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...
Windows – Search the Internet from the Start Menu
KB ID 0000394 Problem I think this is a feature that should be enabled by default, perhaps it will be in Windows 8. Essentially just a quick policy change and you can perform an internet search with your default browser and search provider, straight from Windows Search/Run box. Solution Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA
Windows 7 – Cannot Install Service Pack 1Windows Server 2008 R2 – Cannot Install Service Pack 1
KB ID 0000408 Problem It’s the same service pack for both products (in case you were wondering about the title). Service Pack 1 has been out for a just over a week now, so we have had enough time to see any glitches and problems. Solution Errors: If your update fails with error 8007f0f4 or FFFFFFFF this has been attributed to malware click here. If your update fails with error 0x800f0a12 Press Start > Run > cmd {enter}...
Hide/Remove Users from the Windows Welcome/Logon Screen
KB ID 0000541 Problem This was asked on EE the other day, and I’ve been asked it before, so I put it on my list of “Articles to write up”. Windows by default will display all “Enabled” accounts on the welcome screen. In most cases that’s fine, but the poster had installed SQL and all the service accounts were listed. Solution Option 1 Updated 09/08/12 Site visitor (Fehlmann Paolo ) Emailed in to...
Windows – Remove Saved / Cached Network Passwords
KB ID 0000556 Problem Windows 7 / 2008 R2 like previous versions of Windows, caches your user names and passwords entered for network shares, drives etc. That’s fine until there’s an incorrect password or username in the cache, and you want to remove it. With Windows XP you could do this by running “control userpasswords2” and deleting the offending entry. With Windows 7 we have Credential Manager to do this...