Monthly Archives: October 2012

How to dual boot windows 7 and windows 8

If you want to test Windows 8, but don’t want to lose your current OS installation, why not install Windows 8 together with your current OS?

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Install Hyper-V in Windows 8

With Windows 8 comes one of the greatest new functions according to me, Hyper-V. No more need to pay for VmWare, having compatibility issues with VirtualBox or having another third-party application installed to virtualize.

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How to map network drives in Windows 8

Mapping a drive in Windows 7 or in Windows XP was quite straight forward. You pressed the button and the guide showed up. Easy as that! In Windows 8, the guide is exactly the same, but the easy to find … Continue reading

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Useful shortcut keys in Windows 8

Windows 8 has a lot of new features, some good, some not so good. Missing the start button and the classic bar can sometimes be quite annoying, but with the help of some shortcut keys you won’t miss it!

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Change timeout setting for lockscreen in Windows 8

As many of you probably have noted, when locking the computer in Windows 8, the screen turns of after one minute. This can be quite frustrating sometimes, and to change it isn’t obvious.

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Enable telnet in Windows 7

It’s not often that you use telnet, but sometimes it’s an easy way to see if you can connect to a computer. In Windows 7 (and Vista), telnet is disabled as default due to the security risks, but here is … Continue reading

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Install Windows 7 and 8 from USB

When it comes to installing an operating system, OS, on a computer, there are two possible solutions for home users. The first one is by purchasing a DVD with the OS and installing it from this, but since the birth … Continue reading

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How to crete/use a logon script in Server 2008

These two short videos will show you how to create a logon script in Server 2008. The first one will show you how to do it with the help of Active Directory, AD, and the other one will show you … Continue reading

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User Account Control (UAC)

When reading articles online about solving problems related to programs not starting, not installing correctly or other similar problems, there is almost someone mentioning UAC. Most of the answers to the problem says to turn of the UAC and see … Continue reading

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GodMode in Windows 7

As the first post, what could fit better than the famous “Godmode” found in Windows 7. A word of advise is on it’s place here, be carefull of what you are doing! A lot of the settings that you can … Continue reading

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