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Monitoring Windows system stability with PowerShell

Too often, IT administrators rely purely on ticket submissions to determine whether Windows clients work reliably. What I want...
Include and exclude folders in roaming user profiles

A Group Policy Object (GPO) has always allowed administrators to exclude folders from a roaming profile but not include...
Log out users after a certain time with a Visual Basic timer

In this guide, I am going to demonstrate how to write a timer in Visual Basic using Visual Studio...
Windows 10 upgrade – Tools to migrate apps, data and user profiles

When upgrading to Windows 10 it is crucial to preserve user's pertinent settings in applications, data, and user profiles....
Review: Total Software Deployment

Wish you had one single application for packaging, customizing, and deployment? Softinventive Lab's Total Software Deployment can do this...
Review: VisualCron, an automation tool with web macro recording

Today I'll introduce you to VisualCron, a powerful task scheduler/automation tool with an excellent trick up its sleeve—web macro...
Free Windows Admin tools

The Free Windows Admin Tools introduced in this post are brought to you by the maker of ManageEngine Desktop...
Pin apps to the Taskbar in Windows 10 1607 with Group Policy

Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update) provides new ways to manage the pinned apps on a user's Taskbar. In this...
Removing a corrupted Canon print driver

Removing a corrupted print driver in Windows is not as simple as it should be. Read on if you...
When roaming profiles are not working in Windows 10

Windows 10 and roaming user profiles don’t harmonize well. In this post, you will learn about the various traps...
The System Reserved Partition in Windows 10

Microsoft gave us the System Reserved Partition (SRP) in all desktop and server Windows versions since Windows 7. Today...
ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus – Cloud-based MDM Solution

Today, I’d like to introduce you to ManageEngine’s Mobile Device Manager Plus. Although the solution exists in an on-premises...
Change keyboard layout language for the login screen

If you forgot to configure the keyboard layout language during the Windows setup process, changing the input method in...
MMCSnapInsView – MMC snap-in launcher

NirSoft released the free MMCSnapInsView tool that allows you to view and launch all MMC snap-ins that are installed...
Disable lock screen password

In some environments, you will want to disable the lock screen because frequent password re-entries reduce your productivity.
Convert EXE to MSI with EMCO MSI Package Builder 6

Version 6 of EMCO MSI Package Builder includes Windows 10 MSI compatibility and a streamlined UI, and it makes...
Windows Store for Business – A first look

The new Windows Store for Business is now available for Windows insiders. I played a little with Microsoft’s new...
ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 – Powerful desktop & mobile device management

ManageEngine Desktop Central 9, integrated desktop and mobile device management software, is ranked in the client management tools category...
Disable web search in the Windows 10 Start menu via Group Policy

By default, when you enter a keyword in the search box of the Start menu, Windows 10 will also...