Windows – Stop “Do you trust this printer?” Message
KB ID 0000508 Problem While setting up a new printer you might see this message on the screen, if you are manually installing a printer that’s fine, but if you are scripting the printer installs you DONT want all your users to see this popping up on their screens, it makes them flap, and then they will ring you up. Printers Do you trust this printer? Windows needs to download and install software from the {print server name}...
Delete Local ‘Cached’ Copies of User Profiles with Group Policy
KB ID 0000602 Problem I have a client who manages the network at a school. They wanted to stop the profiles of their users being cached, in either the c:documents and settings or c:users folders (depending on the version of Windows and profile the users were using). Solution 1. Log into a domain controller or a machine running the RSAT tools, Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management > Either edit an existing...
Stop Windows Asking for a Password after it Locks Itself
KB ID 0000684 Problem By default after a while my Windows 8 laptop ‘Locks itself’ and afterwards it requires a password to unlock it. I don’t want it to do that, I do want to be able to lock it myself, and I don’t want it to log on without a password when I log on. To completely remove the lock screen see, Windows 8 – Disable the ‘Lock Screen’. Solution 1. Move the cursor to the right hand...
Stop Windows Rebooting Due To Updates
KB ID 0000773 Problem I realise that updates are important, and Microsoft made updating easier by only releasing them once a month. But my laptop always wants to reboot at the point where I’m doing something critical! and Windows 8 unilaterally decides that its updates are far more important than my work. OK this will only happen once a month, (normally) and it will only happen a maximum of 72 hours after the update. It affects...
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...