Windows

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IE Enable/Disable Proxy Settings via Registry

Whatever the reason may be to enable or disable proxy, here is a simple registry hack to turn it on or off.…

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Disable IPv6 on Windows Core Server 2008 R2 – 2012 R2

GUI Version: Open Control Panel > Network & Internet > Network & Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings > Choose the Adapter…

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Change the password age in bulk for Active Directory accounts

Ran into an interesting situation where pretty much all domain accounts did not follow the default password policy and had the option…

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How to remove hidden network adapters

Windows automatically hides devices that are not presently connected to the system, but they still exist in Windows’ configuration. This is especially…

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Quick and Simple Way to Export DHCP Scope Settings From One Server to Another

Applies to: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016 From the command prompt on the source DHCP server run…

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Find out mapped network drive logins

If you have shared drives in a multi-domain environment and need to know what each drive was logged on as, this is…

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ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus – How to apply a wildcard cert ?

ADSelfService Plus by ManageEngine is a great tool. The instructions provided to configure SSL did not work for me, but I was…

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Deleting Thumbs.db & Desktop.ini files and How to prevent them

Removing thumbs.db file from explorer might take time. So you may also try the command interface. Press Windows Key + R for…

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Find out Windows version from an ISO file

So we download a lot of .ISO file from various sources. I needed to install Windows 10 x64 Pro and was having…

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How do I enable or disable anonymous LDAP binds to Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory (AD)?

By default the setting is set to <not set> meaning it is disabled. I strongly recommend against this. Many applications communicate with…