Category Archives: Windows 8

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Posted on July 30, 2015 by admin

Okay, this is just a short post based on a question I’ve gotten four times today. Users complains that it takes to long to open a folder containing pictures, in this case the folder contained a few hundred pictures, so … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 21, 2014 by admin

Normally I don’t write about non-Microsoft applications or problems, but this one is too good to miss out on.

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Updated: Add Dropbox and Google Drive as save locations in Office 2013

Posted on February 9, 2014 by admin

In this post I will share with you a new script for adding Dropbox and Google drive as save-locations in Office 2013.

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Exclude local group membership in USMT 4

Posted on September 30, 2013 by admin

After struggling with an odd problem with USMT, I’ve finally found a solution that works. When running USMT, scanstate.exe to be more precise, on the old client, it automatically saves the users local group membership. In this case, many users … Continue reading →

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Solve the issue where Windows 8 locks after one minute (Option two)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin

A few weeks ago I added a post on how to solve an issue where Windows 8 locks after one minute and displays the lockscreen. Apparetly this didn’t work for everyone, so I decided to show you another thing might … Continue reading →

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Solve the issue where Windows 8 locks after one minute

Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin

I’ve gotten a question latley on how to solve an issue where Windows 8 locks after one minute of inactivity. This is something that is quite annoying as you might understand. To solve this, you need to reset your security … Continue reading →

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Add Dropbox and Google Drive as locations in Office 2013

Posted on January 11, 2013 by admin

UPDATE: A new version of this can be found HERE! The full article and script can be found here at Technet. Scenario Both Dropbox and Google Drive have become more popular to share files with others and to keep an … Continue reading →

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Customize the theme of Windows 8 with Powershell

Posted on January 11, 2013 by admin

The full article and the script can be found here at Technet. Step 1: Start with opening a Powershell and type the following command Import-Module <path to script>, and press enter.

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Script to create a Shutdown, Restart, Log off, Hibernate and Switch user tile for the start menu in Windows 8 by using Powershell

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

Notes: The full article and the files needed can be found in my post at Technet. Scenario Since the removal of the start-button in Windows 8, many users decide to shutdown their computers by pressing the powerbutton, instead of sutting … Continue reading →

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Install Hyper-V in Windows 8

Posted on October 9, 2012 by admin

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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