testing and security? Have a look at this paper http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=37144  

  • Outbound firewall rules

    Ever thought about what type of outbound firewall rules that is required for you clients to run as expected? Maybe you want to minimize the outbound rules on your public or private Windows firewall profile. You probably already know that when Windows NLA service is discovering what type of network you’re on it will try…

  • MBSA 2.3 (for IT Professionals)

    Missing Windows 8 and later in Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer? Not any more, just make sure to download the latest version and it will support Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Note! Windows 2000 will no longer be supported with this release. You will find it here! http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7558

  • EMET Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 4.1

    The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is designed to help prevent hackers from gaining access to your system. Software vulnerabilities and exploits have become an everyday part of life. Virtually every product has to deal with them and consequently, users are faced with a stream of security updates. For users who get attacked before the…

  • Love RSS feeds?

    RSS feeds is a nice way to keep yourself updated what’s going on in different technologies. Personally I like to keep them in the Internet Explorer favorites bar Here are some tips New downloads http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/rssfeeds.xml?hid=1097&biq=rss_windows_allproducts New Windows 7 downloads http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/rssfeeds.xml?hid=844&biq=rss_windows_7 Most recent KBs for Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/common/rss.aspx?rssid=14019&ln=en-us Most recent KBs for Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/common/rss.aspx?rssid=16796&ln=en-us Most…