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How to convert registry files (.reg) into XML for Group Policy Preferences import

Creating registry settings manually within the Group Policy Preferences editor can become a cumbersome task, especially when you need to create many o...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

How to create a SCCM 2012 SP1 Configuration Baseline with Security Compliance Manager (SCM) 3.0

Most enterprises take advantage of Group Policies to manage security configuration settings across their server and desktop infrastructure. Usually on...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, February 4, 2013

How to disable Java add-ons in Internet Explorer with Group Policy

Follow the below steps to disable Java in Internet Explorer with Group Policy. Open Internet Explorer, then from the Tools menu select Manage Add-ons....

Posted by Alex Verboon on Sunday, January 13, 2013

How to check the status of BIOS & UEFI & Secure Boot with PowerShell

During the past weeks I spend a bit of time deploying Windows 8 to UEFI enabled clients. With PowerShell 3.0 on Windows 8 you will find some [new cmdl...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Friday, January 11, 2013

ToolTip: Windows 8 Update Notifier

With the introduction of Windows 7 Microsoft started to pay attention to remove unnecessary noise from the Windows Desktop meaning reducing the number...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, December 31, 2012

How to detect if Windows Touch is enabled

How to detect whether Windows Touch is enabled using MDT tooling and a lightweight check.

Posted by Alex Verboon on Thursday, December 20, 2012