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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...