Disable ‘Fast user Switching’
KB ID 0000320 Problem Fast user switching was introduced with Windows XP (though XP can’t do this when joined to a domain). Starting with Windows Vista you COULD do this in a domain environment. Some users and sysadmins see this as a bad thing (having users logged on with sessions open that may get forgotten about). Should you with to disable this feature then do the following, Solution Option 1 – Via the registry 1. On...
Outlook 2013 and 2010 Stop – Do you want to send this message without a subject?
KB ID 0000371 Problem With Outlook 2010, everytime you send and email withough a subject line you get the following prompt “Do you want to send this message without a subject?” Now there are sensible reasons for this, but a lot of the time I don’t really want to put in a subject, especially if I’m conversing with friends colleagues etc. And I’m really sick and tired of being asked. Solution 1. Open...
Outlook – Disable “Show in Groups”
KB ID 0000668 Problem With older versions of Outlook this was simple to do, they have made a good job of hiding it in Outlook 2010? Emails Grouped by Date. Solution 1. From within Outlook View > Change View > Manage Views. 2. Seelct ‘Current view settings’ > Modify. 3. Group By. 4. Untick ‘Automatically group according to arrangement’ > OK. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Outlook – Disable Desktop Notifications
KB ID 0000901 Problem Outlook will (by default), display a notification on your screen when you receive an email. Generally this is a good thing, but if (like me) your Outlook collects your personal mail as well, then you might not want these notifications flashing up on your screen. Solution 1. From within Outlook > File > Options. 2. Mail > Untick ‘Display a Desktop Alert’. Related Articles, References,...
IE9 – Stop “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons”
KB ID 0000466 Problem This morning my boss asked me “Why every time I open Internet Explorer does it ask me this?” To which I replied, “I use Chrome so I don’t know, But I’ll find out.” Solution A brief internet search returned, just set the “Ask me later to a nice long time”. But that’s still not disabling it. If truth be known its a good thing, i.e. is trying to be helpful and...