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Windows Performance Toolkit – Download and install

The Windows Performance Toolkit allows Administrators a keen insight into the startup and login process. In this four part series, we will dive into these tools and fix common performance issues. Part 1 covers downloading and installing the Windows Performance Toolkit.

A picture of Joseph Moody By Joseph Moody - Fri, May 17, 2013 - 0 comments

Joseph Moody is a desktop administrator for a public school and help manage about 5,500 computers. I specialize in Active Directory, Group Policy, and software deployment.

Installing the Windows Performance-Toolkit

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Performance counters to watch when managing virtual servers

This article gives tips about performance monitoring of virtual servers and demonstrates how to watch performance counters with Smart-X ControlUp.

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An obvious memory shortage

Troubleshoot slow logon – Part 2: The 3-headed monster

There are many reasons for slow performance immediately following logon. In my last post I explained how you can troubleshoot slow logon by limiting the user profile size. This post explains how to keep the 3-headed monster from becoming one of them.

A picture of Aaron Denton By Aaron Denton - Fri, January 6, 2012 - 0 comments

Aaron Denton has been working in IT for 10 years. He is a CCNP, MCITP, Enterprise Admin and Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2007. Follow his blog itprostuff.

Slow logon - Indexing Options and Indexed Locations

Troubleshoot slow logon – Part 1: Profile size

One of the reasons a user may experience a slow logon are problems with a large roaming user profile. This post explains how to troubleshoot slow logon in Active Directory domain in those cases.

A picture of Aaron Denton By Aaron Denton - Wed, January 4, 2012 - 0 comments

Aaron Denton has been working in IT for 10 years. He is a CCNP, MCITP, Enterprise Admin and Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2007. Follow his blog itprostuff.

Slow logon - Exclude directories in roaming profile

How to disable the Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows Server 2008 R2

In this article you will learn how the Shutdown Event Tracker works in Windows Server 2008 R2. You will also understand how to disable this functionality if your business needs dictate this action.

A picture of Timothy Warner By Timothy Warner - Tue, December 27, 2011 - 2 comments

Timothy Warner is a Windows systems administrator, software developer, author, and technical trainer based in Nashville, TN.

Disable Shutdown Event Tracker - Shutdown Event Tracker dialog