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This is what you must do to auto… text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:backup_bitlocker_to_ad&rev=1572509160&do=diff Backup Bitlocker Recovery Key to AD * Get the ID for the numerical password protector of the volume, in the example below we are using the C: drive. Run the command from an elevated command prompt. * Use the numerical password protector’s ID from STEP 1 to backup recovery information to AD text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:bitlocker_containers&rev=1572509160&do=diff BitLocker: Encrypt containers instead of entire drives TrueCrypt had a really nifty feature that allowed the user to encrypt only certain containers instead of entire drives. BitLocker does not. Or does it? In this short tutorial I’m going to show you how to (by using some sneaky and mischievous built-in disk management trickery) “fool” BitLocker into encrypting only what you want and even hide it from prying eyes. text/html 2024-01-21T15:55:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:disable_modern_standby_s0&rev=1705848956&do=diff Disable modern standby (S0) on Windows 11 Execute powercfg /a C:\Users\user>powercfg /a The following sleep states are available on this system: Standby (S0 Low Power Idle) Network Connected Hibernate Fast Startup The following sleep states are not available on this system: Standby (S1) The system firmware does not support this standby state. This standby state is disabled when S0 low power idle is supported. Standby (S2) The system firmware does … text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:disconnected_devices&rev=1572509160&do=diff Show all connected and disconnected devices in control panel in Windows 7 Want to see all devices you ever connected and installed on your Windows box? Open Control Panel > System Click on “Advance System Settings”, then on “Environment Variables text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:hidpi_disable&rev=1572509160&do=diff Windows 8 displays application windows blurry/fuzzy I first noticed that my eyes were getting tired faster since I installed Windows 8 due to blurriness of some windows. The issue was with DPI scaling. Windows assume that when you have a small display but a high resolution you automatically want to scale everything. I noticed that if you have a 27 text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:mount_smb_cifs_to_folder&rev=1572509160&do=diff Mounting a remote CIFS/SMB share as a folder on a local disk (not a drive letter) on Windows If you, like me, don’t like seeing a lot of drive letters of mapped network shares in Windows Explorer, you can also mount them inside a folder on your local file system. text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:move_users_on_fresh_install&rev=1572509160&do=diff Move Users folder to another drive on fresh install of Windows 10 Assumption: * Besides C:, you have a second drive mounted at d: After installing Windows 10, create an .xml file with the following contents: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm=… text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:net_setting_usr&rev=1572509160&do=diff Allow plain users to change TCP/IP settings If any of your users must be able to change TCP/IP settings on a Windows box, just add the specific users or groups to the local group “Network Configuration Operators”. text/html 2021-10-13T09:58:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:nettype&rev=1634111895&do=diff Windows 10 don't detect network type Disable Domain Discovery negative cache by adding the NegativeCachePeriod registry key to following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetLogon\Parameters Name: NegativeCachePeriod Type: REG_DWORD Value Data: 0* (default value: 45 seconds; set to 0 to disable caching) text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:pin_on_boot&rev=1572509160&do=diff Bitlocker: Enable PIN on boot If you want your system to require a PIN number in order to unlock a Bitlocker encrypted drive at boot time, you need to change one small GPO setting (assuming that you have Bitlocker already set up): Start Group Policy editor by pressing Windows+R and entering the command ‘gpedit.msc’ text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:profile_folder&rev=1572509160&do=diff Change user profile folder location on Windows 7/8/8.1 When you wish to change the location of your user profile folder, you don't have any tools at your disposal, except step-by-step manual solution. Recently I had to switch AD domains on some laptops, and users got a new profile (since they, in fact, were new users). I found that switching user profile folder path was not something that wan not possible out-of-the-box. text/html 2022-03-14T20:22:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:rdp_w8&rev=1647285769&do=diff Enable RDP from powershell on windows 8/11 To enable remote desktop connections under Windows 8, just start powershell and enter these commands: (Get-WmiObject win32_TerminalServiceSetting -Namespace root\\cimv2\\TerminalServices).SetAllowTSConnections(1) import-module netsecurity -ea stop ; Get-NetFirewallRule | ? {$_.displayname -like \"remote desktop*\"} | Set-NetFirewallRule -enabled true text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:ss_ls&rev=1572509160&do=diff Change logon screen screensaver on Windows XP You might want to change the log on screen screensaver on a Windows machine if you have a lot of PC's and want to brand everything before any user logs on. Set screensaver * Click Start, and then click Run. text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:start&rev=1572509160&do=diff Client OS * Allow plain users to change TCP/IP settings * Automatic Logon on Windows 7 * Backup Bitlocker Recovery Key to AD * Bitlocker: Enable PIN on boot * BitLocker: Encrypt containers instead of entire drives * Change logon screen background on Windows 7 * Change logon screen screensaver on Windows XP * Change user profile folder location on Windows 7/8/8.1 * Disable modern standby (S0) on Windows 11 * Enable RDP from powershell on windows 8/11 * Error message: The User Profi… text/html 2020-01-27T12:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:take_own&rev=1580123340&do=diff Take ownership of files on Windows takeown /R /A /F foldername /D N icacls foldername /grant Administrators:F /T /C In order to be able to take ownership over certain files, import the following into registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && i… text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:uefi_repair&rev=1572509160&do=diff Repair UEFI Bootloader in Windows 8 The corruption of the Windows 8 bootloader can, occur after the installation of the second OS (in Dual Boot configurations), be caused by the erroneous actions while failure recovering and for some other reasons. If the loader in Windows 8 on UEFI system is corrupted, it’s impossible to start the system or a blue screen with the following error appears: text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:unlimited_connections_on_windows&rev=1572509160&do=diff Unlimited connections for Windows This one is simple: Say you have more then 20 peeps and as much PCs that need access to a shared folder. No file server eh? Well, there’s a way around it. You will break your client Windows OS EULA mind you, but sharing is caring so I consider this one being worth the risk. text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:user_profile_service_failed_the_logon&rev=1572509160&do=diff Error message: The User Profile Service failed the logon Scenario: You try log on to Windows 7 but you receive the following error message: The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded. If you restart your computer and it does not resolve this issue, use the following methods to resolve this issue: text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:vpn_alphabet_order&rev=1572509160&do=diff Sort VPN alphabetically on Windows 10 Open regedit, and navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Network Change owner of Network node to yourself Grant Administrators full controll Open text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:w7_auto_logon&rev=1572509160&do=diff Automatic Logon on Windows 7 * Click Start, type netplwiz, and then press Enter. * In the User Accounts dialog box, click the account you want to automatically log on to.If it is available, clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:w7_bg_logon&rev=1572509160&do=diff Change logon screen background on Windows 7 Want to add branding to a windows machine before any user logs on? No problem, there is a workaround (since it is not supported via any application) * Open the Windows Start menu and enter regedit into the search bar. text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:win10bloat&rev=1572509160&do=diff Remove Windows 10 bloatware You have a fresh install of Windows 10, and there are all those programs you just don't want to see on a fresh install. Here is how to remove them. Open PowerShell in elevated mode and copy/paste theese lines one by one: text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:win10od&rev=1572509160&do=diff Remove OneDrive from Windows 10 And once again, there's something in Windows 10 you simply must remove. OneDrive. Personally, I am more of a DropBox user myself, but I try to avoid cloud storage services as much as possible. Here is how to remove OneDrive from Windows 10 (at least to the extent that you are not messing with the pc too much) text/html 2023-12-21T10:44:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:win10remotekeyboard&rev=1703151857&do=diff Prevent Windows 10 from adding EN_US keyboard Windows 10 will add EN_US keyboard from time to time, even if you uninstalled it. Solution: * Create a DWORD key named IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout inside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout text/html 2019-10-31T09:06:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.plecko.hr/doku.php?id=windows:client_os:wusvc&rev=1572509160&do=diff Reset Windows Update Services Windows 10 update fails to download - 0x80244022 * Go into “C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download” and delete everything in that folder. * Now, run the command prompt as an administrator. Type in “wuauclt.exe /updatenow