Tip 55: My Disk is a Cluster ****
My disk is a cluster size, of 4Kb. This is the default cluster size of an NTFS volume up to 16TB (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140365). But is this the best size to use? There are many performance...
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Tip 54: The Benchmark is Within, Run WinSat without the GUI
This tip is for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The Windows Experience Index is a performance measurement that can be used to judge how well a PC will run Windows. The value...
Tip 53: You set it up, but did you check it? Confirming Windows Network Load Balancing
This tip is will show how you can verify that Windows Network Load Balancing is working after configuring 2 or more servers to load balance. I will show this example in Windows 2008 R2,...
Tip 52: Mixing the Old and New; Setting a Printer’s Print Processor Using PowerShell, WMI and Setprinter.exe
This tip has a little bit of everything thrown into the mix. Old Windows Resource Kit files, PowerShell, WMI and printers all in one; for the same low price of free! I just helped...
Tip 51: Cleanup on Isle 3! Get Back Disk Cleanup Wizard on Windows Server 2008 & 2012
This tip is for the server administrators out there with messy disks on Windows Server 2008 and 2012. I just finished upgrading all of my lab infrastructure to the newest coolest and cloudiest server...
Tip 50: Wipe your **** after you’re done
I know what you were thinking but the **** stands for data, or bits. I remember using some old Norton Utilities to wipe deleted files from hard drives. I’m not sure why I did...
Tip 49: How Do You Set Default User Profile Registry Settings
This tip is for Windows 2000 and up. Instructions for Windows NT 4.0 can be found at; http://support.microsoft.com/kb/146050. The following instructions are based on Windows 7. The steps may be different in other versions...
Tip 47: One Windows System Stability Index Score to Rule Them All
This tip is for Windows Vista, 2008 Server RTM and up. Since I talked about Wbemtest.exe and Windows System Stability Index in the last posts I thought I would do something useful with the...
Tip 46: Is This Computer Junk? Windows Reliability Index and Reliability Monitor
This tip is for Windows Vista, 2008 Server RTM and up. How reliable is a computer? Most of the time if you ask this question, you will get a subjective answer; depending on the...
Tip 44: How Fast is That Download in the Window
This tip is for Windows Vista, 2008 RTM, 2008 R2 and 7. Your Internet Explorer download window may be lying to you. If so,how can you tell? Your Youtube video is taking forever to...
