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BITSAdmin is deprecated in Windows 7 and 2008 R2

Just recently when I created a [script](https://www.verboon.info/index.php/2011/01/automated-microsoft-security-essentials-installation/) using BITSAd...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Restricting the use of Windows Virtual PC

Windows Virtual PC is a great feature of Windows 7, but unfortunately Microsoft did not consider to provide any Group Policy settings to control the u...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Sunday, January 16, 2011

ToolTip: Soluto–Improve your Windows Boot Performance

Hey here’s another cool application that can help improving Windows startup boot times. The Application is called Soluto and can be downloaded from [h...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Sunday, January 16, 2011

Mute Windows System Volume

I came across a forum post where someone asked how to programmatically mute the Windows System volume. So this is what I have found: [ ![image](images...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Saturday, January 15, 2011

ReadTip: General (Windows) activation concepts (KMS/MAK)

A great article from Kevin Ledman - Microsoft Platforms Support, covering the following topics around Windows activation: - What is KMS? - What is MAK...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Inside the Windows 7 Driver Store–Part 2

Since I wrote my previous post [Inside the Windows 7 Driver Store](https://www.verboon.info/index.php/2010/12/inside-the-windows-7-driver-store/), I c...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Tuesday, January 4, 2011