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# The Experience Blog

A blog with focus on Windows 10, Windows 11, Intune and Security

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- [GPO error message applying settings for {F312195E-3D9D-447A-A3F5-08DFFA24735E}](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/08/11/gpo-error-message-applying-settings-for-f312195e-3d9d-447a-a3f5-08dffa24735e/) - When you have activated Credential Guard for Windows 10 (1607), you might note errors on your clients when they try to update group policies: Windows failed to apply the {F312195E-3D9D-447A-A3F5-08DFFA24735E} settings. You will also find the below error in the DeviceGuard Operational event log: Device Guard failed to process the Group Policy to enable Virtualization
- [Beyond Passwords: Deploying Phishing-Resistant Authentication with Microsoft Technologies](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2026/06/02/beyond-passwords-deploying-phishing-resistant-authentication-with-microsoft-technologies/) - Passwords have been the foundation of authentication for decades, but they are no longer fit for purpose. In today’s threat landscape, passwords are one of the weakest links in security, constantly targeted by phishing, credential theft, and brute-force attacks. The goal is clear: move your organization to phishing-resistant authentication and eliminate passwords entirely. This post
- [How to Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI-enable your Windows devices for kamikaze style or pioneer users](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2025/11/24/how-to-microsoft-365-copilot-and-ai-enable-your-windows-devices-for-kamikaze-style-or-pioneer-users/) - Innovation happens extremely fast now and new features are being pumped out at a rapid pace. So how can you get on the frontier with your Windows devices to be able to utilize the most out of AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot and get your hands on all possible features today before they are released
- [How to get rid of multiple keyboard layouts in Windows 11 using Remediations in Intune, or PowerShell](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2025/02/11/how-to-get-rid-of-multiple-keyboard-layouts-in-windows-11-using-remediations-in-intune-or-powershell/) - I always use English (en-US) installation media for Windows and have always had that as a preferred choice as I prefer to run Windows in English. Many customers do that as well. The problem with that is that every time a device is reset or freshly installed via the Autopilot flow, it will result in
- [Aka.ms links to useful resources for Windows admins](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2025/02/03/aka-ms-links-to-useful-resources-for-windows-admins/) - This is a collection of aka.ms links that takes you straight to great Windows admin resources, which includes Windows, Cloud PC, Azure Virtual Desktop, Surface, and of course Intune. Enjoy! Use these links to quickly browse to more or less everyday admin tasks to save time. All links can also be found at my GitHub
- [Field report: 3 years with an ARM based Windows 10 / Windows 11 device](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2023/02/20/field-report-3-years-with-an-arm-based-windows-10-windows-11-device/) - NOTE: This blog post has been replaced as of September 2024 by a new version based on almost 5 years with an ARM based Surface device. It is now exactly 3 years since I got my current device, the ARM based Surface Pro X SQ1 device. I've been using it as my primary work device
- [Fixing OneDrive and Office 365 ProPlus problems on Surface Pro X when MDATP security baselines are applied](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2020/02/24/fixing-onedrive-and-office-365-proplus-problems-on-surface-pro-x-when-mdatp-security-baselines-are-applied/) - I've got a myself s Surface Pro X, based on Windows 10 ARM-edition, and thought I'd share the solution to a problem that I suppose more will encounter. After configuring my Surface Pro X for Azure AD join and Intune I soon hit two major problems. Problem description OneDrive not starting at all, leaving a
- [Field report: ~5 years with an ARM based Windows 10/11 Surface device](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2024/09/26/field-report-5-years-with-an-arm-based-windows-10-11-surface-device/) - It is now almost 5 years since I got my current device, the ARM based Surface Pro X SQ1 device. I've been using it as my primary work device since then, although much work has also been conducted on other devices for the customers I work with. Still, I’ve used my Surface Pro X almost
- [Passwordless + Autopilot + Preview builds in Update rings ≠ True](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2024/10/09/passwordless-autopilot-preview-builds-in-update-rings-≠-true/) - Microsoft have been advocating passwordless for a long time and we (me, colleagues at Coligo, friends and others working with security in the Microsoft area) are pushing more and more customers towards passwordless. The most obvious reason for going passwordless is improved security, but it can and will also mean an increased user experience. However,
- [Efficient Windows troubleshooting: Identifying relevant event logs with Process Monitor](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2024/08/26/efficient-windows-troubleshooting-identifying-relevant-event-logs-with-process-monitor/) - When doing troubleshooting one of the best places where you will find clues about the problem is in the Event Viewer logs. And when doing research on what is going on in the background when performing certain actions in Windows, the Event Viewer will come in handy. The challenge with Event Viewer is that there
- [Enhance user experience by automatically relaunching apps and recovering unsaved data after a Windows restart](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2024/08/14/enhance-user-experience-by-automatically-relaunching-apps-and-recovering-unsaved-data-after-a-windows-restart/) - The Windows features I am covering in this article will give the following end-user benefits. Improved user experience by: having the applications that were open prior to restart automatically opened again after restart. increasing productivity by letting the users continue their work instantly after having their device Windows patched. Reducing the risk of data loss
- [Recommendations for moving away from deprecated enterprise features in Windows 10 and 11](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2024/02/19/recommendations-for-moving-away-from-deprecated-enterprise-features-in-windows-10-and-11/) - Microsoft are deprecating features in the Windows client at a quicker pace than ever, and some of these are more or less broadly used in organizations. Some of the most common ones that are now deprecated are WMIC, VBscript, TLS 1.0 and 1.1, PSR, Update Compliance and WebDAV. Some great although less used features that
- [Enable the passwordless experience in Windows 11 to enhance identity security](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2023/09/18/enable-the-passwordless-experience-in-windows-11-to-enhance-identity-security/) - Going passwordless should be the goal for anyone who cares about security and preventing identity and cyber attacks. It is possible to be almost 100% passwordless using Microsoft passwordless technologies. However, even if you have moved to not using your password, the password options are still available at Windows sign-in and also within Windows when
- [Fixing UAC elevation when remote controlling via Quick Assist or TeamViewer etc.](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2019/10/24/fixing-uac-elevation-when-remote-controlling-via-quick-assist-or-teamviewer-etc/) - A problem when you remote control another user and try to elevate to Administrator, using for instance Quick Assist which is built into Windows 10 and 11, or using TeamViewer, the screen on the admin side will freeze. This is due to UAC Secure Desktop feature kicking in. The solution is to turn this secure
- [Troubleshooting an application that crashes in Windows - a few tools, tips and tricks](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2023/05/15/troubleshooting-an-application-that-crashes-in-windows-a-few-tools-tips-and-tricks/) - This blog post is an example of a problem I encountered the other day in a project I am in. An application that is used by a part of the business is installed properly but crashes. I thought I'd share some tips and tricks based on this troubleshooting, a troubleshooting which turned out to be
- [Smart App Control vs Application Control in a cloud-native world](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2022/10/31/smart-app-control-vs-application-control-in-a-cloud-native-world/) - Smart App Control is a new feature in Windows 11 22H2 that allows only certain trusted, verified and reputable executables, DLL files and MSI installers to run. Anything not trusted will be blocked from running. This leaves us with a very high security posture. Microsoft says this feature is intended for consumers and small businesses
- [Cloud PC (Windows 365): "Another user is signed in. If you continue, they'll be disconnected. Do you want to sign in anyway?"](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2022/09/23/cloud-pc-windows-365-another-user-is-signed-in-if-you-continue-theyll-be-disconnected-do-you-want-to-sign-in-anyway/) - If you try to connect to a Cloud PC (Windows 365 device) you can see the below message: "Another user is signed in. If you continue, they'll be disconnected. Do you want to sign in anyway?" The root cause This happens if you have configured Web Sign-in CSP policy to be Enabled. Resolution Make sure
- [Problem with "New User" being the only account on the sign-in screen after reboot](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2020/12/18/problem-with-new-user-being-the-only-account-on-the-sign-in-screen-after-reboot/) - This is one of the most mysterious problems I've encountered! Anyone who can provide input is more than welcome to ping me on Twitter or Teams, or help by entering some basic information in this form. UPDATE September 6, 2022: Update the problem description as the Web sign-in setting is also causing problems using Cloud
- [Enrolling shared Hybrid Azure AD Joined Windows devices to Intune](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2022/07/08/enrolling-shared-hybrid-azure-ad-joined-windows-devices-to-intune/) - I think this is a really interesting case and although Hybrid Azure AD Join is something I am not recommending over Azure AD Join, sometimes there are circumstances that leads to no other choice but to adjust and make the best out of the situation and plan for a better solution more long-term. Current situation
- [Case of the non-offered Windows 10/11 feature upgrade when using Windows Update for Business](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2020/11/23/case-of-the-non-offered-windows-10-feature-upgrade-when-using-windows-update-for-business/) - I've seen this problem with a couple of customers now that is using Windows Update for Business, when some machines were not offered Windows 10 20H1 (May 2020 update a.k.a. version 2004) nor Windows 10 20H2 although no policies should block it. Note: This also applies to Windows 11 feature upgrades. Problem description The new
- [Profile management overview in Windows - how to get back to a working state after a reinstall or reset (or renewal of device)](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2022/01/31/profile-management-overview-in-windows-how-to-get-back-to-a-working-state-after-a-reinstall-or-reset-or-renewal-of-device/) - This is a high-level summary of the specific needs, business impact and listing of current profile management options for your physical and virtual Windows 10 and 11 devices. The focus is how to get back to a state which can make you productive as soon as possible after a device reinstall or reset. This scenario
- [A modern Windows client platform connected to Azure AD and Intune only is the future - here is why you should start testing today!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2022/03/15/a-modern-windows-client-platform-connected-to-azure-ad-and-intune-only-is-the-future-here-is-why-you-should-start-testing-today/) - By connecting your Windows devices solely to Azure AD and Intune you will improve the work lives of for your users and make it easier for you in IT to manage the platform during the device lifecycle. Windows devices in the future are no longer connected to a traditional Active Directory, and they are not
- [A really bad decision that Microsoft changes Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC from 10 to 5 years support!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2021/03/24/a-really-bad-decision-that-microsoft-changes-windows-10-enterprise-ltsc-from-10-to-5-years-support/) - In a statement a few weeks ago Microsoft announced significant changes to how long Windows 10 LTSC (Long Term Servicing Channel) is supported. I have been working with about 30 customers around Windows 10 since the launch of Windows 10 almost six years ago. I am the strongest of cloud advocates and for Windows as
- [New community focus - adding a climate smart twist to IT!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2020/11/01/new-community-focus-adding-a-climate-smart-twist-to-it/) - I'm adding a new dimension to my community work - combining passion in work with personal interest and believes. My work which is all about helping organizations build and maintain a secure, mobile, and modern IT workplace. My interests are much about traveling and basically everything that has to do with flying. The last part
- [Recent spike in number of views for a specific blog post](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2020/03/30/recent-spike-in-number-of-views-for-a-specific-blog-post/) - I noticed an interesting thing the other day when finalizing the annual MVP renewal stats for submission to Microsoft. One blog post, which I posted in October last year, stood out among all other posts on my blog. After looking into the stats for this specific blog post it turns out the number of views
- [Line of business MSIX updating problem via Intune - deployment blocker](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2020/03/20/line-of-business-msix-updating-problem-via-intune-deployment-blocker/) - MSIX has been around for more than a year now and Microsoft is working hard with promoting and developing it. I consider this application packaging format to be the packaging format of the future as it has many benefits compared to traditional MSI packages. However, in organizations you typically deploy applications using a deployment tool
- [Replacing AppLocker with Microsoft Defender Application Control in Windows 10 1903 and later](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2019/10/24/replacing-applocker-with-microsoft-defender-application-control-in-windows-10-1903-and-later/) - Forget AppLocker and all its weaknesses and start using Microsoft Defender Application Control for superior application whitelisting in Windows 10 1903 and later. This is a guide to get you started within an hour or two with what I call “AppLocker Deluxe” and that is Microsoft Defender Application Control, formerly known as Device Guard and
- [Switch to modern patch management and free time to improve security in other areas](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2019/08/26/switch-to-modern-patch-management-and-free-time-to-improve-security-in-other-areas/) - It's a fact that the world is constantly changing and with it we can choose if we want to tag along or continue doing what we've been doing forever. This blog post is about shifting the mindset and daily work from traditional patch management and creating time to make efforts in other security related areas
- [The business values of upgrading to Windows 10 v1903 / 19H1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2019/03/29/the-business-values-of-upgrading-to-windows-10-v1903-19h1/) - As with all new Windows 10 releases, there are a bunch of new features and bells and whistles. To the business and end-users this can mean great benefits. Here are the business values of upgrading to Windows 10 version 1903 (also referred to as 19H1), from a business, security and IT perspective. Note: Windows 10
- [Accelerate your modern desktop journey - get started with a boom!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2018/10/24/accelerate-your-modern-desktop-journey-get-started-with-a-boom/) - The benefits of a modern workplace and modern desktop are many. Users and companies now more than ever need to be ready for a mobile world. A user expects to be able to work from anywhere and many organizations needs to be prepared for changes such as scaling in terms of growth, acquisitions or even
- [Windows 10 “co-management” A-Z: The path to modern management](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2018/03/21/windows-10-co-management-a-z-the-path-to-modern-management/) - The idea for this blog post was born during the week of MVP Summit at Microsoft in Redmond (March 5-9). I realize that depending on who you talk to they have different point of views on things. The view on “co-management” is a great example. The purpose of this blog post is to present the
- [Use “attrib” to pin and unpin files and folders for OneDrive On-demand sync in Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/09/26/use-attrib-to-pin-and-unpin-files-and-folders-for-onedrive-on-demand-sync-in-windows-10/) - Starting with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Microsoft has revamped the OneDrive client and is now offering On-Demand synchronization of files. For those of you that remember we had the similar behavior in Windows 8.1 but this was changed for Windows 10. There is a huge difference though in how OneDrive On-demand sync works in
- [Follow-up to TechDays Sweden session “Windows 10 in new smart ways – not like you’ve always done it”](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/10/26/follow-up-to-techdays-sweden-session-windows-10-in-new-smart-ways-not-like-youve-always-done-it/) - This is a follow-up blog post to my session yesterday at TechDays Sweden: “Windows 10 in new smart ways – not like you’ve always done it”. Thank you all who attended my session – it was a pleasure! The slides can be found here (in Swedish). The link I mentioned about all news coming to
- [Deployment Roadshow vNext and Windows 8 loadfest](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/11/02/deployment-roadshow-vnext-and-windows-8-loadfest/) - Two events are coming up; Deployment Roadshow vNext featuring System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 and a Windows 8 loadfest. Deployment Roadshow vNext will take place in Sweden's four largest cities and it will be presented by myself and colleague Johan Arwidmark from Knowledge Factory, Wally Mead the SCCM guru from
- [System Center ConfigMgr, what is up with that?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/08/system-center-configmgr-what-is-up-with-that/) - I haven't been posting much about System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) but that will change, starting right now. Well System Center ConfigMgr plays a significant role in for instance deployment, management and inventory of Windows clients so it feels natural to extend the posting about SCCM. I start off with hinting at these two add-ons: Dashboard
- [Remove client from collection in OSD task sequence using Orchestrator](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/07/07/remove-client-from-collection-in-osd-task-sequence-using-orchestrator/) - A common setup when using System Center Configuration Manager to deploy is to have an OSD collection which has a required deployment. Moving clients to that Collection will let them be reinstalled or installed. After deployment is done you typically want the machine removed from that collection. There are a few ways of doing that
- [Intune/ConfigMgr email profiles are removed and not readded on iOS devices](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/07/16/intuneconfigmgr-email-profiles-are-removed-and-not-readded-on-ios-devices/) - If you are using System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 and Windows Intune to deploy email profiles to your iOS devices you should be aware of the fact that the email policy will vanish from your users' iOS devices and then user then need to log in to the company portal for the email profile
- [MBAM 2.5: The SQL Reporting Services URL that point to the MBAM reports is not valid](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/08/18/mbam-2-5-the-sql-reporting-services-url-that-point-to-the-mbam-reports-is-not-valid/) - When adding the Monitoring and Administration Feature of MBAM 2.5 and checking the System Center Configuration Manager Integraton features in the setup wizard you typically enter the URL to the Reporting Server, for instance http://configmgrsrv/ReportServer. If you get the error The SQL Reporting Services URL that point to the MBAM reports is not valid it actually
- [Version mismatch in custom iOS app causes reporting back to be unsuccessful in ConfigMgr and Intune](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/10/14/version-mismatch-in-custom-ios-app-causes-reporting-back-to-be-unsuccessful-in-configmgr-and-intune/) - I've encountered quite an interesting issue when deploying a custom iOS (IPA) app using System Center Configuration Manager and Intune. The problem is that the deployment status for the app never reports as "Success" and is hung at "In progress". As it turns out there is a mismatch in the version info that exist within the
- [Feature deploying email profiles to iOS using Intune/ConfigMgr](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/03/18/bug-deploying-email-profiles-to-ios-using-intuneconfigmgr/) - There is something fishy going on when deploying email profiles to iOS devices using Windows Intune and ConfigMgr 2012 R2. When you have deployed an email profile to an iOS (7.1) device you cannot choose to send pictures from that email account, as the account is then missing from the drop down menu when choosing
- [Notes from the field: iOS device management using ConfigMgr 2012 R2 and Windows Intune](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/03/03/notes-from-the-field-ios-device-management-using-configmgr-2012-r2-and-windows-intune/) - There are not that much real world info on managing iOS devices using Windows Intune and ConfigMgr. I am talking about managing iOS devices, not settings up iOS enrollment or the tons of guides on how to publish and deploy a web link to the App Store. This blog post was born to give some deeper
- [Resources from my TechDays Sweden 2014 session on preparing for Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/11/20/resources-from-my-techdays-sweden-2014-session-on-preparing-for-windows-10/) - Many thanks to all of you who attended my session yesterday. So here is a summary of the key takeaways from my session "Preparing for Windows 10" at TechDays Sweden 2014 November 19th. Consider this an action list in what you can do today to prepare yourself form Windows 10. Cleaning up Yeah, it is so
- [A unique book on managing Windows clients in an enterprise environment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2015/04/27/a-unique-book-on-managing-windows-clients-in-an-enterprise-environment/) - Most books written about Microsoft products are very focused on one single product. A book about Windows Server covers all you need about the server OS itself. A book about System Center Configuration Manager covers everything you need to know about ConfigMgr in its bubble and a book about a Windows client covers everything you need
- [Smart card removal does not lock the machine in Windows 10 nor previous Windows versions](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/04/14/smart-card-removal-does-not-lock-the-machine-in-windows-10-nor-previous-windows-versions/) - Anyone who has worked with smart card and Windows clients have probably seen that on rare occasions users can pull their smart card from the smart card reader and the machine will not be locked although it should be locked instantly. As this typically only occur very rarely it is extremely hard to troubleshoot. However,
- [Internet shortcuts and search in Windows 10 v1607 - it's getting worse!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/08/05/internet-shortcuts-and-search-in-windows-10-v1607-its-getting-worse/) - This is a follow up to the post "Internet shortcuts in the Start menu not returned in quick search in Windows 10". The plot thickens quite a lot with Windows 10 v1607. UPDATE February 8, 2017: The fix is out! Read more in this blog post: LNK files now searchable in Windows 10 search (Cortana /
- [URL and LNK files now searchable in Windows 10 search (Cortana / Start menu search)](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/02/08/url-and-lnk-files-now-searchable-in-windows-10-search-cortana-start-menu-search/) - After filing this as a bug the first time in November 2015, as of February 6th 2017 the fix for searching for Internet shortcuts (LNK and URL files) placed in the start menu is here at last! Now when doing a search in all Windows 10 editions (1511, 1607 and the latest and upcoming Red
- [Application services not migrated when upgrading from one Windows 10 build to another when path contain forward slashes](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/02/14/application-services-not-migrated-when-upgrading-from-one-windows-10-build-to-another-when-path-contain-forward-slashes/) - It seems that some applications (none mentioned and none forgotten) create services where the path to the service is written with forward slashes. The migration engine in Windows 10 does not recognize this as a valid path and therefore do not migrate those services and they are thereby missing after upgrade. The following can be found in
- [How to solve a crashing File Explorer (explorer.exe) in Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/02/27/how-to-solve-a-crashing-file-explorer-explorer-exe-in-windows-10/) - This is a schoolbook example of how to solve an annoying EXPLORER.EXE crash problem in just minutes. This guide can be used as inspiration for troubleshooting similar problems or for use with any application or process that crashes. Problem A user experienced a problem after upgrading Windows 10 version 1511 to 1607. Every time the user
- [Checking Win32 application runtime dependencies in Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/03/17/checking-win32-application-runtime-dependencies-in-windows-10/) - There are new WMI classes in Windows 10 that can be used to collect software inventory. The information can be displayed using PowerShell. Also, there is a feature that inventories what framework or runtime an application is dependent on, for instance which version of .NET Framework or Visual C++ Runtime and it can even see
- [Windows 10 upgrade breaks at 76% and present the logon screen while upgrade is still in progress in the background!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/12/21/windows-10-upgrade-breaks-at-76-and-present-the-logon-screen-while-upgrade-is-still-in-progress-in-the-background/) - This problem is interesting as it is not easily discoverable if you do not stare at the screen during the entire upgrade process, and hey, who does that? However, this is a very interesting finding when it comes to Windows as a Service that I am certain will affect many more enterprise customers (see cause
- [UE-V “Error 4 was returned while initializing sync provider for template …” EventID 13008](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2018/02/16/ue-v-error-4-was-returned-while-initializing-sync-provider-for-template-eventid-13008/) - Just adding this quick blog post as there is nothing available on the Internet on this particular error, at least not what I could find or see at a first glance. UE-V problems in Windows 10 v1709 and looking in the Event log showed warnings events with ID 13008 and the text (for example):
- [Roaming the start menu layout with UE-V and Windows 10 v1703 and later](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/08/28/roaming-the-start-menu-layout-with-ue-v-and-windows-10-v1703-and-later/) - Many users want their start menu layout to be roamed, meaning they will get the start menu layout back when they reinstall their computer or log in to another computer. Starting with Windows 10 version 1703 Creators Update it is possible to roam the layout of the start menu using UE-V (User Experience Virtualization). The
- [App synonyms in Cortana search feature in Windows 10 that will make you smile!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/05/23/app-synonyms-in-cortana-search-feature-in-windows-10-that-will-make-you-smile/) - Ever wondered why the search feature in Windows 10 list the results as it does? Today I found a really interesting text file that shed more light on how some search results are listed. One of my favorite tools in Windows is "Resource Monitor". I use it all the time, basically every day to figure
- [Restoring Internet Explorer favorites from an invalid UE-V package](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/03/02/restoring-internet-explorer-favorites-from-an-invalid-ue-v-package/) - Those of you who know me know that I am somewhat stubborn and I never give up. This case could easily have gotten anyone to crack! This blog post shows a way to restore favorites from within a UE-V (User Experience Virtualization) package that UE-V cannot use to roam the favorites, as the package is considered
- [Error 0x80070241 when upgrading Windows 10 build to build](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/12/09/error-0x80070241-when-upgrading-windows-10-build-to-build/) - A cause of error 0x80070241 when upgrading a Windows 10 to Windows 10 build is that you may have the latest Windows ADK Insider Preview (build 14965) installed. The solution is to uninstall the Windows ADK Insider Preview and then perform the upgrade. The issue is caused by some interference with the DISM tool, and the setuperr.log
- [Windows 10: How to figure out what the blue screen of death is caused by](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/12/09/windows-10-how-to-figure-out-what-the-blue-screen-of-death-is-caused-by/) - Having deployed many thousands of Windows 10 machines over the last year I must say that I am surprised by the large number of blue screens that have occurred and still occur on Windows 10. As always, hardware issues surface when deploying a new OS, but the vast majority of blue screens that occur are
- [Microsoft changes search feature in Windows 10 v1511 using sneaky background delivery options – this is Microsoft “Searchgate”!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/08/12/microsoft-changes-search-feature-in-windows-10-v1511-using-sneaky-background-delivery-options-this-is-microsoft-searchgate/) - So in Windows 10 1511 and 1607 I have an issue with searching for internet shortcuts as outlined in this blog post. For Windows 10 1607 things seemed to get worse. But, then I noticed in Windows 10 version 1511 as well that all of a sudden “Search my stuff” was gone although it had been
- [How to disable the Mobile hotspot feature in Windows 10 1607 using GPO or MDM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/08/04/how-to-disable-the-mobile-hotspot-feature-in-windows-10-1607-using-gpo-or-mdm/) - In Windows 10 v1607 Anniversary Update there is a brand new UI for sharing your internet connecting and creating a mobile hotspot. The feature has been there in Windows before but has previously required administrative privileges to activate. Starting with Windows 10 v1607 this is exposed in the modern interface under Network > Mobile Hotspot
- ["The page can’t be displayed" in web apps after installing June (or July) CU update for Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/08/02/the-page-cant-be-displayed-in-web-apps-after-installing-june-or-july-cu-update-for-windows-10/) - Some web apps might not work after installing the June (or July) 2016 Cumulative Update for Windows 10. Problem After installing June (KB3163018) or July (KB3172985) cumulative updates for Windows 10 a specific web app was broken, when browsing to it in Internet Explorer 11 or Edge lead to ”The page can’t be displayed”. Investigation Looking
- [Internet shortcuts in the Start menu not returned in quick search in Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2016/04/15/internet-shortcuts-in-the-start-menu-not-returned-in-quick-search-in-windows-10/) - This issue is quite annoying but as it seems shortcuts to URLs placed in the Start menu is not being returned in the quick search in Windows 10, i.e. press the Windows button and type the name of a Start menu item pointing to a URL. You have to click “Search my stuff” for it
- [Solution to problems printing PDF files from Microsoft Edge in Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2015/10/04/solution-to-problems-printing-pdf-files-from-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10/) - Just a quick note to myself as well as maybe helping others out. If you open a PDF file in Microsoft Edge (Windows 10 RTM version or latest Insider Build 10547) and try to print the PDF file only one or two pages come out from the printer, over and over again. For example if you
- [Do you think moving to IE11 makes you well prepared for Windows 10? You better think again!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2015/05/08/do-you-think-moving-to-ie11-makes-you-well-prepared-for-windows-10-you-better-think-again/) - One of the things you can and should do before moving to Windows 10 is to deploy Internet Explorer 11 on your existing machines. But if you think that means you are safe in terms of then moving to Microsoft Edge and be running with all the latest and greatest of web standard, you’d better
- [UE-V and Enterprise Mode in IE11 not working well together](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2015/03/05/ue-v-and-enterprise-mode-in-ie11-not-working-well-together/) - Consider the following scenario: A user has a Windows client running UE-V (User Experience Virtualization) and IE 11 and everything in regards​ to Enterprise Mode in Internet Explorer 11 is working fine. The user then gets a new machine or logs into another machine let it be a client or for instance Remote Desktop session and then
- [Memory usage comparison Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) and Windows 8.1 (64-bit)](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2015/02/17/memory-usage-comparison-windows-7-32-and-64-bit-and-windows-8-1-64-bit/) - To demonstrate how Windows is being optimized over time (i.e. from Windows 7 x86/x64 to Windows 8.1 x64) I have made a very fundamental performance benchmarking of the Windows memory consumption. The benchmarking has been done in a virtualized environment. Before measuring the below numbers the clean installation of Windows has been left idle for 5
- [Solution to Windows 8.1 stuck at "Getting ready" during deployment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/03/15/solution-to-windows-8-1-stuck-at-getting-ready-during-deployment/) - I encountered a stuck deployment at the "Getting ready" stage when deploying Windows 8.1 at a customer site the other day. None of the logs produced by the task sequence gave any indications on the problem at that stage so to find the real problem I had to turn to the Windows setup log setupact.log
- [Adding SYSTEM to Administrators group causes modern apps to fail in Windows 8.1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/07/04/adding-system-to-administrators-group-causes-modern-apps-to-fail-in-windows-8-1/) - After extensive troubleshooting, hours after hours, I have finally located a certainly interesting problem with the install routine of modern apps, including the immersive control panel in Windows 8.1 (with Update). Problem description Whenever a user logs into a domain joined Windows 8.1 machine all modern apps included in the image have "x" / crosses on them
- [80070002 and 80072ee2 error when deploying Windows using ConfigMgr 2012 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/03/27/80070002-and-80072ee2-error-when-deploying-windows-using-configmgr-2012-r2/) - Encountered an interesting issue doing Windows 8.1 Deployment using ConfigMgr 2012 R2. A specific model was constantly failing at the very last step in the task sequence. The smsts.log revealed a few errors with the codes 80070002 and 80072ee2, failing at random files every time from the MDT Toolkit Package. A few examples: DownloadFiles() failed.
- [Solution to the UUID problem when deploying Windows 8.1 using ConfigMgr 2012 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/06/28/solution-to-the-uuid-problem-when-deploying-windows-8-1-using-configmgr-2012-r2/) - When deploying Windows 8.1 Machines using System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2, me and as good as everyone ever done a Windows 8.1 deployment using CM2012R2, has seen the issue. The issue is that the first time a user log in to the deployed machine, it gives an error: The Group Policy Client service failed
- [Roaming Outlook email signatures with UE-V](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2013/09/24/roaming-outlook-email-signatures-with-ue-v/) - Does UE-V roam email signatures for Outlook? The answer is yes, but there are a couple of issues to be aware of.
- [UAC settings when remote controlling Windows clients to prevent screen freezing](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/04/13/uac-settings-when-remote-controlling-windows-clients-to-prevent-screen-freezing/) - One very common problem that I encounter every now and then with customers and when doing Windows training is the fact that remote controlling computers causes a freeze in the remote session when UAC kicks in. By default, UAC prompts for elevation on something called the secure desktop, and that effectively blocks any remote input.
- [UserLicenseTypeInvalid when enrolling an iOS device in Intune/ConfigMgr](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2013/11/08/userlicensetypeinvalid-when-enrolling-an-ios-device-in-intuneconfigmgr/) - When setting up and connecting Windows Intune to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 and you are trying to enroll a mobile device (iOS device), you may receive the error "UserLicenseTypeInvalid". Checking the cloudusersync.log on the ConfigMgr server listed the following two lines which seemed to be relevant: ERROR: SetLicensedUsers exception System.ServiceModel.Security.SecurityNegotiationException: Could not establish
- [Taming the user interface in Windows 8.1 for enterprise users](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2014/02/16/taming-the-user-interface-in-windows-8-1-for-enterprise-users/) - It is no secret that there are challenges related to the user interface in Windows 8.1. It is no secret that it has raised a lot of feelings - both good and bad. It is no secret that Microsoft is aware of the issues and they are bit by bit working on addressing them. Windows
- [8 reasons to move to Windows 8](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2013/04/08/8-reasons-to-move-to-windows-8/) - Thinking about moving to Windows 8? Here are 8 really good reasons to take the step and move to Windows 8. 1. Tablets. Windows 8 on tablets rocks and provide a way to add these kind of devices to your existing infrastructure, adding mobility and security very easily. 2. Security improvements. Further improvements from the
- [HOWTO: Prevent deploying Windows over VPN](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2013/02/16/howto-prevent-deploying-windows-over-vpn/) - Doing Windows deployments over VPN is not a very good idea and it will work really bad. If you are using MDT to do Windows deployments you can easily prevent deploying Windows over VPN. The easisest way is to modify the customsettings.ini to simply not install anything if the network card's gateway is what we
- [HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows Store Apps that are not working correctly in Windows 8](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2013/01/12/how-to-troubleshoot-windows-store-apps-that-are-not-working-correctly-in-windows8/) - The new framework and infrastructure around apps in Windows 8 brings some new challenges to deal with. To start with you cannot turn off User Account Control if you want to use the modern apps in Windows 8, but there are more going on behind the scenes that are essential to the working of Windows
- [Book: Windows 8 in the Enterprise](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2013/01/05/book-windows-8-in-the-enterprise/) - A unique Windows 8 book for corporations and enterprises is here! It's called Windows 8 in the Enterprise and provide you with full step by step guides and information on how to successfully implement Windows 8 in your existing environment. The writing started in mid-August and completed in October, after which there have been some editorial and
- [ERROR: "LiteTouch is trying to install applications" in MDT 2012 Update 1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/09/20/error-litetouch-is-trying-to-install-applications-in-mdt-2012-update-1/) - I came across a rather peculiar thing with MDT 2012 Update 1 recently. MDT 2012 is pretty good at detecting when there are leftovers from previous deployments but this time it failed, and it failed hard. LiteTouch is trying to install applications. This cannot be performed in Windows PE. If booting from a USB Flash Disk,
- [Windows 8 RTM - Download 90 day trial](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/08/17/windows-8-rtm-download-90-day-trial/) - Windows 8 has RTM:ed and is now available for download via MSDN and TechNet, that is if you have a subscription to these services. If you do not and still want to evaluate Windows 8 there is a 90 day working Windows 8 Enterprise available at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx
- [Follow-up to TechEd session WCL326: Five infrastructure changes that will boost performance for the Windows Client](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/06/27/follow-up-to-teched-session-wcl326-five-infrastructure-changes-that-will-boost-performance-for-the-windows-client/) - So to summarize the key areas which you can look into when optimizing performance from an infrastructure point of view here is a summary of the key takeaways from TechEd session WCL326: Five infrastructure changes that will boost performance for the Windows Client. 1. Slow machine boot and login / GPOs and scripts Use Windows
- [Busting a myth: AppLocker do not magically allow standard users to install applications or updates](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/05/10/busting-a-myth-applocker-do-not-magically-allow-standard-users-install-applications-or-updates/) - The one most common misconception around AppLocker is the fact that it could be used to allow standard users to install stuff that in any normal case would require administrator privileges. This is absolutely 100% incorrect. What AppLocker does is set a number of rules on what can be run and executed on a machine.
- [Killer features in Windows 8 - Dare to miss them on TechDays?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/04/23/killer-features-in-windows-8-dare-to-miss-them-on-techdays/) - TechDays Sweden takes place this week and as this year will be a very exiting one considering all the major releases with all from Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 to the System Center 2012 family products I can promise you a really interesting conference. My session will be about three of the very most interesting
- [Creating the perfect and fully automated reference image for Windows operating systems](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/01/14/creating-the-perfect-reference-image-for-windows-operating-systems/) - A perfect reference image for Windows is fast to deploy, contains all security updates and all other necessary patches and possibly also applications like Office and least but not last is fully automated to achieve the best possible stability and to avoid the potential of manual errors. This guide is intended to show you how
- [Follow up: User profile and user data changes in Windows 8 vs primary computers](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/04/13/follow-up-user-profile-and-user-data-changes-in-windows-8-vs-primary-computers/) - Windows 8 will allow you to set roaming user profiles and/or folder redirection to be applied only if the user login to his or her primary computer. During the Windows 8 roadshow I got a question if there is an opposite action I can take to use roaming profiles on all machines except some machines or one
- [Windows 8 Roadshow coming to four Swedish cities](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2012/02/12/windows-8-roadshow-coming-to-four-swedish-cities/) - In March I will go on a Windows 8 roadshow with a few colleagues from Knowledge Factory but also from TrueSec. The topic is the smoking hot Windows 8 operating system that is going to be released later this year. For more information and registration please have a look at the all metro style roadshow
- [HOW TO: Replace WinRE with DaRT 7.0 locally and enable remote connections before supplying local administrator account information](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/12/30/how-to-replace-winre-with-dart-7-0-and-enable-remote-connections-before-supplying-local-administrator-account-information/) - This guide will take you through the necessary steps to create a DaRT 7.0 installation locally (replacing WinRE) and not having the user need to enter the password for a local administrator account before having the remote connection start. Basically this means that a user can press F8 during boot and choose "Repair your computer"
- [Blog post highlights of 2011](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/12/29/blogs-post-highlights-of-2011/) - Another year has passed by and I would like to take the opportunity to share some of my most interesting blog posts during the year. First off is Busting the myths: Windows 7 require Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 domain controllers and raised functional levels. Second off is the guide I wrote up the other day
- [HOW TO: Handle user group policy settings in multiple OS environments](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/12/22/how-to-handle-user-group-policy-settings-in-multiple-os-environments/) - This is a very common question and one that I would say all companies migrating to Windows 7 has experienced. The scenario is how do we handle user group policy settings when we have multiple operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows 7 or in the future also introduce Windows 8? First I strongly
- [System Locale not set correctly causing SQL Server to fail installation with error “Performance counter registry hive consistency”](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/12/22/system-locale-not-set-correctly-causing-sql-server-to-fail-installation-with-error-performance-counter-registry-hive-consistency/) - Hit an interesting issue when I was about to do a MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit) scan at a customer. When installing SQL Server Express 2008 R2 I hit a problem and got the error message "Performance counter registry hive consistency" = FAILED installation. The problem was that the System Locale was not set
- [Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit SQL limits and recommendations](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/12/21/microsoft-assessment-and-planning-toolkit-sql-limits-and-recommendations/) - When you are about to run MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit) assessment it comes by default with a SQL Server 2008 R2 Express database. This has a limit of a database of 10GB. This is in many cases not a problem but in larger environments it can be. My experience tells me that a
- [Event id 6404 when changing drive letter for a DFS replicating folder on the drive](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/09/21/event-id-6404-when-changing-drive-letter-for-a-dfs-replicating-folder-on-the-drive/) - When setting up a DFS replication group and later changing the drive letter of a drive for where DFS is replicating content you will see event id 6404 in the event log on Windows Server 2008 R2. The error in specific is: The DFS Replication service failed to replicate the replicated folder at local path
- [Windows 8 Developer Preview - download today!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/09/16/windows-8-developer-preview-download-today/) - If you haven't noticed Windows 8 Development Preview is available for download at MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516
- [Joining a computer to the domain using PowerShell](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/08/30/joining-a-computer-to-the-domain-using-powershell/) - Bumped into a problem where the user account used to join machines to the domain was limited to joining the machines to a particular OU. That makes it hard to just join a machine using the good old way i.e. System Properties and then joining the domain. This will not let me specify the OU to
- [Busting the myths: Windows 7 require Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 domain controllers and raised functional levels](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/05/26/busting-the-myths-windows-7-require-windows-server-20082008-r2-domain-controllers-and-raised-functional-levels/) - It seems a fairly common misconception is that to be able to use Windows 7 in a Windows or should I say Active Directory environment one need to have either Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers. There are also misconceptions about the need to raise the forest and domain functional levels to be
- [Dependencies when app compat testing in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/05/12/dependencies-when-app-compat-testing-in-windows-7/) - When testing application compatibility when moving to Windows 7 you can use ACT (Application Compatibility Toolkit) and the tools in there to test and fix applications. Another tool that you can use to learn about dependencies when compatibility testing your applications is a tool called Dependency Walker. With this tool you basically open a system
- [Case of "catastrophic failure" and error 0x8000ffff with Group Policy Preferences mapping printers](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/04/07/case-of-catastrophic-failure-and-error-0x8000ffff-with-group-policy-preferences-mapping-printers/) - Mapping printers using Group Policy Preferences is a really nice feature and it is supposed to be working much better than using traditional scripting technologies. Let me tell you about an interesting day troubleshooting why printers didn’t want to map using Group Policy Preferences. In the logs it just stated "catastrophic failure" which does not
- [Handling the Group Policy central store with care](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/04/18/handling-the-group-policy-central-store-with-care/) - Today I visited a customer site where the customer had setup a central store, meaning all group policy defintion files and language files are placed in the SYSVOL share for better management of group policies. One benefit of that central store is that all administrators managing and editing group policies are using the same templates.
- [HOW TO: Find 16-bit applications in your ACT inventory](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/04/14/how-to-find-16-bit-applications-in-your-act-inventory/) - When companies deploy Windows 7 most of them are looking at the 64-bit version of Windows 7. This architecture of Windows does not support running 16-bit applications, which unfortunately still is widely in use. If you do an inventory with ACT (Application Compatibility Toolkit) it will inventory all executables as well as CMD files and
- [More UAC stuff making confusion in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/03/01/more-uac-stuff-making-confusion-in-windows-7/) - I get many questions about the confusing problem with mapped network connections not being available when running for instance cmd.exe as an administrator even though the account is the same one being used when the cmd.exe is run with standard rights and everything works splendid. The cause of this is UAC and the fact that
- [How to set the default boot image in WDS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/02/28/how-to-set-the-default-boot-image-in-wds/) - During the deployment roadshow me and Johan did recently a recurring question was if it is possible to set the default boot image in WDS if one have multiple boot images. Well of course you can set it, just go to Properties for the WDS server and go to the boot tab and choose a default
- [Modify default profile in Windows 7 with the least amount of effort](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/27/modify-default-profile-in-windows-7-with-the-least-amount-of-effort/) - I've received a question on why Microsoft stopped supporting the old way of making changes to the default user profile in Windows 7. As you might already know the only supported way to make changes to the default user profile is to make them with a local user account and then sysprep the image with
- [USMT 4.0 update now migrates Office 2010 settings](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/02/02/usmt-4-0-update-now-migrates-office-2010-settings/) - Right smack in the middle of the deployment roadshow talking about deploying Windows 7. Tomorrow it is time for the fourth city (Linköping) and it will be our pleasure to announce that USMT 4.0 now finally migrates Office 2010 settings, as of a few hours ago. Download and install from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2023591 and follow the instructions for updating the
- [Top three posts of 2010 + six favorites](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2011/01/09/top-three-posts-of-2010-seven-favorites/) - Looking at some stats for last year it seems that the most popular posts were actually from 2009. How to clean out the Windows\Installer folder along with the guide on how to install Nvidia drivers on laptops when all else fails were the most popular ones. The guide on how to troubleshoot blue screens of
- [HOW TO: Clean out Windows\Installer folder correctly](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/) - When disk space is running out on a system disk, may it be on a server or a client, there are certain things to clean out. One of them being the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Windows\Installer folder. You cannot under any circumstances delete files from this folder manually as this not only may but most likely will break software that
- [Windows 7 deployment A-Z workshop](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/12/15/windows-7-deployment-a-z-workshop/) - In January and February next year me and Johan Arwidmark will go on a tour visiting eight cities all over Sweden, talking but foremost demoing and guiding you to a successful Windows 7 deployment and project. More information (in Swedish) can be found here!
- [Case of the mysterious issues with UAC in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/18/case-of-the-mysterious-issues-in-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2/) - At the TechNet/MSDN after work I attended last week I got an interesting question on why a user (domain admin) gets a UAC popup on trying to access folders via Explorer which he knows for sure he is supposed to be able to access looking at the ACLs of the folder. Instead, when clicking OK
- [In memory of...](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/11/28/in-memory-of/) - ... my mother who took her last breadth and fell into eternal sleep early Saturday morning. Though being sick for some time I did not expect your 53 year old life to end so soon. Will always remember you and will always love you.
- [MAP 5.5 (beta) gives you total control over IE migration](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/11/14/map-5-5-beta-gives-you-total-control-over-ie-migration/) - This week has been really intensive with a 5 day course on depoying Windows 7, including the MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit). As always there were a lot of interesting discussions related to Internet Explorer, which many times casues problems when migrating to a later operating system. One of the major problems with IE
- [Windows 7 deployment day - teaser by Johan Arwidmark](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/11/02/windows-7-deployment-day-teaser-by-johan-arwidmark/) - On November 25 me and some colleagues from Knowledge Factory as well as Specops Software and AddSkills will be hosting a Windows 7 deployment day. Johan Arwirdmark gives a short teaser...
- [KB article now available for 20+ processors issue](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/25/kb-article-now-available-for-20-processors-issue/) - Not long ago I posted about the interesting issue of Windows Deployment Server services not starting when having more than 20 logical processors on the machine. Now Microsoft have published the KB article for the problem regarding Windows Deployment Server service but it also seems to affect ntdsutil as well. Again, running a deployment server
- [No more duplicate drivers in ConfigMgr, thanks to a patch!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/17/no-more-duplicate-drivers-in-configmgr-thanks-to-a-patch/) - So to end the pain of handling duplicate drivers in System Center Configuration Manager there has been a hotfix released that resolves the issue with "The selected driver has already been imported at this site", at least partly, depening on what method your are using to apply drivers. Read more about the affected scenarios at
- [Optimize your VDI clients using VBscript tool](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/22/optimize-your-vdi-clients-using-vbscript-tool/) - When running Windows clients in the "cloud", i.e. virtual Windows clients, there are several things to note and to take into considerations. For instance what will happen every wednesday night at 01:00 when all your X number of Windows clients will start defragmenting their virtual disks? Probably this scenario will significantly impact performance negatively on
- [HOW TO: Search non indexed libraries in Start menu](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/20/how-to-search-non-indexed-libraries-in-start-menu/) - By default when you search using the search box in the start menu in Windows 7, it only returns indexed content. This is by design. However there might be scenarios where you might want to also search libraries which are not indexed and for this scenario there is a hotfix that enables a registry settings
- [RemoteApps integrated in Windows 7 - does not need 2008 R2 fully](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/19/remoteapps-integrated-in-windows-7-does-not-need-2008-r2-fully/) - Just a quick tip that you do not need to have your entire RDS environment at the Windows Server 2008 R2 level to be able to utilize the nice integration features of RemoteApps in Windows 7. I am referring to the feature of subscribing to a feed of applications and thereby have a dynamic publishing of
- [Look at the application to manifest to see the requested execution level](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/31/look-at-the-application-to-manifest-to-see-the-requested-execution-level/) - Yesterday I blogged about the classic shim for suppressing the UAC prompt for certain applications. To determine why an application requests an UAC prompt you can look at the application manifest, if it has one at all. The handy little tool ManifestView lets you load an EXE file and see which requested execution level the
- [Windows client security lockdown with nifty tool from Microsoft](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/18/windows-client-security-lockdown-with-nifty-tool-from-microsoft/) - It's been around for some time and if you did not already know about it Microsoft provide the free tool called Security Compliance Manager. You can use it to very easily manage and export a set of pre-configured (or settings that you configure on your own) settings that improve security. You can then export these
- [Group policies messing with your Windows 7 deployment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/15/group-policies-messing-with-your-windows-7-deployment/) - There a number of group policies that can interfere when you are deploying Windows 7 machines, one of them being the "Admin approval mode for the built-in local administrator account" which if set to enabled breaks deployment using the Lite Touch scenario using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. My fellow MVP and now also colleague Johan Arwidmark has
- [WDS service refuse to start with error 0xFFFFFBB3 when using more than 20 logical cpus](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/13/wds-service-refuse-to-start-with-error-0xfffffbb3-when-using-more-than-20-logical-cpus/) - The other week I stumbled across a very interesting fact, a fact that the Windows Deployment Server service refused to start on a clean installed Windows Server 2008 R2. After troubleshooting for a whole day, even reinstalling the OS, reproducing the error even without any patches seemed very strange. The WDS service is a service that
- [HOW TO: Cleanup pre-SP1 components in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/11/how-to-cleanup-sp1-for-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2/) - Many of you surely remember the tools "vsp1clean" and "compcln" which was used after service pack 1 and service pack 2 installation to remove older Windows packages which was superseded by the service pack. These tools freed some disk space and as it removed all previous Windows components it made the service pack installation permanent, meaning
- [Split services for troubleshooting purposes](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/07/split-services-for-troubleshooting-purposes/) - In Windows you might know that a lot of services do not run as separate processes, instead many of them are actually run within the famous svchost.exe processes. To see this in action just go to a cmd.exe and type "tasklist /svc" and it will list all processes and subprocesses. It might look like: svchost.exe AeLookupSvc,
- [Missing tabs in ADUC?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/06/missing-tabs-in-aduc/) - Remote Server Administration Tools is great when you want to administer your servers from your Windows 7 clients. If you are using ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers) you might have noticed that you are missing some tabs when you choose Properties for a user account? The solution is to be found here!
- [Valuable hotfixes for Remote Desktop Services and related](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/10/04/valuable-hotfixes-for-remote-desktop-services-and-related/) - If you are working with or setting up solutions around Remote Desktop Services, do not miss the collection of hotfixes related to RDS at the Microsoft Support web site. The hotfixes are categorized by RDS role and area, for instance RemoteApp, authentication, RD web etc.
- [Springboard tour comes to Stockholm](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/25/springboard-tour-comes-to-stockholm/) - The Springboard tour finally arrives in Stockholm on October 27th. The event is an all day event about deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 and is totally free to attend. More information at Springboard series website.
- [Bug with PXE booting pre-staged machines for deployment returns event 519](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/24/bug-with-pxe-booting-pre-staged-machines-for-deployment-returns-event-519/) - There is a bug in Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in Windows Server 2008 R2 which prevents your pre-staged computers from booting via PXE. In the Event logs on the WDS server you can find event 519 stating that there are duplicate machines with the same GUID or MAC address, even though this is not true.
- [Killing the myths: Group Policy Preferences for everyone!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/20/killing-the-myths-group-policy-preferences-is-for-everyone/) - There is a very common misconception out there that Group Policy Preferences can only be created, managed and applied to your Windows machines if you are running your domain controllers with Windows Server 2008 or later. This is so NOT true. What you have to do if you are stuck on domain controllers running Windows
- [Windows 7 chat transcript now up](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/16/windows-7-chat-transcript-now-up/) - This afternoon I held a chat about Windows 7 hosted by the Swedish MSN website. The chat was in Swedish and I have now put the transcript up for everyone to enjoy at my Swedish Windows site.
- [Download Internet Explorer 9 beta now](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/15/download-internet-explorer-9-beta-now/) - So the beta release of Internet Explorer 9 has been released for public download. I've only been using it for a very short period of time but I can really notice the improvements in performance. Download now from http://windows.microsoft.com/sv-SE/internet-explorer/download/ie-9/worldwide EDIT: Woohoo, finally a download manager within Internet Explorer. And that also means that the downloads
- [TechNet arranges after work in Stockholm](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/08/technet-arranges-after-work-in-stockholm/) - Join me and other colleagues, friends and experts for After work at Grodan, Grev Turegatan in Stockholm on Tuesday 14th.
- [Tip when using roaming profiles in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/17/tip-when-using-roaming-profiles-in-windows-7/) - If you are using roaming profiles in Windows 7, you should probably want to look at a new GPO setting named "Background upload of a roaming user profile's registry while user is logged on" that (Computer\Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles) which by an interval you specify upload the registry hive for the user logged into the machine.
- [Beta testing service packs for Windows can be scary stuff](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/09/01/beta-testing-service-packs-for-windows-can-be-scary-stuff/) - When the SP1 beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 was released a couple of months ago I pushed it in onto my Windows 7 machines without blinking. I was also about to install it (using the Windows Update script) on my Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V server but thought twice as I
- [Classic shimming tip for forcing apps to run without UAC prompting](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/30/classic-shimming-tip-for-forcing-apps-to-run-without-uac-prompting/) - If you during your way in testing app compatibility with Windows 7 encounter an application that require a UAC prompt to launch you can suppress this UAC prompt by creating a more or less classic shim "RunAsInvoker". A few years ago Microsoft posted this as a KB article but not long after it vanished. Now
- [Case of the AppLocker default rules issue](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/26/case-of-the-applocker-default-rules-issue/) - If you have started using AppLocker with Windows 7 you know that the default rules for executable files make sure that administrators can run anything on the box, and that everything from the Windows folder and Program files folder are allowed to be executed. There exists a slight problem with this set of rules. The
- [Live Meetings, now with Aero!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/25/live-meetings-now-with-aero/) - If you use the Office Live Meeting client you have surely noticed that it does not support Windows Aero. Thanks to Brian McCann for the solution to enable Aero when using Live Meeting. Great!
- [Drivers for old Soundblaster cards in Windows 7 and Windows Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/22/drivers-for-old-soundblaster-cards-in-windows-7-and-windows-vista/) - A problem when Windows Vista was released some years ago was the fact that Creative wasn't too "creative" to create drivers for older Soundblaster cards. This is where the kX Project comes in as it provides drivers for most older Soundblaster audio cards in newer operating systems. But why on earth do I mention this now that
- [Case of the CHM files which give you "Navigation to the webpage was canceled"](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/23/case-of-the-chm-files-which-give-you-navigation-to-the-webpage-was-canceled/) - Opening CHM (Windows Help Files) downloaded from the internet or from a network location will most likely give you "Navigation to the webpage was canceled" and it will refuse to display the contents of the help file. This is due to changes that were introduced some years ago by a security update, and this is
- [Solution to folder icons not showing if it is shared](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/24/solution-to-folder-icons-not-showing-if-it-is-shared/) - When teaching a Windows 7 course some time ago I was asked why shared folders often are not displayed in Windows Explorer as being shared. Well, the reason for this bug is still unknown but at least there is now a solution available, se KB article KB2291175. This fix will be included in service pack
- [Quickly login with local user account](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/19/quickly-login-with-local-user-account/) - Ever tried logging in with a local user account to a Windows 7 machine wondering what the heck the computer name is? Simply type: .\username and the password to login. This will login you in with a local account to the machine. Simple as that! :)
- [Fix for annoying DFS issue with Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/18/fix-for-annoying-dfs-issue-with-windows-7/) - I have experienced this problem a few times and there is now a hotfix for a problem with mapping and accessing DFS shares with Windows 7 clients. Hotfix can be requested from Microsoft Support. Basically you get "An unpexcted network error occured" or a couple of other issues and cannot access the DFS share. Patch
- [Poll: What changes do you want to see in Windows 8?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/17/poll-what-changes-do-you-want-to-see-in-windows-8/) - Being asked by Michael Pietroforte, the runner of 4sysops.com, I am joining about 15 other blogs around the globe in this Windows 8 poll. First of all, I want to thank all who sent me ideas for this Windows 8 poll. Creating a wish list for Windows 8 was more difficult than I anticipated. Obviously,
- [Who do not want to cache video and music files using offline files?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/16/who-do-not-want-to-cache-video-and-music-files-using-offline-files/) - Even been in a scenario where users tend to put not only large files but also a large number of music and movie files in a folder which is redirected using folder redirection? Find relief in this new GPO setting which you can use to exclude certain file types from being cached on the client machines. You
- [Which desktop virtualization options are there out there?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/20/which-desktop-virtualization-options-are-there-out-there/) - So in the jungle of desktop virtualization, which one are you gonna go with? VDI, App-V, MED-V and more, what are they all about and what are the pros and cons using either of these? These questions and many more is answered by Ian Moulster.
- [Clearing the confusion on CopyProfile making default user profiles](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/13/clearing-the-confusion-on-copyprofile-making-default-user-profiles/) - Nowadays the only supported method of making changing to a user profile is to use an answer file to set the value CopyProfile to TRUE. The problem is that a lot of the documentation found is somewhat unclear on how to use this answer file. Fortunately Microsoft clears the confusion on this and I think
- [How to resolve common problems when BitLocker enters recovery mode ](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/12/how-to-resolve-common-problems-when-bitlocker-enters-recovery-mode/) - From time to time BitLocker enabled machines enter recovery mode, requiring an unlock to proceed. Sometimes this comes as a surprise to you as an administrator. An example of when BitLocker unexpectedly enters recovery mode could be when installing a language pack as this modifies the boot configuration data (BCDEDIT) making BitLocker automatically go to recovery
- [Another competition to win Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/08/11/another-competition-to-win-windows-7/) - Still on vacation for a few more days and just warming up the blog pen for the autumn and winter to come. What's not better than to submit your best desktop background pictures with the theme "Swedish summer" and the chance to win Windows 7? The competition information is in Swedish but for those of
- [Re-awarded with the MVP award!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/07/14/re-awarded-with-the-mvp-award/) - A couple of weeks ago I got the announcement that I have been re-awarded with the MVP award by Microsoft. Congratulations goes to all fellow MVP:s such which also got re-awarded, for example Joachim Nässlander, Magnus Björk and Martin Lidholm.
- [ACT 5.6 released - many improvements](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/06/14/act-5-6-released-many-improvements/) - Being at TechEd in North America last week it seems that ACT 5.6 was released on Monday last week. Among the improvements are tools for migrating to the 64-bit platform, including a 64-bit version of the Compatibility Administrator. The assessment overview is something that also has been improved and I strongly recommend you to download and
- [Annoying Windows 7 deployment bug fixed at last](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/05/17/annoying-windows-7-deployment-bug-fixed-at-last/) - Deployment Guru Johan Arwidmark wrote a blog post today stating that there is now a hotfix that resolves a rather common problem during deployment, where one after the deployment get to choose the network location although the profile used is the domain profile and the location therefore should be "Work". The fix has KB article
- [Windows 7 competition - best desktop background wins](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/05/09/windows-7-competition-best-desktop-background-wins/) - Something different for a change. For all Swedes out there there is a competition going on where you can win one of five copies of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition. You compete by sending in the best desktop background picture you have and the theme is Swedish nature. More information (in Swedish) here!
- [Refreshed license tool for Windows client, servers and Office 2010 released](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/05/03/refreshed-license-tool-for-windows-client-servers-and-office-2010-released/) - So the small but never the less useful tool Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 2.0 has been released. Use it to keep track of your licenses, do activations and much more! Read more on it at the Windows Team Blog.
- [Patch machines during deployment with MDT 2010](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/04/21/patch-machines-during-deployment-with-mdt-2010/) - In MDT 2010 you can enable two settings that during deployment of your machines will patch them automatically using a WSUS server of your choice. Take a look at your existing task sequence(s) and look for "Windows Update (Pre-Application Installation)" and "Windows Update (Post-Application Installation)" and choose to enable them both or just the latter.
- [Cloud management of clients using brand new Windows Intune](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/04/19/cloud-management-of-clients-using-brand-new-windows-intune/) - It seems System Center Online Desktop Manager has been re-branded as Windows Intune, and it was just presented at MMS in Las Vegas. What Windows Intune do is to provide means to manage and monitor Windows 7 clients in the cloud. This is recommended for 25-500 PC:s. What it does for you: Patch management -
- [Detailed performance testing with winsat](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/04/13/detailed-performance-testing-with-winsat/) - What you see in the score for your Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines, you know the score in System properties and Performance and information tools, really comes from the command line tool "winsat". To find out some very detailed performance specs on your machine and the specific hardware parts such as hard drive, graphics
- [Standard users installing applications? Say welcome to the new reality](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/04/08/standard-users-installing-applications-say-welcome-to-the-new-reality/) - If you think that you have come a far way making sure all users are running as standard users you must stop and rethink. Well, having all users as standard users is very good from many perspectives but with coming challenges your efforts must not stop there. A growing problem is the fact that more and
- [A look at Device Stage in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/16/a-look-at-device-stage-in-windows-7/) - This blog post was updated April 6th 2010 with an additional screenshot showing the evolving Device Stage experience. Windows 7 contain a feature called Device Stage. It is a way for hardware manufacturers’ to provide more value related to their products and it can be anything from providing shortcuts to drivers, firmware, manuals to processing
- [Custom commands when deploying Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/04/05/custom-commands-when-deploying-windows-7/) - I got a question the other day on a problem where a person is installing a set of applications during deployment of Windows 7, using MDT 2010. The problem is that one application requires to be run in Vista compatibility mode before it can even be installed, most likely due to a check in the
- [TechDays Sweden day two - better late than never...](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/04/01/techdays-sweden-day-two-better-late-than-never/) - So it has been just a bit more than a week ago that TechDays Sweden closed its doors. To summarize it there were two looong days packed with interesting sessions but also not to mention meeting new people. I really hope to see TechDays Sweden grow even larger next year and I think there is
- [TechDays Sweden day one](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/03/23/techdays-sweden-day-one/) - I realize I have been very quite on blogging for a few weeks, mainly due to a visit to Microsoft in Redmond and the MVP Summit which was suceeded by a three week vacation with my family. Now I am at TechDays in Örebro, Sweden. Just got out from my session about AppLocker in Windows 7
- [The unheard of license tool called VAMT](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/03/01/the-unheard-of-license-tool-called-vamt/) - There is this license tool that comes with Windows Automated Installation Kit and is installed by default. This unheard of tool is called Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT). With this tool you can scan for instance all computer objects in Active Directory to see the license status of all client machines as well as servers.
- [Brand new virtualization options for Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/24/brand-new-virtualization-options-for-windows-7/) - This week Microsoft have made two really interesting announcemants, the first being the release of App-V 4.6 and the second one being MED-V 1.0 SP1. (Release Candidate). Take a look at this MS post for what is new in App-V 4.6 and what is new in MED-V 1.0 SP1. Also do not miss this post
- [Error 30 when injecting Nvidia driver into Windows 7 image using DISM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/30/error-30-when-injecting-nvidia-driver-into-windows-7-image-using-dism/) - So I've started the preparations for deploying Windows 7 RTM in my home and I discovered an intriguing problem when injecting the latest Nvidia Geforce graphics driver into my offline Windows 7 image using DISM (deployment image servicing and management tool). The error was: C:\Windows\system32>dism /image:e:\tempwim /add-driver /driver:"e:\Documents\Windows 7\Drivers\x64" /recurse Deployment Image Servicing and Management
- [Webcast on migrating from IE6 to IE8](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/22/webcast-on-migrating-from-ie6-to-ie8/) - Join Chris Jackson in the webcast Migrating from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8 (Level 300) to learn what you need to know when you migrate from IE6 to IE8. Actually I met Chris at the MVP Summit that took place last week and he is indeed a great and inspiring speaker and an interesting
- [Guide on how to replace WinRE with DaRT](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/16/guide-on-how-to-replace-winre-with-dart/) - WinRE (Windows Recovery Enviroment) is included by default in Windows 7, and this allows you to boot to WinRE to access recovery tools such as Complete PC image restore, system restore or to access a command prompt to run other useful command. You can access WinRE by booting a Windows 7 machine and press F8
- [Why do I just love Outlook 2010?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/12/why-do-i-just-love-outlook-2010/) - Well, the answer is quiet simple and here are a couple of reasons: Conversation view: Nested view of each conversation, with the ability to see both incoming and sent items in one thread without having to change to the sent folder. This is also available in Outlook Web App which is great. Multiple Exchange accounts:
- [Windows 7 domain join problems surface old NT4 problem](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/08/windows-7-domain-join-problems-surface-old-nt4-problem/) - Issues joining a Windows 7 machine to a domain, where the domain controller handling the domain join request is having old NT4 rests on it, has surfaced. The problem is related to an old overload workaround when upgrading an NT4 domain to Windows Server 2000 or 2003 domain controllers. The KB article which provide the
- [UAC off = IE protected mode off](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/05/uac-off-ie-protected-mode-off/) - Just wanted to post a quick reminder that if you turn off UAC (User Account Control) in Windows Vista or Windows 7 you also turn off "Protected mode" in Internet Explorer. Turning off UAC is not recommended but if you do, make sure that you run with a standard user account.
- [Don't miss the AppLocker session at TechDays](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/07/dont-miss-the-applocker-session-at-techdays/) - TechDays is a two-day Swedish conference hosted yearly by Microsoft and partners. I will be there to speak about AppLocker in Windows 7. I will specifically talk about what makes it so great but I will focus on how to implement it and what to think about while doing so. There will be a bunch
- [Beware of saved credentials](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/02/beware-of-saved-credentials/) - Saved credentials can be a good thing, but many times they are not. The last couple of weeks I have become involved in a couple of cases where saved credentials in all from Windows XP to Windows 7 have been the cause of strange problems, primarily accessing file servers. The problems have been with accessing
- [Move from Windows 7 RC to RTM today!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/02/01/move-from-windows-7-rc-to-rtm-today/) - If you or someone in your organization still are running the release candidate of Windows 7 now is the time to go to RTM. In one month from now all Windows 7 RC machines will start rebooting themselves every second hour. Remember that in-place upgrades from Windows 7 RC to RTM are not supported nor
- [HOW TO: List performance issues with your Vista or Windows 7 machine](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/25/how-to-list-performance-issues-with-your-vista-or-windows-7-machine/) - In Windows Vista and Windows 7 there is one feature that many does not know about that lists performance issues with your system. It can show you for instance if a driver of any kind is making "sleep mode" take longer than expected or software the make your computer start or turn off slow. You
- [Let your users upgrade to Windows 7 automatically](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/24/let-your-users-upgrade-to-windows-7-automatically/) - Mikael Nyström, MVP on Windows Setup and Deployment, has written a rather short but very useful guide on how to easily deploy Windows 7 to end users. Read his blog post!
- [HOW TO: Solve printing problems via RDP #2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/18/how-to-solve-printing-problems-via-rdp-2/) - Just a quick follow-up on the post on solving printing problems via RDP as I for some not so obvious reason totally forgot about it in the last post. It is very easy to find out which driver a redirected printer actually uses by choosing Properties on the printer and noting what it says under
- [HOW TO: Solve printing problems via RDP #1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/14/how-to-solve-printing-problems-via-rdp-1/) - RDS Easy Print (previously TS Easy Print) in all its glory but sometimes you may look at problems printing when using the RDS Easy Print driver. Starting with Windows Vista and specifically RDP 6.0 it is possible to connect to remote machines via RDP and automatically get the locally installed printers available in the RDP/TS/RDS
- [Prepare for Office 2010 today with Office 2010 Assessment Tool](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/13/prepare-for-office-2010-today-with-office-2010-assessment-tool/) - As always it is good to be prepared and plan ahead and Office 2010 is "soon" to be released so why not prepare for it now instead of later? With Office 2010 Assessment tool you can inventory one or many computers in one go and get a good view on for example which addons are
- [The only true "God mode" in Windows 7 is...](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/12/the-only-true-god-mode-in-windows-7-is/) - ... that it is there by default in Windows 7 (in the start menu)! Lately there has been spreading what is called a "God mode" trick that simply what it does is to create a shortcut to all settings available for each control panel item. The trick is a nice one but to be honest
- [Windows 7 exam becoming virtual lab exam](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/12/windows-7-exam-becoming-virtual-lab-exam/) - The basic exam Windows 7 Configuring (70-680) has been a plain old usual test with questions and answers, at least until now. Microsoft have announced that this is the second exam that will become a virtual lab exam (Windows 7 Configuring 70-683), the first exam being Windows Server 2008 Configuring. I think it is a
- [Top posts of 2009](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/10/top-posts-of-2009/) - So to summarize the past year I would like to highlight the most popular posts. It is pretty clear that how-tos are without doubt the most popular posts... #1 How to clean out the Installer directory correctly MSI and MSP files are stored in the %SYSTEMROOT%\Windows\Installer directory and to free disk space and to clean
- [SBS 2008 migration, Exchange installed partially](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2010/01/04/sbs-2008-migration-exchange-installed-partially/) - The time has come for the first but definitely not the last post of 2010. I’ll kick off this year by writing a rather long and describing post about what seems to be a unique never the less strange problem when migrating a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008. Anyone that has done this migration know that
- [Windows 7 fix for standard users logging in into safe mode](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/12/17/windows-7-fix-for-standard-users-logging-in-when-in-safe-mode/) - If you for instance is using AppLocker in Windows 7 you know that it requires the service "Application identity" to be started for it to enforce the AppLocker rules. This could pose a problem if a user start a machine in safe mode and login there, even a standard user that is. What happens then
- [Discussion on Windows 7 with Swedish MVPs and Stephen Rose](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/12/10/440/) - A few weeks ago at the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 launch called "Day of Evidence" me and some fellow MVPs had a very spontaneous panel discussion on Windows 7 with Stephen Rose from Microsoft Corp in Redmond. Watch the 20 minutes disucssion at http://edge.technet.com/Media/Stephen-Rose-samtalar-med-fem-svenska-MVPer/ and note that although the text on this page is
- [Fix for the solid background delay problem in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/12/09/fix-for-the-solid-background-delay-problem-in-windows-7/) - As discovered by a colleague some time ago there is a bug in Windows 7 where it takes 30 seconds+ to login when the background is set to a solid color. When having an image as a background the login is instant. The problem does not involve the first logon, but every logon after you
- [New Windows 7 certifications live (70-685 and 70-686)](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/22/new-windows-7-certifications-live-70-685-and-70-686/) - At last the Microsoft Certified Professional page show that I have passed both Windows 7 beta exams, named 71-685 Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician and 71-686 Windows 7 Desktop Administration. These exams went live November 20th with the numbers 70-685 and 70-686 and if you have already taken 70-680 i recommend you look into
- [Office 2010 beta for everyone](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/18/office-2010-beta-for-everyone/) - Office 2010 beta was just about a couple of hours ago released to the public. Anyone can now download and try the newest Office system from Microsoft. I really like the new features in Outlook 2010 in particular, with the very much improved conversation view which is fantastic. Download and try it yourself today and
- [HOW TO: Solve blue screens of death and freeze problems with Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/16/how-to-solve-blue-screens-of-death-problems-with-windows-7/) - So participating in the TechNet forums as well as my own forum there seems to be a significant amount of people having problems with Windows 7 going blue screening and freezing on them. Here is a list of troubleshooting: Faulty memory module. Blue screens if not caused by software are likely to be caused by bad memory.
- [Mailbox moved to Exchange 2010](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/15/mailbox-moved-to-exchange-2010/) - Been home from TechEd for a couple of days and getting back to speed on everything at home. This morning I moved my mailbox to Exchange 2010. The Outlook Web App (previously known as Outlook Web Access) is real slick and now I am just waiting for Office 2010 beta to be released to take full
- [Sessions from TechEd viewable online](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/12/sessions-from-teched-viewable-online/) - All sessions, techtalks and more is recorded and is available to view online at http://www.msteched.com/online/search.aspx?cname=track&channel=Europe
- [TechEd recap - so far so good!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/11/teched-recap-so-far-so-good/) - Halfway through TechEd Europe and so far it has been great! Long days attending sessions and walking around talking to people and long nights with social activities. The sessions I have been to have had high standards and I have not (yet) been to a bad session so far. I finished off yesterday with watching fellow
- [IPv6 - learn it today!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/10/ipv6-learn-it-today/) - I’ve just watched Mark Minasi doing an interesting presentation on IPv6. He is indeed a great speaker by the way. I’m not going to get into details on what the presentation was all about but instead I’m going to sum it up with a few words. Do not be frightened by IPv6 and do not disable IPv6 on your machines.
- [What the heck is “the new efficiency”?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/09/what-the-heck-is-“the-new-efficiency”/) - Microsoft it talking a lot about something called “the new efficiency” but what in the world does this mean? Basically it means cost savings but at the same time gaining new enhancements and features which helps the end-users becoming more productive, using new products such as Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange 2010 and
- [General availability for Exchange 2010 announced!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/09/general-availability-for-exchange-2010-announced/) - At TechEd today Microsoft eventually announced that Exchange Server 2010 is now available for general availability. It doesn’t show in the download list at TechNet yet but I guess it will be out during the day or evening.
- [SharePoint 2010 brings many new features!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/09/397/) - First session at TechEd is completed! It was a really interesting session about SharePoint 2010 which seems to be a huge improvement over previous versions of SharePoint and WSS. Everything is made easier and more user friendly but there also seems to improvements on patching SharePoint 2010. Some of the improvements and changes: Better browser
- [Manual steps required for audio recording via RDP 7.0](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/05/manual-steps-required-for-audio-recording-via-rdp-7-0/) - In RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) version 7 a new feature is added that allows us to redirect the microphone to the remote machine and record the audio on the remote machine. This feature works only when connecting to Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and if you have a Remote Desktop Client 7.0 which
- [Installing Windows 7 on HP nc4400, "completing installation"...](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/04/installing-windows-7-on-hp-nc4400-completing-installation/) - When installing Windows 7 on the HP nc4400 range of laptops it will likely hang at "completing installation". Microsoft says it is a known compatibility issue with this particular model and HP are working on getting a BIOS upgrade out the door. Stay tuned!
- [HOW TO: Modify and install Nvidia drivers for mobile graphics chipsets in Windows 7 when all else fails](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/18/how-to-modify-and-install-nvidia-drivers-for-mobile-graphics-chipsets-in-windows-7-when-all-else-fails/) - When I installed Windows 7 RTM on my Sony VAIO laptop I discovered the same problem as when beta testing WindowsVista some years ago. The problem is that drivers for the video card for Nvidia mobile graphics chipsets is missing which means running with the feature lacking and slow Standard VGA driver. In all releases
- [Berlin here I come!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/11/02/berlin-here-i-come/) - So in one week from now I will be in Berlin participating in TechEd Europe 2009. I'm really looking forward to it and I am convinced it will be a blast!
- [New Remote Desktop Client 7.0 for Windows XP and Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/29/new-remote-desktop-client-7-0-for-windows-xp-and-vista/) - Windows 7 already contain RDC version 7.0 but now Microsoft has released the 7.0 client for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Some of the benefits of using the RDC 7.0 connecting from Windows XP or Windows Vista are: Windows Media Player Redirection. This feature lets you play even a HD file on the remote machine
- [Infrastructure planning and design guide for DirectAccess](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/26/infrastructure-planning-and-design-guide-for-directaccess/) - The Infrastructure planning and design guide for DirectAccess has just been RTM:ed and can be downloaded from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=164151. If you're planning on implementing DirectAccess read this document! ;)
- [Setup log files locations](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/25/setup-log-files-locations/) - Just a quickie about troubleshooting installation issues. You are not always stuck if the installation fails as you can always get to the log files if the setup for instance appear to have hung. Do this by pressing Shift + F10 to bring up the command prompt. Insert a USB memory stick and copy the log
- [Fix for "previous versions" in Windows 7 when using SBS 2003](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/24/bug-fix-for-previous-versions-in-windows-7-when-using-sbs-2003/) - There is an issue with using "previous versions" (shadow copies) in Windows 7 when using it on folders stored on a Small Business Server 2003. The issue is that you cannot get to the previous versions. Read more about the solution at the SBS blog.
- [Troubleshooting a mysterious problem with Word opening documents extremely slow](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/20/troubleshooting-a-mysterious-problem-with-word-opening-documents-extremely-slow/) - I've encountered an extremely interesting problem today. A user complained about Word 2007 appearing to hang when opening documents and the smallest document take around 30 seconds to open. This should be instant. First thing to try was to narrow the problem down by moving it locally and trying to open it. The problem remained
- [AppLocker does NOT require a Windows Server 2008 R2 DC](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/16/applocker-does-not-require-a-windows-server-2008-r2-dc/) - Documentation from Microsoft regarding the new feature AppLocker in Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) early stated that to be able to use AppLocker you must have a "Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller to host the AppLocker rules". I have seen this information several times since then and at a seminar I payed
- [Antivirus software slowing down RDP sessions via TS/RDS Gateway](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/15/antivirus-software-slowing-down-rdp-sessions-via-tsrds-gateway/) - We saw an interesting issue with connecting via Remote Desktop from a Windows client to another machine using Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2. After doing some troubleshooting it turned out to be ESET NOD32 version 4 that caused the extreme slowdown. The work around is to turn off ”HTTPS filtering” in the NOD
- [Hotfix saves power on AMD CPU:s for Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/14/hotfix-saves-power-on-amd-cpus-for-windows-vista-7-and-server-2008-r2/) - Microsoft have just released a hotfix for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that potentially can reduce CPU power consumption by ten percent for AMD processors, specifically ones supporting the power state C1E. This includes popular CPUs such as AMD Phenom and Athlon range of CPUs. The hotfix can only be obtained
- [Podcast series about Windows 7!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/12/podcast-series-about-windows-7/) - I and Danwei Tran from Microsoft Sweden have done a pod cast about the top ten features of Windows 7, intended for IT pros. It's in Swedish and you can find the intro show today and the first episode tomorrow. Have a look at Danwei's blog for links to the podcast.
- [Active Directory Administrative Center makes you do things in fewer steps](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/11/active-directory-administrative-center-makes-you-do-things-in-fewer-steps/) - A new tool in Windows Server 2008 R2 that you must not miss is the Active Directory Administrative Center. The tool is far from the speediest to load but once you've got it started I promise you that you will find it very convenient to use for account and other Active Directory object management. As with the user
- [HOW TO: Troubleshoot slow logons](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/03/how-to-troubleshoot-slow-logons/) - One fairly common problem with Windows client is slow logons and this kind of problem is one of the most difficult to troubleshoot. Microsoft recently posted a two part guide on how to troubleshoot slow logons. Some really good reading! Read more: So you have a slow logon…? (Part 1) (Part2)
- [WSUS update adds support for Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/02/wsus-update-adds-support-for-windows-7/) - In case you've missed it the second service pack for Windows Server Update Services was released a couple of weeks ago. Among many improvements you will notice official support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Read more about SP2 for WSUS 3.0 at the official blog.
- [Manage the scheduled defrag job centrally](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/10/01/manage-the-scheduled-defrag-job-centrally/) - Starting with Windows Vista the defragmentation utility is scheduled to run on all drives once per week. The defrag is done in the middle of the night but if the machine is not on at that time, the defrag will start after next power on. Anyway, you can disable, change the schedule or in other
- [Solve inconsistencies in the servicing store](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/24/solve-inconsistencies-in-the-servicing-store/) - Microsoft introduced a totally new servicing mechanism in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 which is totally component based. Sometimes information in the servicing store becomes corrupt and inconsistent. This state can cause hotfixes, service packs, security updates and other types of updates to fail. To solve this problem you can use the System Update
- [Don't miss the Windows 7 Summit](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/21/dont-miss-the-windows-7-summit/) - The guys over at TrueSec will be hosting a live online webinar (for free) about Windows 7 on October 7th. The speakers are no less than Marcus Murray, Christoffer Andersson, Johan Arwidmark, Mikael Nyström and Hasain Alshakarti. More info and registration at http://www.windows7summit.com.
- [Be aware of a problem when renaming domain controllers](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/20/be-aware-of-a-problem-when-renaming-domain-controllers/) - If you have renamed a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller you should be aware of a problem. The problem is that a DFSR object is not renamed to the new name. This does not cause any problems until you remove the domain controller in question and after doing a demote
- [PRO Windows 7 beta exams out (71-685 & 71-686)](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/17/pro-windows-7-beta-exams-out-71-685-71-686/) - Microsoft have announced the beta exam opportunity for taking the 71-685: PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician and 71-686: PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator exams. More information at TechNet Betaexams. The live exams will go public in mid-November it seems.
- [Multiple Exchange accounts in Outlook 2010](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/16/multiple-exchange-accounts-in-outlook-2010/) - How many times have you created a new profile in Outlook for the sile purpose to try another Exchange account in your Outlook? Well, starting with Outlook 2010 you will be able to have up to three Exchange accounts in one profile in Outlook. Speaking of Office 2010, having used the technical preview of Office
- [Continuous boot-loop issue with Vista and F-Secure](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/14/continuous-boot-loop-issue-with-vista-and-f-secure/) - A serious problem exists with Windows Vista when using F-Secure product, a problem which a lot of users experience. The problem is that when specific versions of F-Secure products are installed Windows enters a continuous boot-loop when installing Windows Update. This issue appears as Configuring updates stage 3 of 3. 0% complete after which the computer
- [Clearing the confusion regarding Libraries and indexed locations in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/13/clearing-the-confusion-regarding-libraries-and-indexed-locations/) - Many users are frustrated to receive the below error message when trying to add network shares or mapped network drives to a Library in Windows 7. This network location can't be included because it is not indexed. The error message clearly state what the problem is but it is harder to find out how to
- [Group policy reference for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/09/06/group-policy-reference-for-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2/) - Microsoft has just released the group policy reference Excel sheet for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The Excel sheet contain all group policy settings that exist and you can easily search and filter which settings are available for which operating system. Download the reference files here.
- [Windows 7 multi-touch driver for HP TouchSmarts ](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/22/windows-7-multi-touch-driver-for-hp-touchsmarts/) - Just wanted to post a quickie about the fact that a Windows 7 driver with support for multi-touch for the HP TouchSmart range of PC:s is available at http://www.nextwindow.com/windriver/index.html. After installing Windows 7 on it I just got "single-touch" but with the driver found at the link above my HP TouchSmart becomes a full featured multi-touch machine. Sweet!
- [MCITP, Enterprise Administrator. Worth it?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/11/mcitp-enterprise-administrator-worth-it/) - Last Friday I passed the last exam in the MCITP certification for becoming Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator. Cause for celebration! But that was not why I started writing this. Today I met with a client of mine and he asked if it was worth taking a certification. My answer is definitely "yes"! Why? Many
- [Volume Activation changes in Windows 7 and Office 2010](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/03/volume-activation-changes-in-windows-7-and-office-2010/) - A significant change in Windows 7 volume activation is that you must have 25 physical or virtual machines for the KMS (Key Management Service) to become active. This is different than with windows Vista where you needed 25 phsyical machines for the KMS to start activating your machines. If you already have a KMS you
- [When to troubleshoot blue screen crashes](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/27/when-to-troubleshoot-blue-screen-crashes/) - The other day I got an email from a blog reader which contained the information of a successful analyze of a memory dump file which is generated when an infamous blue screen of death occur. The reader wanted me to give him the solution or point him in the direction of a solution. This got
- [Finally some dates for Windows 7 availability](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/22/finally-some-dates-for-windows-7-availability/) - Now all dates for when Windows 7 will be available to the various customer groups are out in the open. TechNet availability August 6th, volume licensing availability August 7th. For all dates and info see http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspx
- [Not yet, but soon!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/20/not-yet-but-soon/) - Back from a relaxing vacation. Apparently Windows 7 has not RTM:ed yet but it's getting really close. Looking forward to get hold of the bits of both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to be able to wipe all my machines, clients and servers, and upgrade my domain to Windows Server 2008 R2. In the
- [WEBSPAPW = Microsoft IT Environment Health Scanner](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/07/webspapw-microsoft-it-environment-health-scanner/) - I guess you're wondering what the heck "WEBSPAPW" stands for and it is nothing but "Windows Essential Business Server Preparation and Planning Wizards". Microsoft has now come to the conclusion that this tool as I've written before was not only used for EBS migrations but also for general health checks in Active Directory environments. This has
- [General quick fix for Windows Update problems](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/05/general-quick-fix-for-windows-update-problems/) - Most problems with Windows Update can be solved by the simply renaming the folder SoftwareDistribution from the Windows directory. To be able to do so you are required to stop the service Automatic Updates (if you're on Windows XP or Server 2003 or earlier) or the Windows Update service if you are on Windows Vista
- [MVP!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/07/02/mvp/) - I'm extremely glad to have received the email from Microsoft which states that I have been awarded the MVP Award in the area of Windows Desktop Experience. Many years of hard work and dedication to the community has payed off :) Thanks to everyone that has supported me, especially I would like to thank my wife
- [Windows 7 beta exam results came back positive](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/30/windows-7-beta-exam-results-came-back-positive/) - As i wrote in the beginning of May I took the "70-680 Windows 7, Configuring" exam and today I saw the score. It came back positive! :)
- [Problem logging into computers using SBS 2008 RWW?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/28/problem-logging-into-computers-using-sbs-2008-rww/) - A few months ago I did some troubleshooting on Remote Web Workplace in Small Business Server 2008. The problem was with users being able to login to the RWW portal but when they tried to authenticate to their computer or Terminal Server via the Remote Web Workplace they just couldn't login to the machines. The
- [Easier GPO management using filtering](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/25/easier-gpo-management-using-filtering/) - The number of group policy settings that you can use to fine tune your client and server computers are constantly growing. The more settings there are the harder it is to find them. Therefore the option "All settings" in the Group Policy Manager in Windows Vista SP1 and later and Windows 7 is a pleasure. But
- [Last minute changes to the RDP protocol in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/23/last-minute-changes-to-the-rdp-protocol-in-windows-7-rtm/) - As Windows 7 RTM is closing in really fast the Microsoft Remote Desktop Services team (formerly Terminal Services team) has announced that there are some last minute changes to the RDP protocol and that some code that was in the Windows 7 pre-RTM build is left out from the RTM code. Specifically this is related to DirectX 10.1
- [Prepare for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/17/prepare-for-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2/) - So Windows 7 RTM is really close now and Microsoft has just released the new Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 beta. The new MAP toolkit has some really nice features and besides from doing an inventory of your entire environment to prepare your clients and servers for upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
- [Install Windows client and server without product key](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/16/install-windows-client-and-server-without-product-key/) - I just want to share a quick tip about something really smooth that many IT staff seems to be unaware of. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 introduced the fact that you can install it without entering a product key. This was later introduced in Windows XP (with service pack 3 slipstreamed) and also later
- [Restore permissions on objects in Active Directory](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/14/restore-permissions-on-objects-in-active-directory/) - Some time ago I had the unfortunate job to do some manual cleaning of an old and since long disconnected (and not decommissioned) Exchange Server in Active Directory using adsiedit.msc and this is not something one want to do I can promise you. Anyway during the testing phase I had to make sure that certain
- [User group for Swedish Windows users](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/10/user-group-for-swedish-windows-users/) - It has existed for a couple of months but now all the pieces are starting to come together and therefore I am now officially announcing the Swedish Windows User Group. If you work with Windows client (or server) operating system and is interested in learning more and have glimpses at new technology and get some
- [Fool a web site into thinking you are another browser or OS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/08/fool-a-web-site-into-thinking-you-are-another-browser-or-os/) - Some time ago I wanted to see a soccer game via Canal Digitals web service but as I am running Windows 7 on my Media Center connected to my TV the web service discovered this and did not let me play this using Windows Media Player and instead offered me to view it in Flash
- [What does a Windows 7 logo'ed application really mean?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/06/03/what-does-a-windows-7-logoed-application-really-mean/) - Now that Windows 7 RTM is closing in and it has been announced that Windows 7 will be available to partners as early as late July I thought I’d share a few facts about what an application being certified for Windows 7 really mean. For software developers to receive the “Windows 7” logo it must
- [Add users to local groups on the Windows clients easily](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/27/add-users-to-local-groups-on-the-windows-clients-easily/) - If you want to add domain users or groups to a local group on a Windows client machine automatically, this can be done using group policies. One reason could be to easily put groups or users to the local group Remote Desktop Users to allow them to log on via RDP. To control which users
- [Use EBS migration tool to do a quick health check in your Active Directory](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/25/use-ebs-migration-tool-to-do-a-quick-health-check-in-your-active-directory/) - When preparing an existing Active Directory environment for migration to Windows Essential Business Server one must run a tool which scan the environment and make sure that no errors exist before the migration can even start. This tool is called Windows Essential Business Server Preparation and Planning Wizards and can be downloaded from Microsoft Download Center
- [Control compatibility settings in IE8 using GPOs](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/23/control-compatibility-settings-in-ie8-using-gpos/) - As Internet Explorer 8 render web pages in a new way than previous versions of Internet Explorer there is a good chance that one or more web pages you or your users regularly visit are broken or not displaying properly in IE8. Fortunately there is a compatibility mode in IE8 that makes web pages render
- [Solution to get integrated playback of blu-ray movies in Windows 7 Media Center](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/19/solution-to-get-integrated-playback-of-blu-ray-movies-in-windows-7-media-center/) - It’s great to see that I do not need to install any third party codec in Windows 7, all movies regardless of which type it is has played without problems. However it’s sad to see that Microsoft hasn’t integrated blu-ray playback support in Media Center in Windows 7, something I am really missing. I had
- [Pin federated search connectors to the Start menu](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/11/pin-federated-search-connectors-to-the-start-menu/) - Normally when you search for something in the start menu in Windows 7 you see a link at the bottom of the search results which say "See more results". If you have installed a customized search connector you can easily make a setting so that a link to your search connector appears above this "See
- [A few words about 71-680 Windows 7, Configuring](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/08/a-few-words-about-71-680-windows-7-configuring/) - So yesterday I took the 71-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring exam. As the exam is a beta exam the score will not be known until two months from now. Today I validated a few of my answers to the questions in the exam and it appears that I actually missed a couple of questions which I thought were
- [Easy uninstall of patches in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/06/easy-uninstall-of-patches-in-windows-7/) - Windows Vista introduced patches in MSU (Microsoft Standalone Update) format which has many advantages over the traditional Windows XP patches format. However, if one want to uninstall patches in Windows Vista, this is kind of tricky. You will be glad to learn that in Windows 7 the wusa.exe command line tool has been improved so
- [Run companyweb on port 443 in SBS 2008](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/27/run-companyweb-on-port-443-in-sbs-2008/) - In Small Business Server 2003 the standard port for companyweb was 444 but for Small Business Server 2008 this changed to port 987. A major problem in some cases is the fact that many companies are very restrictive when it comes to having ports open in their firewalls. This makes companyweb useless for many users.
- [Windows XP mode for Windows 7!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/25/windows-xp-mode-for-windows-7/) - So it seams it isn't a secret anymore that Windoyws 7 will get a feature (separate download) that using the latest Virtual PC technologies will make it possible to run applications in Windows XP directly integreated into the Windows 7 operating system. The feature is almost the same as MED-V which accomplishes basically the same
- [Windows 7 RC in the wild](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/24/windows-7-rc-in-the-wild/) - Windows 7 Release Candidate is now finalized as build 7100 and it has already found its way out to infamous torrent sites. The other day I learned a very interesting thing about Windows 7 through my participation in what is called the Windows 7 Ignite program. Apparently Windows 7 is not that feature complete after all
- [Mysterious error/warning in SBS 2008 BPA](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/23/mysterious-errorwarning-in-sbs-2008-bpa/) - When running the Best Practice Analyzer on a Small Business Server 2008 some time ago I received a critical error: DNS A resource record points to incorrect IP address The host (A) resource record points to the incorrect IP address 192.168.0.10192.168.0.17. The record should point to 192.168.0.10. As we can see the two IP addresses have
- [Fix for automatic workflows in SharePoint WSS 3.0](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/07/16/fix-for-automatic-workflows-in-sharepoint-wss-30/) - So finally Microsoft have released the infrastructure update which once and for all fixes the problem with automatic workflows not working in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. More information: Description of the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: July 15, 2008 More information: Issues that are fixed in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by the Windows
- [Hotfix for annoying SharePoint issue on the way!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/06/26/hotfix-for-annoying-sharepoint-issue-on-the-way/) - Many users that are using automatic workflows in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) have experienced problems with the workflows not running automatically after applying Service Pack 1 for WSS. According to Microsoft this is a feature because of changes to security. Anyway, Microsoft have had a KB article out (see KB947284) for a possible workaround
- ["Fix" the compatibility problems with IE8 beta](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/05/26/fix-the-compatibility-problems-with-ie8-beta/) - Some time during the third quarter this year the next beta of Internet Explorer 8 will be released. Microsoft is already asking people, webmasters specifically, to update their web sites to be Internet Explorer 8 compatible. IE8 follow web standards in a new way and this causes quite a few web sites to look not
- [Collection of best practices guides](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/05/21/collection-of-best-practices-guides/) - Microsoft is providing best practice analyzers for most of their server products and I have gathered them on a list, for your convenience. These best practices analyzers are extremely good for troubleshooting and for making sure that the servers are performing at their best. Here is the link for the article: http://www.theexperienceblog.com/technical-articles/collection-of-best-practices-guides/
- [Warning for using Vista Offline files with NAS devices](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/05/03/warning-for-using-vista-offline-files-with-nas-devices/) - This is just a warning to anyone thinking about using Offline files in Windows Vista together with a NAS device. The Offline files feature is activated by default on all folders which you redirect when using Folder Redirection. The problem is that the Offline files feature is not supported by all NAS devices out there.
- [Create your own federated search providers in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/06/create-your-own-federated-search-providers-in-windows-7/) - In Windows 7 you can create and add your own federated search providers for use in Windows Explorer. A while ago I published a step-by-step guide on how you can build federated search for a SharePoint site or for your favorite web site. The article is available in its full (in Swedish) at tipsomvista.se.
- [Windows Update client in Windows 7 also coming for Windows Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/02/windows-update-client-in-windows-7-also-for-windows-vista/) - If you have tried out Windows 7 you know that it includes some changes when it comes to Windows Update. The good news for Windows Vista users is that the Windows Update client included in Windows 7 also will be available for Windows Vista. A few days ago the beta program for the next version of
- [Installing Vista SP2 gives error hr=0x800f0a0c](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/03/12/installing-vista-sp2-gives-error-hr0x800f0a0c/) - For the last couple of days I have been assisting one the users in my Windows Community alltomxp.se (in Swedish) with troubleshooting the installation of Windows Vista Service Pack 2. The user just get "one or more system components that the service pack requires are missing. For more information, click the link below." The links
- [Running the localized version of Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/01/running-the-localized-version-of-windows-7/) - I've had the chance to offer around 70 slots to users for participating in the beta testing of the localized Windows 7 in Swedish. The interest in this opportunity was amazing and all the slots got filled up really fast. Now, we are all eager for the beta test to actually start. Actually I think
- [Prepare for Windows Vista service pack 2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/19/prepare-for-windows-vista-service-pack-2/) - The beta testing of service pack 2 for Windows Vista is about to end and SP2 will soon be released for download. Unlike service packs for previous Windows client operating systems SP2 is not cumulative which means that you will have to install service pack 1 before you can apply service pack 2. So if
- [Troubleshoot and analyze Blue Screens of Death](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/07/23/troubleshoot-and-analyze-blue-screens-of-death/) - TechRepublic has written a post on how to Extract troubleshooting info from Windows XP BSOD error messages. This is good, but I must say that extracting even more information from the memory crash dump file is even better. If you've missed my guide on how to do this you have it right here: Troubleshoot and
- [Updating Apple Boot Camp - not an easy task!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/10/11/updating-apple-boot-camp-not-an-easy-task/) - Recently I have had experience with a customer running Windows Vista on an Apple Macintosh computer. Quite interesting configuration setup and totally unsupported from Microsoft, and to be honest I have never seen so many errors and problems with hardware and drivers as with this machine. Anyway, trying to upgrade BootCamp to the latest version turned out
- [Help improve app compatibility in Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/05/help-improve-app-compatibility-in-windows-7/) - Microsoft is working more active than ever to improve application compatibility in Windows 7. Recently two Swedes announced Microsoft’s willingness to help improve application compatibility in general but also for non-English applications. First Jesper Holmberg, working with localization at Microsoft in Redmond, announced the face that Microsoft actively wants applications in non-English languages to test
- [Gain access to Operations and Application Management in SharePoint in SBS2008](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/03/03/gain-access-to-operations-and-application-management-in-sharepoint-in-sbs2008/) - Some time ago I migrated a client's Small Business Server 2003 to a Small Business Server 2008. When migrating their WSS 2.0 SharePoint from the old server to the new one I ran into some problems. I just could not get access to the Operations or Application management in SharePoint Central Administration, with the below
- [Hyper-V gadget for Windows Vista and Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/04/23/hyper-v-gadget-for-windows-vista-and-windows-7/) - If you are using Hyper-V there is no way you won't be using the Hyper-V gadget that is available and has been available for a long time for Windows Vista and now also Windows 7. The gadget lists all your virtual machines and easily let you start, stop, shut down or save the virtual machines. Download
- [Solution to have multiple SSL sites on port 443 in IIS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/02/19/solution-to-have-multiple-ssl-sites-on-port-443-in-iis/) - Today I faced a problem where I had to put different sites in IIS on the same SSL port which by default is 443. As you might know you cannot set more than one web site to use port 443 in the GUI of IIS Manager, and you can neither specify different host headers there.
- [A bug in the DNS service in Windows Server 2008](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/02/16/a-bug-in-the-dns-service-in-windows-server-2008/) - I've seen quite an interesting behaviour of the DNS service in Windows Server 2008 for a long time without even thinking about the DNS service having a bug. Apparently there has been a fix for this issue out since summer time but it was not until Microsoft blogged about the bug a few days ago
- [Hide files and folders which users don't have permission to](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/09/24/hide-files-and-folders-which-users-dont-have-permission-to/) - The other day I implemented the Microsoft tool Access-based Enumeration tool for the first time with a customer. The tool installs on Windows Server 2003 and present you with a new tab when you choose Properties on shares on the server. When activated it will make sure that users on their client computers don't see
- [Workflow problem in SharePoint finally resolved](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/08/25/workflow-problem-in-sharepoint-finally-resolved/) - In my latest posts I've been talking about the now released infrastructure for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, an update that would solve the automatic workflow problem once and for all. The problem with workflows not being run automatically is now solved, but be aware that installing the infrastructure update (KB951695) alone does not resolve the problem.
- [No new kernel in "Windows 7", welcome killer compatibility!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/05/27/no-new-kernel-in-windows-7-welcome-killer-compatibility/) - Microsoft is now announcing some information about Windows Vistas successor with codename "Windows 7". There wil be no all new kernel in "Windows 7", instead Microsoft will improve the kernel from Windows Vista and make it more componentized. Killer compatibility is something that is coming in "Windows 7", as "all" applications and drivers that work in
- [Filtering policies in new Group Policy management tool](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/05/04/filtering-policies-in-new-group-policy-management-tool/) - When you install Vista Service Pack 1 the old GPMC.MSC control panel is removed. The reason for this is that there is a new and improved Group Policy management tool released in the Remote Server Administration Tool kit that was released slightly after Service Pack 1 was released to the public. One of the new
- [Script for enabling Network discovery and File and Printer sharing in Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/02/14/script-for-enabling-network-discovery-and-file-and-printer-sharing-in-vista/) - In Windows Vista it might at a first glance appear to be tricky to automatically enable File and Printer sharing and Network discovery. However it is actually very easy when you know what to type. The “netsh” command comes in handy here, and you can use the below strings in a script to enable it
- [Vista detects that the system is working slow](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/03/30/vista-detects-that-the-system-is-working-slow/) - The other day when I was running a couple of virtual machines in Virtual PC in my computer I got a warning looking like the picture below. Vista detected that the machine was working very hard and offered me to switch to the Windows Vista Basic color scheme. This is the first time I've seen this
- [Turn off UAC in a domain using Group Policies](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/03/30/turn-off-uac-in-a-domain-using-group-policies/) - Some people for whatever reason want to turn off UAC for all or certain computers in a domain using Group Policies. This is done by setting the Computers Configuration > Windows Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode to disabled. As usual when turning
- [No image catalog for 32-bit images when running Vista x64 SP1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/03/11/no-image-catalog-for-32-bit-images-when-running-vista-x64-sp1/) - I have had severe problems with System Image Manager crashing when trying to create the Catalog file for a Vista Enterprise SP1 image. The other day an updated version of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Server 2008 Windows Automated Installation Kit was released and my hopes were high for a fix being included.
- [Make Vista SP1 permanent and gain gigabytes of disk space](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/02/29/make-vista-sp1-permanent-and-gain-gigabytes-of-disk-space/) - With Windows Vista Service comes a very handy tool which is called VSP1CLN.EXE, short for Vista Service Pack 1 Cleaner. The tool can be found in %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 and when run it makes Windows Vista Service Pack 1 permanent on your computer. In short that means that all files that are backed up during SP1 installation
- [Spelling error in Vista with SP1 RTM: Histroy instead of History](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/02/14/spelling-error-in-vista-with-sp1-rtm-histroy-instead-of-history/) - For the first time ever I have found an English spelling error in a final Microsoft product. I noticed it today while reading the explanatory text for the policy setting “Exclude directories in roaming profiles” under User configuration > Administrative templates > System > User profiles. And yes, I am running Vista with Service Pack
- [Vista slowness problem gets solution pre-SP1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/01/20/vista-slowness-problem-gets-solution-pre-sp1/) - Microsoft has just released a Knowledge Base article about the fact that Windows Vista systems using Folder Redirection are experiencing slowness’s of about 30 seconds when you do not have a connection to the network, i.e. are at home, traveling etc. The support article state that the system may be unresponsive when opening Windows Explorer
- [Slipstream the "new" Windows Update components](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/01/20/slipstream-the-new-windows-update-components/) - More than half a year ago Microsoft silently released updated Windows Update components. No official notice was made about this silent release until now, when Microsoft finally published a Knowledge Base article about it, providing download links. But hey, wait! The downloads have been available since the new components were released in mid August. That
- [Microsoft vs Microsoftee opinions!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/01/10/microsoft-vs-microsoftee-opinions/) - More than half a year ago I wrote about the Start menu in Windows, which was published as a short news article on the Swedish TechWorld web site (a part of the International Data Group). A couple of days ago I got a notice from a blog reader that I am being accused, along with 8-9 million
- [How to disable Vista UAC for certain applications only](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2008/01/08/how-to-disable-vista-uac-for-certain-applications-only/) - As a follow up to my previous posts about application compatibility this support article from Microsoft came right to my attention. It is a step-by-step guide on how to make disable User Account Control prompts for certain applications only, without turning off UAC. The guide is called How to disable the User Account Control Prompt
- [The solution to 0xC004F013: Remove KB941649](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/12/27/the-solution-to-0xc004f013-remove-kb941649/) - Since the first build of Service Pack 1 beta was released I have had major problems installing it on our Vista Enterprise corporate image, with hotfixes, security update and drivers integrated. The problem has been that we have to install Service Pack 1 two times, the first time it will always fail with the error
- [Application compatibility in Windows Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/12/26/application-compatibility-in-windows-vista/) - Windows Vista contains a nice utility called Program Compatibility Assistant which tracks the applications which might have problems with running in Vista. When you start an application which is detected to have problems with Vista you will be presented with a box like the one below, and the necessary compatiblity settings are automatically applied. In some
- [Deployment bug found in Vista RTM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/12/16/deployment-bug-found-in-vista-rtm/) - Long time no see! I have lots of things to blog about, I just haven’t had the time to do so lately. Last week though I learnt about a tricky NetBIOS computer naming bug when deploying Vista using Windows Deployment Services (WDS). As you might know the NetBIOS computer names cannot be longer than 15
- [Vista SP1 change causes Kerberos problems](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/14/vista-sp1-change-causes-kerberos-problems/) - After installing SP1 I can no longer access my network shares which contain my Documents. After contacting Microsoft they have concluded that there actually is a change in the way Windows Vista SP1 handle Kerberos communication. The changes affect only when you use Active Directory to store accounts which is then mapped using altSecurityIdentity to
- [Vista SP1 RC installation error 0x80070059 solution](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/11/18/vista-sp1-rc-installation-error-0x80070059-solution/) - I still do not know the exact cause of why Vista SP1 RC1 kept failing to install on one of my machines, resulting in error code 0x80070059. However I must thank the Microsoftee Darrell Gorter who lead me to the solution, the simple solution I might add. The solution was simply to copy the file
- [Special character in Swedish alphabet causes Vista SP1 RC1 bug](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/11/17/special-character-in-swedish-alphabet-causes-vista-sp1-rc1-bug/) - One of the Vista installation bugs (error code 0x80070059) I told you about the other day has gotten a somewhat strange explanation. It seems to be a Swedish alphabet bug with sort order/collation of the "V" and "W" characters. I did some research on the Swedish alphabet and found out an interesting thing. In the Swedish
- [First impressions of Vista SP1 Release Candidate](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/11/15/first-impressions-of-vista-sp1-release-candidate/) - Yesterday evening/night I tried to install the newly released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate on both my work laptop and my main computer at home. The really great parts are that Microsoft added a progress indicator, which after the second restart in an upgrade scenario now indicate at what stage the installation is. There is unfortunately
- [Setting Microsoft Update to be default using a script](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/11/02/setting-microsoft-update-to-be-default-using-a-script/) - Windows Update in Windows Vista is wrapped in a regular window in the operating system itself rather than being opened as a web page in Internet Explorer 7. The basics are the same and it is the same underlying components in both Windows Vista and when you run Windows Update in a browser window on
- [Celebrating Vista's first birthday](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/11/02/celebrating-vistas-first-birthday/) - Exactly one year ago Windows Vista Gold (RTM) was built and today we celebrate Windows Vista's first real birthday. Looking back at when Vista was released (November 30th 2006) I can see great improvements in Vista itself, third party drivers and application compability. Still there are a few issues here and there but hopefully all issues
- [Backing up BitLocker recovery keys to Active Directory](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/21/backing-up-bitlocker-recovery-keys-to-active-directory/) - Using BitLocker to encrypt your system partition is a very good option to keep the computer and the data on it secure. Starting with Vista SP1 you will be able to encrypt not only the system partition but all the other partitions as well, offering even better security. When you encrypt a partition with BitLocker
- [Tagging files in Vista leaves a lot to wish for](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/16/tagging-files-in-vista-leaves-a-lot-to-wish-for/) - Windows Vista has built in functionality for letting users tag files with keywords and other metadata, making it lot easier to find. You can then create "virtual folders" based on saved searches for explicit keywords of the files you have tagged, having different virtual folders for different projects for instance. The only letdown is that
- [Restoring files with "Previous versions" is really easy](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/21/restoring-files-with-previous-versions-is-easy/) - Windows Vista contains a built in function that is called "Previous versions" or “Shadow copies” which is based on the Volume Shadow Copy service that also handle System Restore in Windows Vista. As a matter of fact System Restore and Previous versions go hand in hand and a system restore point include “Previous versions”. The
- [Where are the "Solutions to install" in Vista?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/20/still-no-solutions-to-install-in-vista/) - The error reporting tool Problem reports and solutions in Windows Vista (and also in the upcoming Windows Server 2008) is a great addition from what we saw in error reporting in Windows XP. All application, system and driver crashes as well as compatibility problems and missing driver information is listed in this new control panel
- [Vista SP1 installations fail with error code C004F013](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/18/vista-sp1-installations-fails-with-error-code-c004f013/) - The first time I installed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 beta on my work laptop it seemed to install fine, but after logging in for the first time it wanted me to activate Vista to be able to continue. Strange I thought and of course I tried to activate it since our MAK key was
- [Do we really need Service Pack 3 for Windows XP?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/18/do-we-really-need-service-pack-3-for-windows-xp/) - Today I installed a machine with Windows XP and SP2 integrated. After several visits to Windows Update and a number of restarts later I could count no less than 109 updates all together weighing in at around 245 megabytes. Pretty amazing that there has been more than three years since Microsoft released Service Pack 2, and
- [Long file names still a problem in Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/07/lonf-file-names/) - Apparently there is a bug in how Vista handles long file names, and it can easily be reproduced. When I download files from Microsoft Update Catalog, the file names of the files that are downloaded are very long, but still not that long. The files are saved to the NTFS formatted hard drive and I
- [Should it really take 134 years to copy a file?](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/05/should-it-really-take-134-years-to-copy-a-file/) - During the day I’ve been working on creating an integrated installation CD for Vista x64 with all the drivers and patches. Copying the file install.wim from the Vista DVD to the hard drive would take around 49000 days to complete, which is equal to 134 years (!), according to Vista. Probably this is a bug
- [Manage ActiveX controls with GPOs in Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/10/windows-vista-activex-installer/) - As you might know there is no good way to control the installation or blocking of ActiveX controls for standard user accounts. Windows Vista introduces a cure to this, and it is called ActiveX Installer Service. This service is not installed by default but can be found in Programs and Features > Turn Windows features
- [Windows Vista SP1 is really an improvement!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/08/windows-vista-sp1-is-really-an-improvement/) - A few nights ago I spent a lot of time on doing some performance tests about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for publishing in a magazine. I compared several areas such as copying files from hard drive to another hard drive as well as over both wired and wireless networks. I also ran benchmarking tests
- [Backing up files in Windows has never been easier](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/08/backing-up-files-in-windows-has-never-been-easier/) - I’ve been using Windows Vista daily since the early beta days and I must admit I feel a bit ashamed of the fact that I just recently started using the excellent backup features of Windows Vista. For the last week I have been using the automatic backup feature that is a part of Windows Vista
- [Smart card problems with Dell Latitude and Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/09/smart-card-problems-with-dell-latitude-and-vista/) - I only have my domain administrator account on a smart card to improve security in my domain, but this is not working as one can expect in Vista. Sometimes, especially when I wake the computer from sleep but also at other times, the credential tile for smart card authentication vanishes as the Smart card service
- [Vista Media Center wakes my computer automatically](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/05/vista-medi-acenberter-start-compuert/) - After discovering that my computer was always started when I got home from work I’ve been doing some troubleshooting on my Vista Media Center computer only to find out that Vista automatically wakes my computer automatically at 2PM every day, just to download the electronic program guide. I have accidently blamed my beloved second half
- [Service Pack 1 beats the record in restarts!](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/06/sp1-reciord-in-restarts/) - Service Pack 1 beats all previous records of the number of restarts a Service Pack requires. Normally the number of restarts to install a Service Pack is limited to just one (1) restart but with Vista this number is up to almost ten (10) restarts. First, you have to install a number of hot fixes
- [Dell's audio beta drivers necessary for deploying Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/06/dell-beta-drivers-for-vista/) - Anyone that has tried to integrate the SigmaTel audio driver that Dell provides for Vista in an install.wim has learned that the sound does not work after deploying that image. The effect is that the device seems to be installed correctly in the Device Manager but looking at the speaker’s icon in the notification area
- [The Vista DVD considered to be a security threat ](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/2007/10/06/vista-dvd-threat-against-security/) - The Windows Vista DVD is to be considered a security threat! By starting a computer from the Vista installation DVD and choose to Repair the computer instead of installing Vista, the user gets to a number of choices amongst them a command line (cmd.exe). By starting the command line tool you will have full access

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- [RemoteApp](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/remoteapp/)
- [Start menu](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/start-menu/)
- [System Center Configuration Manager](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/system-center-configuration-manager/)
- [Windows 7 Deployment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-7-deployment/)
- [MAP](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/map/)
- [Assessment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/assessment/)
- [Workshop](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/workshop/)
- [Misc](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/misc/)
- [USMT](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/usmt/)
- [Process Monitor](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/process-monitor/)
- [Group Policy Preferences](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/group-policy-preferences/)
- [Printers](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/printers/)
- [Application Compatibility Toolkit](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/application-compatibility-toolkit/)
- [16-bit](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/16-bit/)
- [Applications](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/applications/)
- [x64](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/x64/)
- [GPO](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/gpo/)
- [Central Store](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/central-store/)
- [ADMX](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/admx/)
- [ADML](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/adml/)
- [SYSVOL](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sysvol/)
- [Application compatibility](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/application-compatibility/)
- [Dependency Walker](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/dependency-walker/)
- [PowerShell](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/powershell/)
- [DFS-R](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/dfs-r/)
- [SCCM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sccm/)
- [Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/microsoft-assessment-and-planning-toolkit/)
- [SQL Server](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sql-server/)
- [WMI](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/wmi/)
- [Loopback processing](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/loopback-processing/)
- [DaRT](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/dart/)
- [Reference image](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/reference-image/)
- [Roadshow](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/roadshow/)
- [Windows Server 8](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-server-8/)
- [Roaming User Profiles](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/roaming-user-profiles/)
- [windows Performance Toolkit](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-performance-toolkit/)
- [xbootmgr](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/xbootmgr/)
- [SMB2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/smb2/)
- [MDT 2012 Update 1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/mdt-2012-update-1/)
- [LiteTouch](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/litetouch/)
- [Book](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/book/)
- [Enterprise](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/enterprise/)
- [Windows 8 in the Enterprise](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-8-in-the-enterprise/)
- [Windows Store Apps](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-store-apps/)
- [VPN](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/vpn/)
- [UE-V](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ue-v/)
- [Profile](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/profile/)
- [User Profile](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/user-profile/)
- [Outlook](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/outlook/)
- [Email Signature](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/email-signature/)
- [Signature](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/signature/)
- [Configuration Manager](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/configuration-manager/)
- [MDM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/mdm/)
- [iOS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ios/)
- [Start Panel](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/start-panel/)
- [UX](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ux/)
- [User Interface](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/user-interface/)
- [IPA](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ipa/)
- [Email profiles](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/email-profiles/)
- [Remote Control](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/remote-control/)
- [2012 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/2012-r2/)
- [UUID](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/uuid/)
- [Group Policies](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/group-policies-2/)
- [Restricted Groups](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/restricted-groups/)
- [0x80073CF6](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/0x80073cf6/)
- [0x8007064A](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/0x8007064a/)
- [SYSTEM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/system/)
- [SSCM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sscm/)
- [Orchestrator](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/orchestrator/)
- [System Center](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/system-center/)
- [Runbook](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/runbook/)
- [OSD](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/osd/)
- [Task Sequence](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/task-sequence/)
- [Microsoft Deployment Toolkit](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/)
- [80072ee2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/80072ee2/)
- [80070002](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/80070002/)
- [Email profile](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/email-profile/)
- [Intune Extension](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/intune-extension/)
- [MBAM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/mbam/)
- [Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/microsoft-bitlocker-administration-and-monitoring/)
- [Configuration Manager 2012 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/configuration-manager-2012-r2/)
- [ConfigMgr 2012 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/configmgr-2012-r2/)
- [IE11](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ie11/)
- [Internet Explorer 11](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/internet-explorer-11/)
- [User Experience Virtualization](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/user-experience-virtualization/)
- [Compatibility View](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/compatibility-view/)
- [Edge](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/edge/)
- [PDF](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/pdf/)
- [Windows Vista](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-vista/)
- [Performance](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/performance/)
- [Drivers](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/drivers/)
- [Media Center](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/media-center/)
- [Security](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/security/)
- [BitLocker](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/bitlocker/)
- [Search](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/search/)
- [Windows XP](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-xp/)
- [Crash](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/crash/)
- [Windows Server 2008](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-server-2008/)
- [Windows Server 2003](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-server-2003/)
- [Windows Update](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-update/)
- [Deployment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/deployment/)
- [Bug](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/bug/)
- [Compatibility](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/compatibility/)
- [Internet Explorer](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/internet-explorer/)
- [Internet Explorer 8](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/internet-explorer-8/)
- [Windows 7](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-7/)
- [SharePoint](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sharepoint/)
- [Hotfix](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/hotfix/)
- [DNS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/dns/)
- [SBS 2008](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sbs-2008/)
- [SBS 2003](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sbs-2003/)
- [IIS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/iis/)
- [Migration](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/migration/)
- [Hyper-V](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/hyper-v/)
- [Windows Server 2008 R2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-server-2008-r2/)
- [Active Directory](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/active-directory/)
- [Exchange](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/exchange/)
- [MVP](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/mvp/)
- [Office](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/office/)
- [Remote Desktop Services](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/remote-desktop-services/)
- [AppLocker](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/applocker/)
- [TechDays](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/techdays/)
- [System Center ConfigMgr](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/system-center-configmgr/)
- [Virtualization](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/virtualization/)
- [Windows Intune](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-intune/)
- [Windows 8](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-8/)
- [ConfigMgr](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/configmgr/)
- [MDOP](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/mdop/)
- [Intune](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/intune/)
- [Windows 8.1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-8-1/)
- [Modern apps](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/modern-apps/)
- [Windows 10](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-10/)
- [Smart cards](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/smart-cards/)
- [Smart Card Removal service](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/smart-card-removal-service/)
- [Smart Card Removal policy](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/smart-card-removal-policy/)
- [Indexing](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/indexing/)
- [MSI](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/msi/)
- [TLS](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/tls/)
- [Cipher](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/cipher/)
- [TLSCipherSuite](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/tlsciphersuite/)
- [SChannel](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/schannel/)
- [KB3163018](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/kb3163018/)
- [KB3172985](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/kb3172985/)
- [Mobile Hotspot](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/mobile-hotspot/)
- [1607](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/1607/)
- [Anniversary Update](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/anniversary-update/)
- [WiFi](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/wifi/)
- [Sharing](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sharing/)
- [Internet shortcuts](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/internet-shortcuts/)
- [Web applications](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/web-applications/)
- [1511](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/1511/)
- [Blue Screen of Death](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/blue-screen-of-death/)
- [WinDbg](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windbg/)
- [Windows Debugging Tools](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-debugging-tools/)
- [DISM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/dism/)
- [Upgrade](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/upgrade/)
- [Cortana](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/cortana/)
- [LNK](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/lnk/)
- [URL](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/url/)
- [Services](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/services/)
- [In-place upgrade](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/in-place-upgrade/)
- [EXPLORER.EXE](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/explorer-exe/)
- [File Explorer](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/file-explorer/)
- [NTDLL.DLL](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ntdll-dll/)
- [UEV](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/uev/)
- [PKGX](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/pkgx/)
- [Favorites](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/favorites/)
- [Dependencies](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/dependencies/)
- [Win32](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/win32/)
- [App synonyms](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/app-synonyms/)
- [Credential Guard](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/credential-guard/)
- [Device Guard](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/device-guard/)
- [User Expericence Virtualization](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/user-expericence-virtualization/)
- [Roaming](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/roaming/)
- [OneDrive](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/onedrive/)
- [Fall Creators Update](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/fall-creators-update/)
- [PPTX](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/pptx/)
- [PPKG](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ppkg/)
- [AutoPilot](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/autopilot/)
- [Desktop App Converter](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/desktop-app-converter/)
- [Power BI](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/power-bi/)
- [Windows Update for Business](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-update-for-business/)
- [WUfB](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/wufb/)
- [Device Health](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/device-health/)
- [Windows Analytics](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-analytics/)
- [Update Compliance](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/update-compliance/)
- [Co-management](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/co-management/)
- [SecMaker](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/secmaker/)
- [Net iD](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/net-id/)
- [Smart Card](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/smart-card/)
- [Error](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/error/)
- [Windows client](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-client/)
- [Azure AD Join](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/azure-ad-join/)
- [Hybrid joined](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/hybrid-joined/)
- [Modern management](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/modern-management/)
- [MSIX](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/msix/)
- [Enterprise State Roaming](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/enterprise-state-roaming/)
- [Quick Assis](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/quick-assis/)
- [OneDrive for Business](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/onedrive-for-business/)
- [Known Folder Move](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/known-folder-move/)
- [1903](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/1903/)
- [19H1](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/19h1/)
- [Business case](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/business-case/)
- [End-user](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/end-user/)
- [Productivity](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/productivity/)
- [Patch management](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/patch-management/)
- [Change management](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/change-management/)
- [WDAC](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/wdac/)
- [Windows Defender Application Control](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-defender-application-control/)
- [Microsoft Defender Application Control](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/microsoft-defender-application-control/)
- [Surface Pro X](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/surface-pro-x/)
- [Line of business applications](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/line-of-business-applications/)
- [Sustainability](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sustainability/)
- [Climate Smart IT](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/climate-smart-it/)
- [Community](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/community/)
- [Windows 10 Feature Update](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-10-feature-update/)
- [Block](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/block/)
- [New user](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/new-user/)
- [Intermittent problem](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/intermittent-problem/)
- [Sign-in](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sign-in/)
- [Restart](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/restart/)
- [LTSC](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ltsc/)
- [Long Term Servicing Channel](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/long-term-servicing-channel/)
- [Profile Management](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/profile-management/)
- [Work Folders](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/work-folders/)
- [FSLogix](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/fslogix/)
- [Edge profile sync](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/edge-profile-sync/)
- [Outlook settings roaming](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/outlook-settings-roaming/)
- [Cloud-only](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/cloud-only/)
- [Native cloud](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/native-cloud/)
- [Azure AD](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/azure-ad/)
- [Windows 11](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-11/)
- [Hybrid Azure AD Join](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/hybrid-azure-ad-join/)
- [Enrollment](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/enrollment/)
- [Shared device](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/shared-device/)
- [Cloud PC](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/cloud-pc/)
- [FIDO2](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/fido2/)
- [Smart App Control](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/smart-app-control/)
- [Windows on ARM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-on-arm/)
- [Surface](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/surface/)
- [ARM64](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/arm64/)
- [ARM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/arm/)
- [Processs Monitor](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/processs-monitor/)
- [ClickOnce](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/clickonce/)
- [Passwordless](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/passwordless/)
- [Security keys](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/security-keys/)
- [Password](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/password/)
- [Credential provider](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/credential-provider/)
- [Deprecated](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/deprecated/)
- [WebDAV](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/webdav/)
- [WMIC](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/wmic/)
- [PSR](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/psr/)
- [Application guard](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/application-guard/)
- [Windows Information Protection](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-information-protection/)
- [Troubleshooters](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/troubleshooters/)
- [User Experience](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/user-experience/)
- [Restartable apps](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/restartable-apps/)
- [Sysinternals](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/sysinternals/)
- [EVTX](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/evtx/)
- [Event Viewer](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/event-viewer/)
- [Event logs](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/event-logs/)
- [Surface on ARM](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/surface-on-arm/)
- [Autopatch](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/autopatch/)
- [Device preparation](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/device-preparation/)
- [Preview builds](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/preview-builds/)
- [Keyboard](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/keyboard/)
- [Keyboard Layout](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/keyboard-layout/)
- [Display Language](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/display-language/)
- [Microsoft 365 Copilot](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/microsoft-365-copilot/)
- [Copilot+](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/copilot/)
- [Copilot](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/copilot-2/)
- [Windows Insider](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-insider/)
- [Office Insider](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/office-insider/)
- [AI](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/ai/)
- [Authentication](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/authentication/)
- [Phishing-resistant](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/phishing-resistant/)
- [Windows Hello for Business](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/windows-hello-for-business/)
- [Passkeys](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/passkeys/)
- [Entra Kerberos](https://www.theexperienceblog.com/tag/entra-kerberos/)