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Change the Processor Affinity setting in Windows 7 to gain a performance edge

November 10, 2011 9:24am PST

Under specific circumstances and with careful tweaking, you can increase Windows 7's performance using the Processor Affinity setting.

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The complete guide to a Windows 8 clean installation

November 8, 2012 1:57pm PST

Greg Shultz documents the entire Windows 8 clean install procedure so we have a roadmap to follow and know what to expect.

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Repair your corrupted Windows registry file the easy way

May 11, 2009 1:42pm PDT

Any long time Windows user knows that a single corrupt registry entry can kill an entire Windows installation. Jack Wallen takes a look at the features of the open source application Little...

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NASA images: Desktop wallpaper from outer space

November 18, 2011 12:15pm PST

Some of the best desktop wallpaper available comes from the final frontier, where no one has gone before.

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Access the real Administrator account in Windows 7

January 20, 2011 8:07am PST

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz explains how you can activate and use the real Administrator account in Microsoft Windows 7.

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Connect Android to Windows and Samba shared directories

April 30, 2012 6:05am PDT

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of connecting your Android tablet to your Windows and Samba shared folders with the help of ES File Explorer.

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10 fundamental differences between Linux and Windows

August 26, 2008 8:39am PDT

Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Jack Wallen has distilled the key differences into one list.

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Use Windows 7 System Image Recovery to restore a hard disk

July 21, 2011 10:58am PDT

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery to revive an unbootable Windows system.

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Get IT Done: Change the product key on Windows XP

May 14, 2003 7:00am PDT

Change the Windows XP product key by editing the registry or using a Microsoft WMI script

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Configure a Windows Server 2003 VPN on the server side

July 26, 2005 7:25pm PDT

Set up a Windows Server 2003-based PPTP virtual private network (VPN) with this step-by-step installation and configuration guide.

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Troubleshoot instantly with the Windows 7 System Diagnostic Report

May 19, 2011 8:47am PDT

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use the System Diagnostic Report to gather troubleshooting information on-the-fly.

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Does the decline in PC sales indicate tablet dominance?

May 2, 2013 9:12am PDT

Tablets and mobile devices are a major force behind the decline in PC sales, but is the PC dead, and are tablets truly the heir apparent for desktops and laptops?

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How to manage employee photographs with Active Directory

June 18, 2012 6:57am PDT

John Joyner explains how to use the built-in features of Exchange 2010 with Outlook and Lync to add and manage employee photos in your organization.

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Investigate memory usage with Windows 7 Resource Monitor

October 5, 2010 8:24am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to use the detailed information displayed in Windows 7 Resource Monitor to investigate memory usage.

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Two PowerShell scripts for retrieving user info from Active Directory

May 19, 2010 12:00am PDT

Obtaining user object information via Active Directory Users And Computers is fine for the one-time use, but it falls short for batch tasks. These two scripts make it easy to pull user information...

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Back up Exchange 2010 with this Windows Server 2008 R2 feature

August 26, 2010 9:58pm PDT

Windows Server Backup is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 and can be a great quick-and-dirty way to back up an Exchange server. Scott Lowe explains how to use this tool.

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