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Setting up Windows PCs and Application Servers
In many respects, Application Servers (a.k.a. Terminal Servers) can be considered as big PCs that simply allow more than one person to log on once. Therefore, most items suitable for locking down PCs are also suitable for working with Application Servers.
Useful Windows Procedures
- Taking a screen shot
- Enabling Remote Desktop
- Viewing and editing web proxy settings
- Deleting multiple printers at once with Windows 7 and later
- Windows 8 and Server 2012 hints and tips
- Freeing space (especially in Windows folder) if drive C: full
- Switch Microsoft Update (i.e. updates for Microsoft products are available when checking for updates) on and off
- Installing trusted certificate
- Creating bootable USB drive to install Windows
- Calculating checksums of files without needing any extra software
- Getting Windows Photo Viewer back on Windows 10
- Altering filetype associations and default browser
- How to log off from Windows 10
- How to do a full shutdown/reboot on Windows 10
- Move, extend or delete recovery partition
Useful custom GPOs and GPPs
- Setting themes
- Setting font and icon size
- Desktop icons
- Setting display and keyboard language
- Windows 10 stuck on Preparing Windows for 30 seconds or so
XenApp tips and tricks
Software
- Software tested on 64-bit OS
- Target Tracker pupil update from SIMS
- Smart Notebook tweaks
- Disabling webcam button in 2Simple 2Publish
- Cannot find Windows 10 driver for HP P1505n
Problems
- Fonts are too big in old-style software
- Alerts in Access Management Console/Delivery Services Console
- Getting H.264, AAC and HTML audio to work on 2008R2
- Windows not genuine message despite saying it is activated
- Determining profile states from the registry
- Windows RT will not update after being reset
- Show/hide Windows updates