Windows 8 Tip of the Day–Bitlocker PIN
Today’s tip… While it still requires administrative privileges to configure BitLocker, with Windows 8, standard users can now by default change their own PIN/Password. It […]
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Windows 8 Tip of the Day–Bitlocker
Today’s tip… Previously, BitLocker encryption has been an ‘all or nothing’. Either a volume was completely encrypted or it was not. Windows 8 brings us […]
What does a good boot look like (aka, what should I be happy with)?
It’s a question I wasn’t prepared for in class last week, but one that made sense really. For the IT Pro that doesn’t eat breath […]
How to collect a trace for audio or video problems in Windows 7
Assume the following: You have a Windows 7 host that you want to collect a trace from. The user complains of audio issues, stuttering, latency, […]
How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 7
Assume the following: You have a Windows 7 host that you want to collect a trace from. A good trace. One that you know other […]
Welcome to the Windows Assessment Server from the Windows 8 ADK. Part 1 of X
Fa-La…It’s the magical mystery tour….. Well, not really, but it is the Windows Assessment Server brought to us by the Windows 8 ADK! […]
When an Exchange Server doesn’t Exchange…
“Well the high sheriff, told his deputy, won’t you go out and bring my Lazarus?” Why am I quoting the Po Lazarus tune, the opening […]
Ladies and Gentleman (and low lifes), it is with outstanding pleasure tonight that I am able to present to you, the reader, with an xperf trace….
For those who didn’t yet know, the Dude is a fan of old school rap. So one of these days, not much to do, I […]
Yet another xperf analysis post
Pump up the volume, Pump up the volume… Slow Boot: Yep, that’s slow. Clearly not in CPU usage though…what about disk? Nope (the dude knows […]
The dude does xperf…
So the Dude (that’s me) has gone over how to collect xperf traces a few times now, but what do we do after we’ve collected […]