Bill Detwiler

Hiberfil.sys can use several GB of hard disk space. Delete the file, and it will likely return. Bill Detwiler explains how to get rid of it for good.

Watch Bill Detwiler, host of TR Dojo, flub his lines, growl at the camera, and contend with countless hallway noises in this blooper reel from 2009. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

If a government request for information about traffic to one of the site’s you support appeared in your mailbox or in your email inbox, what would you do first?

Bill Detwiler shows to retrieve a list of installed USB devices and kill processes using Windows PowerShell. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Tweak Windows Vista’s Logon screen to meet your needs
Most users don’t think twice about what the Windows Logon screen looks like. But as an IT pro, you might be interested in customizing the screen. Bill Detwiler shows you several tweaks for the Windows Vista Logon screen–from getting rid of the shutdown button to adding a customized text message. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Most Windows users may prefer the GUI, but IT pros recognize the power of the command-prompt. Bill Detwiler shows you five tricks for the IT ninja. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Windows’ built-in keyboard shortcuts won’t do what you want? Bill Detwiler shows you how to create custom shortcuts with the free AutoHotkey utility. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog

Bill Detwiler shows you how Vista’s System Restore works and how the hidden VSSAdmin command-line tool can prevent it from filling up your hard drive. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Bill Detwiler demonstrates five Windows 7 features, like the Problem Steps Recorder, that may make IT professionals love the new OS. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Bill Detwiler demonstrates how to create targeted searches with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax (AQS). Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Change the number of machines a user can join to a domain by editing the ms-DS-MachineAccountQuota attribute with ADSI Edit.

Troubleshooting slow Windows XP machines is a common IT task, and some of the culprits are pretty obvious. It could just be a question of upgrading the memory or disabling some of the unneeded applications that kick in at start-up. But if you’ve ruled those out, adjusting XP’s own Performance Options settings may do the trick. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler goes over several tweaks to speed up Windows XP.

Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.