Windows Group Policy – Disable The Local Windows Firewall
KB ID 0001090 Problem I’ve got nothing against the Windows firewall, it’s certainly a lot easier to manage now than it was back in the XP SP2 days. But I find a lot of clients still just ‘want it gone’ and, providing they have a decent corporate firewall in front of them that’s fair enough. Solution 1. On a domain controller or a client running the remote administration tools > Windows Key+R >...
Stop EditPlus Creating .bak files
KB ID 0000825 Problem I use EditPlus 3 a lot for editing firewall configs, and just taking notes. But freshly installed it has the annoying habit of creating .bak (backup) files for every file you work on. I tend to keep the notes I’m working on on my desktop, so this can clutter it up with annoying icons. Solution 1. Launch EditPlus > Tools > Preferences > Files. 2. Untick ‘Create backup file when saving’...
Stop ‘Open File – Security Warning’
KB ID 0000804 Problem I put in a Remote Desktop Services Server this week, and every time the users launched their line of business app, Open File – Security Warning The publisher of this file can not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software. Name: {Application name} Publisher: Unknown Publisher Type: Application From: {PathApplication name} This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its...
Windows Server – Disable IESC (IE Enhanced Security Configuration)
KB ID 0000728 Problem We have had IESC (or IE Enhanced Security) in previous iterations of Windows Server, It is not a bad thing, in most cases you will not want people browsing the internet from a server anyway. Though when you have just built a server, and you are trying to get software and patches onto it it can be very annoying. With IESC enabled you will see this every time you visit a site; Content from the website listed below...
How Do I Shut Down Windows 8?
KB ID 0000588 Problem Like Windows 7, Windows 8 is more than happy to gracefully shutdown if you press the power button on your PC/Laptop/Tablet. But now you don’t have a “Start Button” where’s the option to turn it off? You might find it simpler just to Create a Shutdown shortcut on the Start Menu. Solution How to Shut Down Windows 8 1. Press Windows Key+I > Power > Shut down. How to Shut Down Windows 8...