How-To Guides
Windows
Guides for Windows 10 and Windows 11 covering everything from clean installation and language packs through to troubleshooting, customisation, and administration. Topics include product activation and KMS/evaluation keys, Group Policy and registry tweaks, built-in tools like BitLocker and Windows Hello, performance and startup troubleshooting, and the lesser-known features (Windows God Mode, keyboard shortcuts, hidden settings) that make everyday Windows use faster. Enterprise-relevant topics — silent MSI deployment, Winget, PowerShell automation — sit alongside consumer-focused fixes for common annoyances, since this category serves both IT professionals managing fleets of machines and individual users solving their own PC problems. Where a fix differs between Windows 10 and Windows 11, or between editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise), the guide calls that out rather than assuming one config fits all. For server-side Windows administration, see the separate Windows Server category; this one is specifically about the desktop operating system.
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Microsoft DaRT 8 Remote Viewer on Windows 7 Operating Systems
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Java Client Deployment WSUS: Updating via SCCM/SCUP from an MSI File
Windows Server
RSAT Windows 8: Installing RSAT and RDCM for Remote Administration
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Windows Updates WSUS: Applying Them During SCCM OSD
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Zune Unattended Install for SCCM Software Catalog
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Windows Language Pack Codes
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SCCM Newly Discovered Devices: SQL Query for the Last 24 Hours
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Exchange Server Certificate Renewal: Renew a Self-Signed Certificate (Exchange 2007)
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Group Policy Signed Updates: How to Enable Signed Intranet Updates
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Windows Explorer Favorites Sidebar: Add Custom Links in Windows 7
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