Hidden Windows 7 Treasure – PowerCFG
Powercfg -Energy The interesting thing about Microsoft sometimes is that they do some really interesting and innovative functionality with a new operating system. However they don’t always document...
View ArticleGartner Says “Start Getting Ready to Move to Windows 7″
Gartner recently released an web page devoted to Windows 7 and topics around migration to Windows 7. In a short video, a research VP from Gartner states that because manufacturers are going to move...
View ArticleMigrating to Windows 7? How about some Education!
The Windows 7 arena is starting to heat up for corporate America. Many organizations are just now looking at doing rollouts of Windows 7 starting the summer of 2010 through the end of the year. From a...
View ArticleWindows 7 Boot from VHD
Boot from VHD One of my favorite new capabilities in Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) is the ability to boot from a virtual hard disk (vhd). This allows me to develop a Windows 7 image without...
View ArticleWindows 7 God Mode
So I have been talking about this enough in my Windows 7 seminars and classess that I thought I should add a post about it. Whenever I hear the term “God Mode” I think about video gaming and being able...
View ArticleWhat Happened to the AdminToolPak?
I have been teaching a lot of Windows 7 courses lately. One of the topics that always seems to generate a lot of questions is “How do I administer a Windows 7 client using group policy when we are...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Client Proof of Concept
I just returned from TechEd 2010 in the Big Easy and had a lot of fun working the Microsoft Springboard kiosk. One of the new things that is happening with Springboard is they have released a Windows 7...
View ArticleTrouble with Windows 7 XP Mode
I came across this post after I had issues with my demo Windows 7 XP mode during some of my seminars. A quick search revealed an issue that can develop as an IT Pro is working on the virtual. Check out...
View ArticleWindows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP Beta
Have you downloaded the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP Beta yet? The Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing...
View ArticleWindows 7 Group Policies
Many times in my Windows 7 classes we have discussion about what policies there are to help control Windows 7. Since Windows XP and Server 2003 Microsoft has created and made available an Excel...
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