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How to prevent a Metro App from running using Applocker

In Windows 8 the Applocker feature has been extended to support management of metro style apps. Enterprise administrators can define a Packaged app Ru...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Thursday, March 1, 2012

New Group Policy Settings in Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Today, oh that was yesterday already, Microsoft released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, so I did what I always do when there is a new Windows Operati...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Roadmap for Windows Embedded v.Next

While talking about Windows Embedded with a customer last week, a question came up about the next major release of the Windows Embedded operating syst...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ToolTip: Overlay Message Box

Overlay Message Box is a tiny utility that shows a message box or task dialog on a dimmed desktop. This ensures the attention of the user and makes it...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Managing Windows 8 Metro Style Apps with DISM

As mentioned in my earlier post [Windows 8 – What’s new in the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool (DISM)](https://www.verboon.info/index.p...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Saturday, February 25, 2012

How to use vbscripts in BGINFO

Out of the box [BGINFO](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557) includes a number of predefined fields that can be used to display i...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Thursday, February 9, 2012